A Sane Home: In A Plywood and Particleboard World

The French have a word, sain, which literally means sane, but also healthy and "at-home" in its chosen place. Not everyone can design their own eco-home from the ground up, but we can take steps when renovating our houses or apartments, to make our homes more sane. The following … [Read more...]

Act Now to Honor the Mothers

The news may be filled with stories of crises and collapse, but through every downfall we are seeing greatness as mothers heed the call for change. As Amie Nelson says in “How Mothers Can Change the World,” “The positive light among us is the growing swell of activism from … [Read more...]

Babies Exposed to Levels of Pesticide 800% Higher Than EPA’s Level of Concern

Twenty –five years ago, more than 2,000 people were poisoned by Aldicarb, a highly toxic pesticide used on cotton and several food crops. It was the biggest case of pesticide poisoning in US history. Local officials recommended a ban, to no avail, and Aldicarb has merely been … [Read more...]

Don’t Let Toxic Plastics Bully Your Child. Find PVC-Free School Supplies!

If your child was being bullied at school, you would take measures to prevent it, wouldn’t you? What if your child was being bullied by her own school supplies? Your child’s innocent-looking lunch box or binder could contain chemicals linked to learning disabilities, obesity, … [Read more...]

iPhone Apps for Eating Clean and Healthy

I don’t have an iPhone, but the world of apps fascinates me nonetheless. I’m slowly accruing a personal list of apps that I’ll get someday when it makes sense for me to have an iPhone. As of now, since iPhone requires you to go through AT&T’s service and there’s no … [Read more...]