Locavore Beauty: The Next Step

Locavore Beauty: The Next Step Now is a great time to consider shopping for your beauty and bath products outside of large department stores or online retail giants.  For the same reason you might have changed your food buying habits, and are now shopping at farmer’s markets or through food cooperatives, so too, would you Continue reading


The Food Revolution Needs YOU!

The Food Revolution Needs YOU! Jamie Oliver and his food revolution came to my neighborhood not long ago.  I have a little mom-crush on him, and hope he manages to outmaneuver the LAUSD in his quest to bring some food reform to their antiquated school lunch program.   It’s very “of the moment” that he made Continue reading


Go Green For Your Child’s Birthday Party

How To Go Green For Your Child’s Birthday Party Whirling dervishes we mothers are:  at any one time juggling dozens of things on our to do list, staying on top of everyone’s schedules, keeping the household running, squeezing in exercise time (!), a few hours sleep – and oh yeah, doing what we have to Continue reading


A reminder about 66 million plastic water bottles….

A reminder about 66 million plastic water bottles…. Every now and then, it’s important to re-aquaint ourselves with some basic eco facts.   The conventional wisdom is that the general public needs to constantly have relatable facts put in front of them to help them begin to shift their behavior toward a more sustainable model.   The mantra of “it’s the small Continue reading