How To Throw A Eco-Friendly Kid’s Birthday Party

June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Eco Friendly Birthday PartyThis weekend I threw my third birthday party at my home for my daughter. I have refined my approach throughout the years and learned a lot from this years party I can apply to future parties. I need to fully disclose that some of my advice is based on lessons of things I have not done but know I need to do.

The ideal time to start planning a green children’s birthday party is 2 to 3 months before the date you want to throw the party. This gives you the most flexibility to do the most you can to be green.

Theme: I have always talked to my daughter for a long time about what kinds of party she wants. I prefer to throw parties at home and so far she has enjoyed that. I feel like parties at home are more fun but it also allows me to reduce the waste created. I guarantee you can find a green tie in to any theme. [Read more...]

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Saving The World

June 12, 2013 by 1 Comment

superhero capesIf you follow me on social media you might have noticed that I have been a little quiet lately and it is because I am busy saving the world. Well not really that sounds weird. I have been working with a group that is fighting a natural gas compressor station we have had several meetings in the last few weeks and it has taken a lot of time. All of the time spent on that project has been worthwhile but it has cut into some of my time to write and interact with you on social media.

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Reducing Food Waste Recipe: Honey Banana Bread

June 11, 2013 by 1 Comment

Honey Banane BreadAs World Environment Day worked to make all of us understand around the world food gets wasted everyday. I am starting a new series here of recipes you make to reduce your food waste. American waste about 40% of the food they purchase per year. I am going work to help us reduce that waste. Here is the first of a series of recipes I am going to post on how to reduce your food waste.

I started with my son and my favorite Honey Banana Bread. We love bananas in our house and we have them here all the time but sometimes the temperature or the environment in the house otherwise makes the bananas ripen to fast so I have a need to make something else with them. The other thing we love in our house in yogurt. This recipe also calls for yogurt so it helps us reduce our waste by being able to use two common but perishable ingredients our house to make a great snack or breakfast item (yes, I have had it for breakfast, there are healthier options but….) [Read more...]

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Unacceptable Levels: The Documentary

June 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment

facts from unacceptable levels image Even before I was a Mom I always wonder: What is in the air I breathe? The water I drink? The food I eat? Even the things I put on my skin? When I was a child I had a friend who had to be home schooled with a tutor after the chemicals they started spraying in school made her so ill she could not walk into the building. Film maker Ed Brown asked many of these same things after his wife suffered two miscarriages (they now have two beautiful children). He traveled around the country with his video camera to interview top minds in the fields of science, advocacy and law and learned there are unacceptable levels of chemicals in so many things including our bodies.

Approximately 200 synthetic industrial chemicals interact with our cells every single day. Ed’s documentary titled Unacceptable Levels dissects the ways chemicals saturate our homes and environment amida backdrop of a glaring lack of regulation. It chronicles the results of the post-WWII chemical boom and details common avenues of exposure, from food to fluoride to toxic sludge. [Read more...]

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Coyotes, Bears, and Ticks Oh My!

June 6, 2013 by 1 Comment

Montclair-Police-Fire-Assist-in-Bear-CaptureThere has been a ton of controversy in our neck of the wood about wildlife this week. The local on-line news source has been posting many stories about coyote sightings within a few miles of my home including an injury to one local dog by the coyote. The coyote sightings were quickly replaced with black bear sightings. Facebook updates with pictures and local Twitter trends have paralyzed local residents as we watch for the bear.

On Tuesday, the young cub seen all around town was visiting the local art museum and even past the local Whole Foods on his way to one of the many train stations taking us locals to New York City for work. Many commuters saw the bear in a tree when they boarded their elevated rail trains and tweeted his exact location. The cops arrived and scared the bear into staying in the tree till animal control can arrive. [Read more...]

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