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Farm Fresh Tips and Dip

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One of the things that I miss when fall comes and winter is on the horizon, the fresh veggies from the local CSA and farmers market. Last year the local CSA provided a weekly newsletter with recipes and tips, it was so helpful. Through these newsletters I have learned: Eggplant is a relative to potatoes, [...]

Honey Bee Crisis

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Honey bee, honey bee, where did you go? Personally, I don’t like bees but they’re important. I like honey though. My children actually love honey. Biscuits and honey, peanut butter and honey sandwiches, honey in our smoothies, honey in our tea, honey won’t you come home to me…I just had to write that! Unfortunately, we [...]

What’s For Dinner?

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While I enjoy cooking, I must admit that I find it hard to come up with a healthy, locally grown, appetizing dinner every night.  The pressure!  And add to that three kids who have different tastes, a super healthy husband, and me working too…  So what is a girl to do??  I have some tried [...]

Green Moms Meet Up at Blogher D.C.

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Pictured from Left to Right:  The Green Parent, Green Phone Booth, The Smart Mama, Green and Clean Mom, Foodie Tot, Organic Mania, Min Sook Lee Blogher D.C. was an amazing experience and I’m still digesting and processing everything. It was a whirlwind experience that began by flying into the beautiful Regan airport, blurry eyed and [...]

Gidget Goes Green: How My Journey Started

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When my daughter was born (May 2007), I bought and used the well-known products that most parents use, the common brands of lotions and soaps, the standard baby furniture and linens, the cute clothes that were given as gifts. I planned to make my own baby food, and maybe even buy organic foods, but I [...]

Daddy Gone Green: The Safe Sippy Interview

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  I love to get into the minds of those that create our safer baby and toddler products. How did they come to design this or do that? What are the struggles? Recently I re-reviewed The Safe Sippy and my daughter has taken a liking to this cup. I decided that I wanted to interview [...]