Category Archives: Helpful Sites
How many Earths do you need?
This Footprint Calculator is a short little animated quiz to determine how many Earths you need to support your lifestyle. It will ask a series of questions to determine your Ecological Footprint, how much productive land and sea is needed to support your activities. Once you finish, you’ll be met with some ideas for reducing your footprint. As with any … Continue reading
U.S. POPClock Projection
I have been way slow in posting this week, it’s been a busy week around here. Last night we sat down to watch a movie and one of the “previews” was this commercial from thetruth.com. The part where the sign is being held up that says “Tobacco kills 1200 a day”, just really got me thinking. If that many a … Continue reading
Free: Medela BPA-free breastmilk bottle
Medela is and always has been BPA-free. To help calm mom’s fears, they are offering one free BPA-free breastmilk bottle. All you need to do is join the Medela Community. The community offers you a free place to get to know other expectant and nursing moms! You can read more on the plastics that Medela uses on this page.
Eco-Friendly Fundraising
For the past few days I have been on the lookout. My son’s soccer team needs money for tournaments and things and I was thinking a fundraiser would be an excellent idea. I get tired of the same old fundraisers all the time and my kids aren’t even in school. What I want is an eco-friendly, environmentally concious, green fundraiser. … Continue reading
Healthy & Organic Coupons
As a mom, I’m always looking for ways to save money while keeping my kids healthy. Enter Mambo Sprouts. Sign up to have coupon books sent to your home. Soon they plan to implement printable coupons! While you’re there, check out all the great things Mambo Sprouts has to offer — recipes, articles, coloring pages and more!
Healthy & Organic Coupons
As a mom, I’m always looking for ways to save money while keeping my kids healthy. Enter Mambo Sprouts. Sign up to have coupon books sent to your home. Soon they plan to implement printable coupons! While you’re there, check out all the great things Mambo Sprouts has to offer — recipes, articles, coloring pages and more!
Free Seeds to Save the Honeybee
Colony Collapse Disorder – the drastic rise in the number of disappearances of Western Honeybee Colonies in North America. Bees are annoying, so why is it a big deal that they’re disappearing? Well, approximately 1/3 of the food we eat depends on honey bees for pollination! With the bees disappearing, the pollinating of crops is getting more and more difficult. … Continue reading
Story of Stuff
This is a great 20 minute film worth watching with your entire family. It’s a wonderful look at our consumer driven society. See the effect that our “must buy” mentality has on the environment. The film is narrated by activist Annie Leonard and covers the extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal of goods. It’s done in a kid-friendly way that … Continue reading