Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Weekly Green Tip: Recycle kids’ art into giftwrap
Kids love painting, drawing and colouring, and even if your little ones spend a lot of time creating at home, they probably are also bringing home several masterpieces a week from school or daycare. We have a magnet board in our kitchen where I post the latest works of art from our two boys, but [...]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Weekly Green Tip: Paperless Banking
Sometimes its the little things, our unconscious daily habits, that can really add up and make a difference to our environmental footprint. We can’t all afford to install solar panels on our roof, switch to tankless water heaters or drive a hybrid, but the cumulative effect of many small steps can have an impact.
Take banking. [...]
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Weekly Green Tip: Reusable Baby Wipes
This morning I was lucky to be be interviewed for an article for iparenting.com! The reporter was asking me for tips on green living with your family, especially for easy ways to go green without spending a lot of money. Unfortunately, although prices are starting to come down, eating organic, buying organic clothing and natural [...]
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Weekly Tip: Reuse those milk bags
We go through a lot of milk in this family. I long for the day when we will all be drinking the same kind, but for now there is whole goat’s milk for little Garrett, 1 % organic milk for Kai and Peter and these days, due to trying to avoid dairy, almond milk for [...]
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
My little green star
So, my brother was visiting from Vancouver earlier this week, and Kai, our three-year-old, was over the moon, following him around, demonstrating his dancing skills, showing off his assortment of trucks and toys and generally monopolizing his Uncle John. My brother has a one-year-old, but three-year-olds are currently beyond his scope of experience, and I [...]
