Sometimes being green is a downer. You can't buy this, you don't want your kids to eat that, you go ahead and use this but you c...

As we enter the winter months and the holidays , keeping shoes out of your home can become a little more challenging. But the bene...

This post was sponsored by Green Sisterhood. All opinions are my own. Every holiday there are headlines about the toxic chemicals that...

Gratitude: the consummate antidote to consumerism. Gratitude is also one of the keys to living a happy, meaningful life , and a trait ...

In our disposable society , the ability to repair items seems to have fallen by the wayside. But it used to be a regular part of li...

© Depositphotos.com/alenkasm Flame retardant chemicals  are Persistent Organic Pollutants, meaning that they are toxic, persistent...

Although I would have been happy to keep our decade-old sofa set for a few more years, my two-year-old helped me decide it was time to p...

Antibiotics are routinely given to livestock as a part of their feed to promote faster growth and to prevent diseases that may result fr...

For those trying to avoid the cancer-linked preservatives nitrates and nitrites, I have some bad news. All processed meats -- that...

No matter what time of day I shop, this farmer gives me the end-of-the-day special. Find your local farmers markets  here . I've ...