parenting • home management
by Sommer Poquette on May 21st, 2019 | No Comments »
Summertime for my family, like most families, is busy. We have weddings, BBQs, graduation parties, pool parties ... the list goes on. We try to desperately fit as much outdoor time into a few short months as possible. The children stay up later catching fire flies, roasting marshmallows, and…
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lifestyle • green living
by Meri Daugherty on November 8th, 2013 | 2 Comments »
It’s easy to look around the world today and realize that changes to the way we live need to be made to benefit Earth. It’s just as easy, though, to get completely overwhelmed by the number of changes you could make. Sometimes, the huge number of possibilities can paralyze us.…
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lifestyle • green living
by Kate Durkin on August 19th, 2013 | No Comments »
The first day of school is fast approaching which means it’s time to start organizing yourself for school day routines, including lunch. While school lunches can be a hassle for parents, they can also be a hassle for the environment. A typical brown bag lunch packed with disposable materials…
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giving back • tips for giving back
by Jamie Moesser on August 21st, 2012 | 3 Comments »
There is nothing like a visit to your nearest landfill to get a feel for the need to recycle. Having in sight huge mounds of trash that, though buried, still reek definitely puts in mind the need to keep those mounds from getting bigger, because you know they're going…
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parenting • home management
by Ali Kalis on April 29th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Most of us want to become environmentally friendly and make the right choices for ourselves and our families. But sometimes it’s hard to know exactly what to do, or where to find the time to do it! Sometimes we need an extra nudge to change our eco-habits. So we roamed…
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