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Kid-Friendly Dishware Not Made With Plastic
There aren’t too many parents that are ready to hand over their good everyday dishware to their babies, toddlers, or even sometimes their older kids. Visions of it flying across the room and shattering on the floor quickly start dancing in our heads. But the go-to dishwar...
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Is There Formaldehyde in Your Eyelash Glue?
We all want to look our best, and to do so, many women turn to eyelash extensions to get the look of stunning and voluminous lashes for special occasions or even everyday wear. It seems harmless enough, until you find out that the glue in most eyelash extension kits conta...
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Robert Redford Calls For Horse Slaughter Ban
Actor Robert Redford, a well-known environmentalist, has called for a federal horse slaughter ban in a letter written for the horse organization Equine Advocates, according to Food Safety News. In the letter, he speaks to the need to protect horses, an animal sacred to Am...
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5 Stylish Organic Baby and Kids Clothing Brands
Just because you choose a natural lifestyle for your family, certainly doesn’t mean you want to forego a stylish lifestyle as well. In the past, dressing your family in organic clothing typically meant giving up the colorful and cute clothing that many parents and loved o...
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How to Choose Healthy Flooring for Your Home
There are many factors that come into play when choosing flooring for your home, whether you are looking to add an area rug, renovate a bathroom, or are starting from scratch. You must consider the durability, style, and of course, the price! But there are also many envi...
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The 5 Best Non-Toxic Wooden Toys for Toddlers
There is nothing more important to a parent than keeping their children healthy and safe. Toys are an essential part of a child’s development, both cognitively and socially, but the very things that are so important to a child’s overall well-being are often also the thing...
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Fabulous PVC-Free Wallpapers
Wallpaper was not so long ago considered very passé, but it has made a huge comeback in creating some of the most coveted rooms in interior design. The only problem with wallpaper is that most of them are coated or backed with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which helps gives th...
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Air Pollution May Thicken Arteries Faster
The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air) conducted by the University of Michigan asked the question: Does exposure to air pollution increase the risk of heart disease and stroke? This link seemed to appear in several other studies, and so the...
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5 Affordable Organic Bedding Collections
When making an effort to make as many of the items in your life as possible free from harmful chemicals, it makes sense to start with the items that you ingest the most frequently or spend the most time in contact with. Considering that the average person spends one third...
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3 Ways To Make Yard Work Greener
It’s very easy to get dirty when working in the yard yet what ends up on our hands and clothing isn’t true guck and grime. That’s because in reality the earth is clean and nature is constantly renewing itself as a place for life to exist.Ironically, because of limite...
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Thinking of Going Solar?
Are you looking for more sustainable energy sources to use in the home? Solar power is a viable way to reduce your carbon foot print and your monthly energy bills! So, how does one get started? Follow these simple steps on how to go solar. Whether you live in an apartment...
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5 Tricks to Green Your Home on the Cheap
Spring is calling and it is finally time for the good old spring cleaning of your whole house. It is also time for some clingy home improvement steps to get your property back to the usual prosperous beauty once known. However, why don’t you also sart taking a greener ste...
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25 Ways to Use Vinegar to Spring Clean
With the warmer days and first blooms of the year that come in spring, also comes the time to do your annual spring cleaning. Each year, millions of people use the milder weather to air out their homes and do a deep down cleaning of all the things that have been bottled u...
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The Safest Bottles for Your Baby
There is no denying that breast is best when it comes to feeding your baby, but at some point it is very likely that you will have to give your baby a bottle, even if it’s filled with breast milk. Many women stop breastfeeding after a few months or have to go back to work...
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Why Bottled Water Is Bad For You and the Planet
The convenience of bottled water is a part of many people's lives nowadays. The amount of bottled water sold in the U.S. in 2011, 9.1 billion gallons, translates to 29.2 gallons of bottled water for each American. Drinking bottled water is an expensive habit, as it i...
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9 Chemical Free Cleaners You Can Make
If you’ve ever looked at the ingredient list on your cleaning products (if there even is one), you probably didn’t know what many of them were. Just as you don’t want to fill your body with foods that contain ingredients that you can’t pronounce, you also don’t want to fi...
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Preparing For Bug Season
Anyone who is an avid camper or outdoor enthusiast knows the trauma of bug season. Whether you come across black flies, horse flies, fire ants or mosquitoes, these tiny creatures create giant-sized annoyances. They fly up your nose, buzz in your ear and potentially leave ...
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What Chemicals Are in Your Baby's Car Seat?
Every parent wants what is best for their baby, and a proper car seat is right up there at the top of the list when it comes to keeping baby safe. In fact, most hospitals won’t discharge you after giving birth until you prove that you have a proper car seat for the baby. ...
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Simple Solutions to the E-Waste Problem
It's easy to get excited about getting new gadgets, but we rarely give any afterthought as to what happens to our old laptops or cell phones after we put them out on the curb. Some of us might be more responsible and bring them to the nearest recycling facility for p...
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CA to Unveil New Flammability Standards
The state of California has recently unveiled a proposal that would alter its controversial fire safety standards by dropping a requirement that has continued to lead to the widespread use of flame retardants in most furniture.As ScientificAmerican reported, the current s...
