We started taking our kids camping when they were both still in diapers. They were used to playing outside anyway, so camping seemed normal, only better, since they got to sleep in a tent and roast marshmallows around a live fire. By the time they were five and seven, they could hike all day — […]
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Please: “Bury” Me Before I Die
Well, not exactly. I mean, I don’t want to be buried alive, or anything weird like that. But I’ve been to enough funerals and burials to know that they’re usually wasted on the person being laid to rest. The people left behind – those still alive, in other words – get to have all the fun. […]
Green Moms Want Safer, Cleaner Transportation Choices
The sickening disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is irrefutable evidence: We face a moral imperative to use less oil. But how can we cut back if, as President Bush once famously said, “We’re addicted to oil”? The fearless women behind the Green Moms Carnival tackle the issue head-on this month. Jen at PuddleJumping in […]
Green Moms Create a (Blog) Carnival
In the true spirit of the “web,” moms who blog about green issues are joining together to launch a blog carnival to share information and resources related to protecting their kids as well as the planet. The brainchild of Lynn Miller, who blogs at OrganicMania, “Green Moms Carnival” will feature submissions around rotating themes related […]