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Get rid of ants!

I’ve always used borax to get rid of ants, but it’s one of those solutions I’m not thrilled with. Borax isn’t good for kids or pets to ingest, even though it’s all natural, so I have to be careful where I put it – only, the ants aren’t so selective about where they go.
So here [...]

Can green be frugal?

What do you say? Can going green help your wallet? When I look at ‘eco-friendly’ products on the market I tend to be a little put off by the price. As a mother of 3, it just seems easier to buy store brand mac & cheese for $0.48/box than to put up the cash for [...]

50 Must-read blogs for the conscientious consumer

Check out this post over at Organicasm. They have list of 50 must-read blogs, separated by category. I’d have to say, these are some of the best green blogs in the blogosphere. Parenting, home, food, etc. – there’s something for everyone there. (And you’ll see Broom Huggers is listed there too! Not to toot our [...]

Chemical-free kid products? For free? Count me in!

Jules, a fellow mommy-blogger, over at Everyday Mommy is giving away a complete set of Kiss My Face kids’ products. It’s chemical free and they don’t test on animals. Organic ingredients too! They use responsible production methods and take care of the environment. The set includes hand wash, soap, lip balm, toothpaste, detangler, and more! [...]

Do you do poo?

Well, natural fertilizer doesn’t have to be the butt of potty jokes. You can actually use kitchen waste to make your own fertilizer for your yard and garden. Why? You’ll save money and send less to the landfill, reduce your climate footprint, and you’ll be creating your very own concoction – and who doesn’t like [...]

Food-friendly insecticide

What do you do to control bugs and little critters on your vegetable garden? Are you ready for this? (Drum roll please…) Rhubarb!
Rhubarb leaf tea, that is. Next time you buy some rhubarb to make your fantastic strawberry-rhubarb pie, don’t discard the leaves.

Pesticides and pregnancy

The December issue of Environmental Health Perspectives has an interesting article that links childhood cancers – Acute Leukemia and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma – to the mother’s use of or exposure to pesticides and insecticides during pregnancy.
It’s based on a study done in France that looked at non-agricultural families. This is the first study to test the [...]

Corrupted strawberries?

Strawberries are going onto my list of things to buy organic. The EPA just approved a new pesticide for use on strawberries to replace Methyl bromide, which has been banned by international treaties for ozone depletion. the new pesticide, methyl iodide is also a highly toxic fumigant, a neurotoxin, carcinogen, and has been linked to [...]

The experiment continues

Well, at least the consequences of the experiment. See, I have 2 toddlers. Toddlers and cherries do not mix.
Cherry juice doesn’t come out of clothes as easily as it slides off my laminate countertops. And a very nice Janie & Jack striped polo has become a casualty of the cherries.
As an afternote, I realized after [...]

Worst baby-making months

Joni Mitchell said it best, “…Hey, farmer, farmer, put away that DDT now. Give me spots on my apples, just leave me the birds and the bees, please!…” Now we can add to the birds and the bees line, babies and brains too!
News this week? Babies conceived in the summer months don’t do as well [...]