Celebrate Green Blog

By Alicia Bravo When I was growing up, my mom always sent cards to people.  Sometimes a note of thanks, sometimes a little hello and sometimes just a note to say “I love you”. Sending cards, especially “thank you” cards, has become a lost art. I am amazed how many people do not take the [...]

by Amy Love One of the most treasured and simple celebrations of summer is the sweet treat of ice cream. Many of us have fond memories of delicious frozen concoctions that offered sweet relief from summer heat Most commercially made ice creams contain unsavory ingredients, like additives, stabilizers, artificial flavors and colors and even components [...]

By Alicia Bravo   I was so lucky to have the chance to review products from Earth Mama Angel Baby.  While I have been a fan of their bottom balm (I swear by it) and their nipple butter, I was excited to try their Angel Baby Shampoo and Body Wash and their new product, Hand [...]

By Alicia Bravo I recently celebrated my eighth wedding anniversary. This last year has gone by so fast since we had our daughter Tallulah, who also just turned one. So many fun changes, a new baby, leaving my job after 4 ½ years to be a stay at home mom, both requiring smart financial choices. [...]

By Alicia Bravo When I was growing up, my mom loved to look in the paper for free activities for us to do.  My daughter is almost a year old, a wonderful age to really start exposing her to fun and beautiful places. We are so lucky to live in Encinitas, CA.  We have one [...]

A Follow-Up to “The Healthier Easter Basket- Ten Tips for a Better Basket“ How to Make Naturally-Dyed Easter Eggs by Amy Love Healthy pastured eggs get a makeover with natural dyes. Shredded beets, frozen blueberries, chopped spinach, turmeric and brightly hued juices (like pomegranate) all produce beautiful eggs. Place your eggs in a medium sized [...]

  by Amy Love Easter is a time of celebration and Easter baskets are a tradition in many families. This year, make a commitment to ditch the plastic eggs and processed candy full of questionable ingredients and choose to celebrate Easter in a green and nourishing way! Try switching from those cheap colored plastic baskets to [...]

by Lynn and Corey When we went hunting for some fun, affordable gifts of the handmade variety to celebrate love, we intended to write only one post about our Etsy finds. But we came across such a great variety that we couldn’t resist showing you more. Today the first eight, tomorrow the next! 1. Wool [...]

by Lynn and Corey Lisa Sharp is one of those myriad “ordinary” women, whose interest in environmentalism has translated into a passion not only to share her view with others via her blog, Retro Housewife Goes Green, but also to encourage and support local change by doing rather than by just talking. From her small [...]

by Lynn Watch out! I’m on my soapbox today! I’m 65 years old and delighted to be alive. Unfortunately, many friends didn’t make it this far, so I refuse to complain–much. But something has me a bit upset lately. It’s the lack of eco-friendly styles and clothing for women of a certain age and accompanying–normal, if [...]

In honor of National Moms Night Out day (evening?) Thursday, March 18, fellow radio host, Rachel Wright, of Time for Some R&R, is offering two Celebrate Green! readers, followers, fans, listeners or anyone who just plain likes us, the opportunity to win a copy of  her book, Moms Night Out: Even Inmates Get Time off [...]