by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World Last week, the news broke that Consumer Reports had found traces of arsenic in apple juice. Naturally, I was alarmed. Although we don’t keep juice in the house—limiting the selections to filtered … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Top Ten Eco-Friendly Toys
The following is a list of the my children's favorite eco-friendly toys. These are toys they continue to play with year after year, or ones similar to them. These toys are not only eco-friendly because of their materials, but because they stand the test of time. Top Ten … [Read more...]
Gifts for the Reader: The Deep Black Pond
After reading The Deep Black Pond by Morgan Kostival, you won't quite look at pond life the same again. This "fanciful" book features extremely interesting images, but the story line is a bit off. The children's adventure The Deep Black Pond takes place on a very special … [Read more...]
5 Green Gifts: SLOWCOLOR, ITO EN, STL Ocarina, Life Without Plastic, & Made to Play
1. Boulder Scarf As a weaver and fiber artist, I am fascinated by SLOWCOLOR. The video above not only explains the company's "trend toward more conscious gifting", but the natural, handmade processes of the weavers, spinners, and dyers inspire me. I would love to go and visit … [Read more...]
Today is World AIDS Day: No Child Born with HIV
Every generation has defining health issues. For my parents, it was Polio. For my generation, it is AIDS and HIV. I was ten-years-old when I first learned about AIDS. I was immediately afraid of this new disease. Thirty years later, the US media largely ignores the disease, … [Read more...]
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