Recently I was asked what advice I had for parents or soon-to-be parents who want to limit their family's exposure to toxic chemical...

To learn more about the story of toxic Teflon, read last week's post: Toxic Teflon: How a Deadly Chemical Evaded Regulation and ...

There is a prevailing sentiment among well-meaning people who don’t want to be unduly influenced by alarmists and worrywarts: if somet...

Recently I've been reading  and writing about   How to Raise a Wild Child  by Scott P. Sampson. The chapter on "The Rewilding...

I have children entering the first and third grades and after packing four-years' worth of school lunches (plus innumerable snacks...

Some for now, some for later (see double recipe below) I am coming up on 6 months since I was diagnosed with Celiac and started eating...

Can Nature and Technology Be Friends?  Kids' overuse of screens and underexposure to nature seem to go hand-and-hand. But gi...

This post is sponsored by Green Sisterhood . All opinions are my own. Get outside! As parents, it is hard not to worry about...

Can you spot the mating butterflies? Last May I tried to spend 30 minutes in nature every day for 30 days with my kids , and we're ...

Interested in taking your family's engagement with the natural world to the next level? Check out these opportunities to participate...