Archives for January 2009

How to Make Homemade Almond Milk

I am not a big fan of pasteurized milk, even organic. It just seems like milk flavored water with much of the nutrition and all of the enzymes being killed during the pasteurization process. For several years now we have opted to buy raw milk or make homemade almond milk instead. … [Read more...]

Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 3: Strollers

Open any pregnancy or baby book, and you'll find that list: the baby essentials, the things you absolutely cannot live without. While many accessories are easily recognized as frivolous, certain items are truly indispensable: the basic necessities for life with a baby. Or … [Read more...]

White House School Garden Project: Open Letter to the New Mom-in-Chief

Editor's note: The following post was originally published by OnEarth. I felt it was such a wonderful suggestion and fits right in with the idea of Michael Pollan to turn the White House lawn into an organic farm, that I asked to republish it on Eco Child's Play. Dear Ms. … [Read more...]

Feds Find Roaches and Mold in Peanut Butter Recall Plant

As if salmonella wasn't enough to cause the massive peanut butter recall, federal inspectors have found mold, cockroaches, and a leaky roof at the Blakely, Georgia plant owned by Peanut Corp. of America (PCA). The peanut butter recall has been expanded to include all products PCA … [Read more...]

Let Them Eat Dirt (Or, Free Yourself From Hand-Washing Guilt)

I just love reading an article like this. How many times do you sit down at meal with your kids, having forgotten to remind then to wash their hands (or to physically wash their hands yourself, in my case)? For me, it's almost every meal. It's just one detail I repeatedly … [Read more...]