The Effects of Global Warming on Animals

Wildlife and Global Warming

You can generally expect that animals will be affected by global warming in many of the same ways as humans in that they will have to deal with extreme weather as well as changing weather patterns.  However, humans have many ways to deal with these atmospheric alterations.  We have homes that are electrically cooled and [...]

Camping with Children

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When people become parents for the first time, they often wonder how they will instill values and passion in their children. My husband Erik and I are avid outdoors people, so our questions were centered on how we would share our love of the outdoors with our child.  When Erik and I were getting ready [...]

Eco Friendly Methods For Your Garden

How Grow Your Own Garden

Growing your own vegetable garden is a great way to spend time outdoors as well as enjoying the luxury of organic goods right in your back yard. Although gardening is a healthy hobby there are several methods to keep your garden flourishing without harming the environment. Use a rain barrel A rain barrel is a [...]

Organic Rhubarb Walnut Muffins

organic rhubarb muffins

These tasty and healthy muffins are great for breakfast and a perfect little snack at night. Whenever I make a batch of these, they are gone within a day! I usually can get 18 small muffins out of this batch, they are usually better at smaller portions as it’s easier to bake them through, just [...]

Inculcating The Reusing And Recycling Habit In Your Kids

You cannot take a walk down the block anymore without seeing some signboard or placard that says “Save Our Planet”.  It’s true; our planet’s resources are drying up and the sheer misuse of resources over centuries, not to speak of chemical pollution, has lead to a progressively unclean planet. Is this what we’re going to [...]

Green from the Ground-Up – 5 Schools Setting the Sustainable Standard

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The clamor for the welfare of Mother Earth is getting louder and louder, and we are hard-pressedto answer its call. From specific city-wide movements to broader worldwide projects such as EarthHour, people from all corners of the globe are frantically trying to spread the message of recycling andconservation. Of course in an endeavor this large, [...]

Forget about organic cribs – the greenest baby gear is the stuff you don’t buy!

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Being green is about reducing, recycling, and reusing. If you are about to have a baby or trying to get pregnant, it is all too easy to fall in love with organic cribs and crib mattresses, handmade clothes and toys, and breastfeeding pillows. But do you really need all those things? The greenest baby gear [...]