March 5, 2010
- Green Your St. Patrick's Day, Not Just Your Shirt
I grew up in a small village (population: less than 400) in the middle of Michigan that is incredibly proud of its Irish heritage. (…)
February 11, 2010
- After-School Snacks that Tread Lightly on the Planet (and your Grocery Budget)
If you’ve been following my posts here at 5 Minutes for Going Green, you know I’m all about taking baby steps toward eco-living. (…)
January 26, 2010
- Why My Kids Ride the Bus
Because I make them.
It's as simple as that. (…)
January 19, 2010
- The Dinner Co-Op: an Easy Way to be Green?
A number of years ago, an acquaintance of mine belonged to a dinner co-op. The concept was simple: four friends (living on the same block) shared the burden of the evening meal. (…)
November 19, 2009
- Great "Green" Toys
Last week, I shared some of my ideas for what makes a good kid toy. This week, I would like to share with you some sources and suggestions for toys that are durable, fun, useful and green! (…)
November 12, 2009
- Timeless Toys
When I go out looking for toys for my son, I want to find things that will become treasures. For his first birthday he received from family a handmade wooden slide, a rocking boat that can serve as stairs and a small wheel barrow. His second birthday he received a wooden train table with storage drawers for his cars and trains and a small wooden kitchen. (…)
November 3, 2009
- Greener Cleaning
It was just five months ago when my husband and I moved our family into an 1852 single-family farm home. (…)
October 20, 2009
- Be Green for Halloween
When I was little my parents didn’t buy Halloween costumes, we created them; it was so fun. Believe it or not, it wasn’t until I became a mother that I realized the overwhelming choices in commercialized costumes and decorations. (…)
September 18, 2009
- First Weekly 'Green Family Friday'
Big or small, traditional or uniquely unconventional, all human or composed of those that stand on more than 2 legs as much as those that do; families are beautiful things. (…)
May 26, 2009
- One Less
You can gradually reduce the carbon footprint of your baby with Baby Pottying or Elimination Communication. (…)
May 5, 2009
- Green Birth
As a birth and postpartum doula, and a natural parenting company owner who is expecting a baby in the next few weeks, I can’t help but write a post that mentions the “greenness” of homebirth. (…)
April 29, 2009
- Protect Your Skin the Green Way
Much to my surprise, last week when I took my son to the park for a play-date I got a sunburn! I couldn’t believe that we are already in that season when I need to be thinking about protecting my skin from the sun. So, I thought that this week would be a good time to explore that topic a little further. (…)
April 28, 2009
- Green Recipe Of The Month: Savory Black Bean Soup
Are you still cold, too? Someone told me that it is spring, but I get all confused when I read stories of snow in April like the mid-west recently experienced. (…)
April 24, 2009
- Bringing It Home: Swami Baby Giveaway
A giveaway courtesy of Swami Baby is a great way to end our week-long giveaway carnival, if you will, in celebration of Earth Day.
What exactly is Swami Baby? (…)
April 22, 2009
- Clean Green: Seventh Generation Giveaway
Now that Earth Day and the spring season have officially arrived, many Americans are in their eco-conscious cleaning modes, and while spring cleaning is necessary if not a little exciting (downsizing! (…)
April 17, 2009
- Throw Open the Windows!
With spring finally in full force in most areas around the country, many people are tackling, or finishing up, their deep cleaning to welcome summer. (…)
April 13, 2009
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reinvent!
In my opinion, the word “reinvent” should absolutely be added to the “R’s” of recycling- as in Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reinvent! (…)
March 30, 2009
- A Step Beyond Cloth Diapers
Over the past few weeks I have been doing a little rundown on what modern cloth diapering really looks like, and a few comments have been made with curiosity about how early my son potty trained. (…)
March 25, 2009
- Um, But What About The Poo?
(This is article #3 in MacKenzie's series What's Up with Cloth Diapering? (…)
March 20, 2009
- But I Don't Want To Use Pins And Plastic Pants!
(This is the second article in MacKenzie's series, What's up with Cloth Diapering?)
So, from my last diapering post you know why I decided to cloth diaper. (…)
