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Organic Baby Carrier by Belle

Our criteria for a perfect baby carrier are that it be compact, attractive, ergonomically correct, and sustainably manufactured. The Belle baby carrier appears to hit every mark. We like the sleek, no...

Guerrilla Gardening With Kids
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Confession time. This post is sort of a thinly veiled opportunity to showcase two things dear to our hearts: guerrilla gardening and cute baby photos. When we read that blogger/guerrilla gardener Andr...

Green @ Home: Jessica's Happy Daughters Use Happy Farmer Kitchen Composter

Name:Jessica Location: Golden, CO Profession: Green Coach and Mom Jessica and her daughters are all about not wasting food and here they're showing off two ways they go about it. Going green with ki...

Orbit Green Edition Bassinet Cradle

We've blogged on the Orbit Cradle before, but they've come out with a special green edition. It's PVC and phalate-free and has a 100% organic cotton interior and natural wool exterior. ...

Green @ Home: Shell's Mean, Green, Semi-Working Machine
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Name: Shell Location: Vero Beach, FL Profession: Head Mom of local parenting site Shell and her husband have transformed their tiny back yard into a space that not only grows food for their family, ...

Green Mommy Guide

The Green Mommy Guide is a great resource for taking small or large steps to go green. They cover a range of topics from cloth diapering to cleaning products, and we love that they're not preachy.....

Idbids Eco-Friendly Starter Kit

"Iddy biddy steps for a greener world." Want to save a bath tub full of water? Just turn off the water while you're brushing your teeth. These are some of the small steps we're hoping you'll shar...

Green @ Home: Alison's Gone Green
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Name:Alison Location: Longmont, CO Profession: Stay-at-home Mom It's important for everyone, but especially for homes with infants or children...cutting out the chemicals. Alison's taken a few small...

Interview with David McGrath, Author of 25 Ways to Raise a Healthy Family and Planet

For many families, the prospect of starting a greener life can be a bit daunting. There is so much information out there, that often one is unsure where to begin. It's been our experience that small...

Good Questions: Cloth Diapering in an Apartment?

Thinking about green things, Jill is wondering how cloth diapering would work in an apartment setting. "I really want to try cloth diapering- maybe G diapers, but I'm not sure if I could wash dirty ...

Green Ideas: Minimizing Baby "Stuff"

Jennifer is expecting her first in November. She wrote us to share about her minimization efforts. "We are buying most of our gear used. Also, we are trying to minimize the use of battery powered ...

Green Ideas: Baby! Green Kit

The Baby! Green Kit makes a nice shower gift for any mom who's trying to go green as she awaits her new arrival. It comes with a variety of some of the best non-toxic brands for baby, and if you want...

Blogging Parenting.com: Must-Nots

Going along with our green theme and the idea that often, less is more- we found this forum over at Parenting.com. We all see the "Must-Have" Lists for baby, but one reader over at Parenting wanted ...

Green Ideas: Make It!

Make It! is a fun book for the summer. Next time they're restless, your kids can learn how to make junk mail paper-mache, or a pillow made from bubble wrap and leftover wrappers and colorful odds an...

Eco Finds in Food & Wine Magazine

We just received the August Food & Wine magazine and the entire issue is devoted to organic foods and green living and discusses everything from eco lodges to organic wines. In their "News and Notes"...

Green Ideas:To Buy or Not to Buy

Going green really means living with less. How do you limit the amount of "stuff" you collect? We definitely live in a consumer society, and we find we can easily spend a few hours looking online a...

Roundup: Green Tips

It's Green Month here at Ohdeedoh and while we usually celebrate and explore green living throughout the entire year, we like to focus on all things green and look at how you incorporate an eco-friend...

Green Ideas: Get Clean Products from Shaklee

We're total product junkies, and these days it's greener cleaners that always catch our eye. We've heard of Shaklee before, but we haven't taken the plunge yet. What's really appealing to us right ...

Shower Timer - Free with Envirosax purchase

We all have areas of green living that we're particularly diligent about (in our case, recycling) and then there are areas that we're kind of slackers at. Showering happens to be our vice. Long, h...

Earthcraft Birdhouse by GreenBird

Birds are everywhere, but we've always enjoyed having an actual birdhouse to keep an eye on what kinds of birds are coming and going in our neighborhood. Kids (and cats) love them, too. We came ac...

Green Ideas: Green Father's Day Gifts

You probably can't order these online by Sunday, but maybe you can print out a picture? Treehugger has a fun list of Father's Day gift ideas including this Magno Wooden Radio that's also compatible ...

Cooler Choices.com

Their website says, "Life is about choices. Let us help you make the cooler one. Cooler for you. Cooler for the environment." Stashka Lepera is the owner of Cooler Choices.com and her two daughters...

Tbags

We know there's some saturation in the "plastic bag substitute" market lately, but our order of Tbags just arrived and they're too cute not to share. A riff on the "I love NY" logo, Tbags are mad...

The Ultimate Hammock

Still thinking about Father's Day gift ideas? Maybe a hammock seems a little cliche, but it's guaranteed to be a popular outdoor spot enjoyed by everyone. This one's made from recycled soda bottle...

Green Ideas: Mythic Paint

The ad said "You could even paint while you're pregnant." We confess we've been having exactly this urge lately. We were interested because unlike other brands we've used that are lo-voc (volatile ...

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