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our valentines collection
Filed Under eco friendly, parenting | February 3, 2012
We’ve been searching our archives of late looking for items to populate our brand new Pinterest boards and we came across some great Valentine’s printables we created just for you in past years and some other crafty Vday ideas that we wanted to compile and share as this weekend is the perfect time to get [...]
winter wine party: rousanne…you don’t have to put on the red light
Filed Under contests, eco friendly | December 6, 2011
Hey there yoyo-winos! Its day two of the wine party…are you enjoying your sipping? Yesterday we started off with Syrah and today we move on onto Rousanne. I don’t know about you, but Rousanne is a relatively new varietal to me. I am sure I have tasted it in a blend or two, but not as the [...]
organic & amazing
Filed Under eco friendly, things | December 4, 2011
I like to treat my own skin as carefully as I do that of my kids, with products free from parabens, synthetic fragrances and other nasty things that aren’t good for us or the environment. But organic and eco-friendly product lines for my…ahem…aging skin aren’t always wallet-friendly, or effective. When samples of Belmondo’s skin care [...]
keeping it clean and green
Filed Under contests, eco friendly | October 26, 2011
This fall, the clever folks over at Green Works® are hosting a green clean challenge. Their goal is to give several homes across Canada a deep sparkling clean using Green Works® line of eco friendly products. Green Works® products started out as an idea among a handful of cleaning enthusiasts at The Clorox Company. This [...]
kiss (keep it simple silly): tip #12
Filed Under eco friendly, guest bloggers | April 29, 2011
The Environmental Working Group may have their dirty dozen shoppers guide to pesticides and now we have our “green dozen” – great tips from eco-savvy Canadian experts. So in the interests of keeping it simple here’s our last tip from Tanis Frame (aka MamaMaven): Parents are often overwhelmed trying to navigate through what is green [...]
the chicken and the egg: tip #11
Filed Under eco friendly, guest bloggers | April 28, 2011
Our next (and close to last) tip comes from Lindsay Coulter, aka David Suzuki’s Queen of Green, and it’s all about eggs. This struck a chord with me as my sister used to call free-range chickens “happy chickens” when we were young(er): Choose eggs from happy chickens Here’s a quick guide to navigating egg carton [...]
learn to read: tip #10
Filed Under eco friendly, guest bloggers | April 27, 2011
After yesterday’s tip from an enviro dad, today’s tip comes from a green mama. The Green Mama to be precise: Learn to read labels! You can save a bundle of money and lots of headaches (the figurative and literal kind) by learning to decipher the ingredients on the labels of your beauty care products. Luckily, [...]
doing good, rather than buying goods: tip #9
Filed Under eco friendly, guest bloggers | April 26, 2011
Earth Day may be over but we have a few more green tips from eco-savvy Canadian peeps up our sleeves to share, including this one from Eric Novak, aka Enviro Dad: As parents, we want our children to have the best in life. That is why it is important to teach our children about the [...]
keep learning: tip #8
Filed Under eco friendly, guest bloggers | April 22, 2011
We couldn’t not post one of our green tips on Earth Day itself. That would just be wrong. And it seemed like a good idea to include a tip that’s about educating yourself on the changes you want to make for your family, because Earth Day is one day, but the earth itself is here [...]
get your vote on: tip #7
Filed Under eco friendly, guest bloggers | April 20, 2011
We’re back with another green tip, this time from Rick Smith, father and the Executive Director of Environmental Defence that’s particularly timely as the election looms ever closer: Even though we’re all suffering a bit of election fatigue it’s important to vote, this year more than ever! In the federal election and in the fall [...]