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10 Fruits and Veggies to Plant with Kids
It’s never too early to teach your children about where their food comes from, and one of the easiest ways to do that is to plant a garden with them. Whether you have a large plot of land for an expansive garden or are a city dweller who does your gardening in pots, there are p...
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How to Be Green in the Afterlife
I was in Three Oaks, Michigan last month at the Natural Burial Co-Operative’s Board of Director’s retreat. The main point of discussion was contemporary western-world burial practices and how the increasing demand for more natural burial practices has spawned changes in t...
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Monoculture, GMOs and Eroding Biodiversity
Imagine eating a plate of corn and soybeans every night for the rest of your life. For a change, you might try a bowl of rice a few times a week. With the alarming trend towards monoculture in North America our food choices could become extremely limited in the future. So...
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10 Flowers to Plant for Beautiful Bouquets
One of the best ways to brighten up your home and your mood is to have fresh flowers on hand. While you can find many beautiful flowers at your local grocer or florist, there’s a good chance they traveled far and wide to get there. Planting your own garden has many benefi...
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Could Sucralose Pose Environmental Hazards?
The main component of the low calorie sweetener Splenda is sucralose. It is made from table sugar using a chlorination process and it may not be so good for your gut. A study by researchers from Duke University found that it reduced the healthy bacteria in the intestines ...
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Fake Clouds: A Look at Weather Modification
Defined by ecomii as the “human influence on the weather, weather modification may be linked to climate change. Terms such as seeding--a process used to increase precipitation or disperse fog--manipulate the natural cycle of rain and weather patterns to suit the needs of ...
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Eco-Kids Introduces Eco-Eggs Coloring Kit
It’s not hard to find directions to dye your Easter eggs using natural products such as onion skins, beets, and blueberries, but dying eggs this way often results in a lot of trial and error to get the strength of color you are looking for and can take a lot longer than y...
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Is Technology Harming Your Sleep?
You can’t see or smell them, but they are all around us. EMFs (Electromagnetic fields) are invisible lines of force that emit from electrical power lines and electrical and electronic devices. A different type of EMF (Radio Frequency) is emitted by wireless technology suc...
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EMFs Still Harming Our Health
Over the past 12 months a number of doctors’ organizations and scientific groups have issued reports and warnings stating that more evidence has accumulated suggesting that EMFs (Electromagnetic Fields) are harming our health, and that the current standards need to be tig...
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Understanding Organic Skin Care Ingredients
If you want to have noticeably clear and even-toned skin, you should establish a good skin care regimen. A good beauty care routine begins with understanding and purchasing quality skin care products that are good for you. The products should be tender, yet effective, and...
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What Is A Vertical Farm?
More than half of the planets human population now lives in urban settings. And that number is expected to increase to 80 percent within the next 40 years. While much of our food still comes from rural settings—being trucked or flown into our local supermarkets— an urban ...
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Hanging Coffins And Natural Burials
In most Western countries, death is celebrated with an often solemn ceremony, and the deceased is interred in a necropolis, a city of the dead (more colloquially known as a graveyard or cemetery.) The burial site is often given a marker or memorial so the deceased may be ...
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Green Flameless Cremation
Those thinking that a traditional burial may not be for them should be aware of all the available cremation options. Cremation is certainly on the increase in the United States, yet it proves not to be the most environmentally-friendly process in terms of emissions. Surel...
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Is BPA A Developmental Toxicant?
The American Chemistry Council and Public Environmental Agency Face OffThe Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) wants to list Bisphenol A (BPA) as a developmental toxicant under California’s Proposition 65 - known as the The Safe Drinking Water and Tox...
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DIY Natural Jewelry Cleaner Recipe
If your bling is looking a little blah, it might just need a good cleaning. But jewelry cleaners can be costly and may contain ingredients that you dont want near your skin and might even damage your jewelry in the long run.Most commercial jewelry cleaning products includ...
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Insecticide Threatens U.S. Honey Bees
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the use of certain insecticides that pose risks to honey bees. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommended suspending uses of neonicotinoid insecticides. Neonicot...
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Goats for Lawn Care? A New Eco-Trend
Goats are the perfect lawn mowers for overrun spaces, waysides, undeveloped fields and woodland regions that need to be cleared. And here’s the genuine kicker—they have stomachs that can digest poison ivy, and they love eating it. Goats also find invasive species tasty such as...
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5 Ways To Update A Christmas Wreath
Everyone enjoys getting something new, and it seems each year holiday décor gets prettier. But what do you do with the decorations you’ve been collecting over the years? Rather than adding to the over-burdened landfills, find new uses for your old decorations. Here are some wa...
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Why Buy a Natural Mattress?
Sound sleep is integral to a healthy body, but what you sleep on might be one of the most dangerous items in your home. Most mattresses are made with chemical toxins that emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and can cause respiratory problems and possibly even cancer. As more...
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DIY Natural Wood Casket (Yes, Casket!)
People are returning to traditional burial practices in order to protect our environment and to honor lives that have been lived with care for the planet. Many talented wood workers are joining them in taking an environmentally conscious, long-term view and working to make nat...
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