Wooden blocks are well-used and well-loved at my house. We use them to build towers, houses, words, villages, roads, skyscrapers, boats...

Dear Monterey Bay Aquarium Manager of Merchandising, We love the Monterey Bay Aquarium! Although the membership cost was a little steep...

I did it! I finally found a tomato sauce jarred in glass that works as a base for my sauce for our Friday night pizza ! Eden Organic...

I have a general avoidance policy towards plastic, particularly disposable plastic . I seek less toxic alternatives to plastics whene...

  The weather is heating up where we live and that means it's popsicle weather. I have resisted buying popsicle molds for many years ...

Ground turkey packaged straight from the butcher counter into my Pyrex container. Although I aspire to being  disposable - plastic-fr...

One of my favorite classic toys is a wooden play kitchen, along with the accompanying play dishes and play food. I wrote about our wood...

As Eco-novice readers know, I love reusable bags ! I'm happy to say that I haven't purchased a box of disposable plastic baggi...

About a year ago I switched to a shampoo bar . My husband too. It has great natural ingredients, is handmade by an Etsy shop, and requir...

One of my favorite resources for plastic-free living is Beth Terry's website My Plastic-free Life . I frequently search her bl...

First it was plastic bags. Then a plastic CD container. Then a few weeks ago I had a flash of insight about a plastic-free-ish way to store...

I used to have a pitcher water filter . First a Brita, then a PUR. Recently, we finally switched to a faucet filter , and I much prefer it...

I'm back posting over at The Green Phone Booth .  Click HERE to read  my book review of and a few favorite excerpts from  Plastic: A ...

I've been meaning to post about our wooden play kitchen for a while now. We love it.

Raise your hand if you own cookware with a Teflon nonstick coating. You're not alone.  Nonstick cookware accounts for ab...

Best Bib Ever from kidsstore ($19.95 + $3.00 shipping) My nearly 2-year-old loves to feed herself but has not always been fond of wear...

I'm still nursing my 20-month-old.  I'm sure some will think this is a very long time (perhaps even too long), while others...

Happy Earth Day! First, a few facts about single-use plastic bags: It is estimated that worldwide plastic bag consumption ...

Wow, so many interesting and disturbing reads in the last 2 weeks.  All the Plastic and Food links are followed by a short excerpt from th...

Recent findings about plastics: Eating a diet of fresh foods for even a few days can significantly decrease the amount of BPA and ...