This year on our annual camping trip I was sitting with my young friend by the fire making doughboys and discussing why some people like dogs and some don’t. She’s a huge fan of dogs and told me she likes them so much because they are soft and cuddly and always like to play. I […]
The Best Bees in Massachusetts
Posted on May 19, 2016 Written by Leave a Comment
It turns out, if you want to buy 10,000 bees and a queen bee in New England, you have to plan early. In February we received confirmation that our Flow Hive would ship in late March and realized we needed to get the bees to go with it. As we started looking around, Jon and I […]
Your Perfect Lawn Makes Me Sick
Posted on May 15, 2016 Written by 4 Comments
Every day I drive the carpool to school and we drive past lots of yards. Some have gardens, some have bushes, some have scraggly grass, some have grass with brown spots, but a couple are absolutely, perfectly green. They don’t have any weeds, no dandelions, not one blade is out of place and they are […]
Creating a Beehive Co-op
Posted on May 8, 2016 Written by 2 Comments
We have bees. Not an infestation, but an actual honey beehive that we have setup in our backyard. Luckily, it’s legal here, because we’ve had some problems. Last year, I spotted the Flow Hive Indiegogo crowd funding campaign and I was in love. Unfortunately, it seemed like a lot of money to invest and we don’t know […]
How to Easily Grill Corn on the Campfire
Posted on July 26, 2015 Written by 1 Comment
This year Ellie & Christor were old enough to actually help us plan for our annual camping trip, including participating in meal planning. They declared that they were going to make pancakes, and since I know that Ellie is perfectly capable of making pancakes at home by herself, that sounded great to me. She also put in […]
I haven’t worn antiperspirant in 3 years and no one noticed
Posted on June 1, 2015 Written by Leave a Comment
A few years ago, my mom gave me crystal deodorant as a gift. I was skeptical as I am typically wary of the “green” things she gives me, as she has a tendency to fall for green washing. I had been using traditional deodorant & antiperspirant since puberty, and I really wanted to get away from it because of the […]
Green Household Products Delivered – ePantry now Grove Collaborative
Posted on May 27, 2015 Written by 1 Comment
Updated: ePantry is now Grove Collaborative Here are the reasons we love Grove Collaborative: ✦ 100% carbon neutral shipments ✦ Sustainable materials ✦ Reduce plastic waste ✦ Cruelty-free products ✦ Ingredient transparency We get our regular Grove shipments with laundry detergent, recycled toilet paper without plastic packaging, tissues and dish soap. We have switched to some of […]
Organic instant soup – Oxymoron or Life Saver?
Posted on May 21, 2015 Written by 2 Comments
Today I was thrilled to discover that I can buy ready-made, organic tortilla soup and chicken soup in a tetrapak box, off the shelf of my main stream grocery store. I am scared of putting chemicals into my body and my kids’ bodies. I see people all around us with autoimmune problems, immune problems, cancer, neurologic […]
Is Your Body Wash Killing Fish?
Posted on January 19, 2015 Written by 1 Comment
Is your shampoo, body wash, or toothpaste killing fish? Not with some crazy new chemical, but something very simple: tiny microbeads of plastic. At some point the companies that make personal care products realized that they could put tiny microbeads of plastic in products like shampoo and body wash to exfoliate or lift dirt away. Previously […]
Teaching Children about Plastics in the Ocean
Posted on January 3, 2015 Written by 4 Comments
We love going away with our friends over New Years each year. To make it more cost effective, we rent a large beach house in the winter. This year I took four young children on a walk to the beach to collect shells one afternoon. The children looked for shells and discussed how they know […]
