Celebrate Green Blog

by Lynn with her daughter-in-law, Sam We’re passionate about supporting mom-owned green businesses and the first time we “met” Erin, owner of Lullaby Organics, we fell in love with both she and her company which offers great green items for kids. Erin also is one of the most creative greenies we know, always coming up [...]

by Lynn Sometimes I’m very wrong. When I first saw mention of the HankyBook, for instance, I thought it was a silly idea. A hanky in the form of a book with “pages?” Just one more thing to buy that nobody needs. But out of curiosity (and because I saw it was made from organic [...]

by Lynn Our son and daughter-in-law are expecting a baby in October, so many of my craft projects will be gifts for our little, still-nameless, girl. I had the idea to make this memory box when I was cleaning up my crafts room and stumbled over two heavy weight cardboard boxes someone had given me, [...]

by Lynn Big chains like Target, Wal-mart and Toys R Us, may be testing the waters of sustainable children’s clothing, bedding, diapers and toys, but if you’re lucky, you live in a place where a committed local greenie has opened a store. This offers you several advantages: 1. You know that the owner of the [...]

by Lynn and Corey Ten and a half years ago when Corey’s first baby was born, finding organic or natural items for her was like hunting a needle in the proverbial haystack. And if you did find them, your color choice was limited to off-white, beige or cream. Fast forward a decade. In October we’ll [...]

by Lynn Whenever I do a craft project myself or with the grandkids, I aim to make the project as “eco-friendly” as possible. To me this includes: Using what I already have Borrowing or buying used if I need something I don’t have Leaving as little waste as possible, recycling or reusing leftovers Using non-toxic [...]

by Lynn Our daughter-in-law is expecting a baby in October, so while I was with her in Denver, we stopped at two shops that carry eco-friendly baby items. It’s great to see so many healthier-for-kids and planet choices. But what blew me away was the mind-boggling variety of cloth diapers. I realize I’m going to [...]

By Alicia Bravo I recently had the chance to try some new diapers called Bambo. The product comes from Denmark and is trying to breakthrough into the US. I am always searching for the best eco disposal diaper and I felt that Bambo ranked very high on my Eco Mom list. I have used Seventh Generation, [...]

Lynn & Corey suggest three baby shower gifts, mama-to-be AND Mother Earth will love.

by Lynn and Corey Yesterday, Abba Lynn window-shopped at Erin Naumowicz’s store, Lullaby Organics. Today we wanted you to meet this  crusader for babies and children and learn why she thinks its so important to keep toxins at bay and how she chooses the best products for her shop. We also wanted to let you [...]

by Lynn Introducing, tah dah, our new baby! Looks just like me, right? Actually, our younger son and his wife are expecting this little one in October. (Don’t know whether we’re welcoming a boy or girl yet.) Coincidentally, just after I found out about the new addition, I met met Erin Naumowicz, owner of Lullaby [...]

by Lucy Jewson We’ve got a guest post today from Lucy Jewson of Frugi, a Cornwall, UK, based company specializing in organic children’s clothes. The company was started in 2004, after Lucy and her husband discovered a gap in the market for baby clothes to fit reusable cloth nappies (diapers). Everyone is talking about organic [...]

5 Green gifts for (girlie) girls of all ages. From Lynn & Corey, mother-daughter authors of the book, “Celebrate Green!”.

Our final segment on hosting a Blessingway for a mom-to-be in lieu of or in addition to a traditional baby shower. Today’s topic? The celebration rituals.