the more time josiah spends around other children, the more often he seems to come home sick. what can i do? i don’t want him to live in a plastic bubble, but i HATE feeding him medication. while searching the shelves of the drug store for homeopathic solutions, i have come to [...]

summer in texas means just one thing to me – my daily cuppa will be poured over ice (american style)! in fact, in my new home state i have a hard time taking in anything other than iced tea all summer long, and so this mini-revelation i had is highly applicable to me.
i have [...]

i can’t tell you how many people have asked me, “how does going veg effect the environment?” thankfully for me, the people at turtle island (makers of the beloved thanksgiving tofurky feast) have done the research and put quite a nice, informative page together! so, if you are one of those who is [...]

a rather disappointing dinner out turned upward for me at the checkout. as my husband paid for our not-so-great tamales, i noticed on the counter a “green map” of san antonio. i was intrigued! the brochure held a list of restaurants, services, organizations, and properties all aimed at keeping life local, sustainable, [...]

as i come upon the two year anniversary of our moving to texas, i have something much more significant weighing on my mind – my hair! most of you who know me know that i only cut my hair once every two years. there are several reasons for this:
1) i know that it [...]

the modern mom has so much pressure to be a super woman. we feel guilty for just about everything, and everyday there is a new commercial to make us feel even more that we are not doing the best that we can for our children. who has time to research the newest, most [...]

in october of 2009, the batlimore public schools adopted a movement to reduce food costs and carbon footprint while improving the health of its students. the movement: meatless monday! that’s right, over 80,000 students going one whole day a week without meat! the movement has been so successful over the past few [...]

food equity. what does that phrase mean to you? currently, food equity is a social justice movement aimed at evening out the amount of food and money spent on food that is in such extremes around the world. a social justice activist, high school teacher, and vegan named christopher greenslate, together with [...]

*just a little note – this is being posted EARLY for father’s day because it takes some time to order, so read on and find just what dad’s been wanting for years*
ah, indie crafting. i have certainly seen some very creative upcycling on etsy and such, but nothing ever like the company “hello rewind” [...]

i know you think one gift couldn’t possibly fit all moms, but i believe i have found the answer: botanical paperworks’ think & write & grow plantable journal! what mom doesn’t need a journal for keeping track of phone numbers, shopping lists, to-do lists, or just quiet reflection. you could do that with [...]