Tag Archives: eco living

Being Eco-Friendly With Your Food Even When You’re Finished With It

Posted on January 2, 2012 by carrie

Being Eco-Friendly With Your Food – Even When You’re Finished With It Last week, I was at my local retailer doing some homemaking-related shopping. I bought some water softener for the wash, a new garlic press, and a cutting board. … Continue reading →

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Get Your Kids Interested in Going Green

Posted on December 16, 2011 by carrie

Get Your Kids Interested In Going Green Nearly everyone these days is interested in reducing their carbon footprint. As Americans we tend to overindulge and use and waste more than is ever necessary. While the concept of “going green” has … Continue reading →

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Review: The Green Year

Posted on March 9, 2010 by carrie

If you’ve ever felt totally intimidated at the thoughts of making changes to “green” up your life, fear not. The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference is a book that can ease your … Continue reading →

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Natural Moms Podcast #133

Posted on December 15, 2009 by carrie

My guest this week is ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Dr. Raymond Hatland, DDS We’re talking about bottled versus tap water. In our modern age with its focus on convenience, bottled water has become extremely popular. But the plastic bottles are also spawning  … Continue reading →

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Uses for Used Tea Bags

Posted on October 19, 2009 by carrie

If you’re a big tea drinker, you may go through several bags of tea each day. While some prefer loose leaf tea (tea purists do, typically bagged tea is inferior quality), nothing beats the convenience of tea bags, and most … Continue reading →

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Tips on How to Harvest Rainwater

Posted on September 21, 2009 by carrie

For almost  a decade (really, as long as I can remember) there were water restrictions here in my home state of Georgia. But in the last year, we’ve had so much rainfall that the bans have been lifted. Still, if … Continue reading →

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Recyling and Pest Control

Posted on August 20, 2009 by carrie

Ugh. The all natural creepy crawly critters are loving my efforts to have a more eco-friendly home. The cans, bottles (even when well rinsed), cardboard boxes and plastic containers provide everything they need: tiny bits of food provide endless nourishment … Continue reading →

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Natural Moms Podcast #125

Posted on July 27, 2009 by carrie

My guest this week is Wendy Priesnitz of Life Learning and Natural Life magazine. (Now defunct, Life Learning magazine is currently integrated into Natural Life magazine.) Natural Life is the brainchild of Wendy and her husband Rolf and has been … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve Learned About Public School

Posted on May 19, 2009 by carrie

photo credit: woodleywonderworks There have been a few things that have surprised me about public school. As you know, I enrolled my 3 older kids into the local elementary school a few weeks ago. Not all of the things are … Continue reading →

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Natural Moms Podcast #81

Posted on May 1, 2008 by carrie

My guest this week is Aurore Adamkiewicz, ND. She is a nursing student turned naturopath. Interestingly she found some of the same idiocies in traditional medicine in alternative medicine, such as hysteria. She favors more balance, less scaring in her … Continue reading →

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