Category Archive: Sustainable Living/Farming

20 Signs a Food Shortage is on the Horizon

“The following are 20 signs that a horrific global food crisis is coming…. So what are you and your family going to do then? You might want to start thinking about that.”

Scared of Cloth Diapering?

As we prepared for our first child late last year we tried our best to start him off on an environmentally friendly existence.  When buying for him I repeated to myself: “less is more” and “quality over quantity”. We also had the best intentions with diapering, hoping to use gDiapers with the flushable inserts.  We got …

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Recycling Flash Mob

What would you do if this happened to you?

5 Steps to a Non-Toxic Lifestyle

Being pregnant has caused me to reflect on how I’ve limited my daily exposure to chemicals and toxins to protect my growing child.  Before becoming pregnant, I had made a serious effort to limit my exposure to chemicals for my own long term health.  A side benefit to this was knowing that my body would …

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Chalk: The Eco Stain Remover

Today I saw another commercial promising to magically remove stains from your laundry. All you had to do was buy another product just for stains, throw it in with your laundry and laundry detergent and presto bamo! no more stains. Some women I know adore this idea of a quick fix, but those same people are often the last ones to ask what chemicals are in the product that are strong enough to do that.

A New Years Resolution to Healthy Armpits

Armpits are a common conundrum among health nuts like myself who have decided not to use deordorizers with chemicals and metals in them. So many armpit products today advertise as an “anti-perspirant”. But do you really know why they work or how?

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