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Recycled Ideas at the Green and Clean Mom Community

Green & Clean Mom — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:51:09 +0000

Have you visited the Green and Clean Mom Community? It’s full of amazing community members, regular posts with amazing content and some lively discussions. Kirsten of Trying to be Greener has done a fabulous job at keeping thing rolling and did you see, Kirstin has been toted as a “mom detective” over at The Soft [...]

Creative Play with Natural Pod

Green & Clean Mom — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:00:59 +0000

Plastic toys cover my house and the commercialism and junk that sometimes invade the basement, living room and children’s room…it’s too much. It’s taking away from my children just using their creativity and imagination. Whatever happened to just playing with stick, leaves and rocks and having a few toys that would keep a child busy? [...]

Green, purple, white or blue…social networking is for you!

Green & Clean Mom — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:52 +0000

Social networking and marketing, it’s powerful. All networking is powerful…regardless of your profession, whether you’re a green mommy or environmental guru. Face to face interactions, emails, Facebook, My Space, saying hi to a mom at a local playgroup, shaking hands, passing out a business card and introducing yourself. All of it is networking in some [...]

Why Should the Obama Girls Attend Public School?

Green & Clean Mom — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:03:21 +0000

Editors Note: This post comes from Jennifer Lance of Eco Child’s Play. I highly recommend stopping by Eco Child’s Play for some fun, organic advice on living a chemical-free life with your kids. They offer reviews, suggestions for toys, education and nutritional food and family activities. Sasha and Malia Obama have to be the cutest kids [...]

Green Reading Gift Ideas from EcoBrain.com

Green & Clean Mom — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:14:16 +0000

This holiday season consider giving the gift of a book, but rather than a traditional book that is made from trees and uses fuel to deliver, consider an EcoBrain eBook - the green reading choice. eBooks are instantly downloadable and readable on your desktop. No special equipment is needed for EcoBrain’s eBooks! [...]

Homemade Masala Chai Recipe

Derek — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:43:39 +0000

When the weather gets cold, one of our family’s favorite things to drink is chai. Homemade chai costs so much less than the pre-made stuff, and it also makes the house smell divine. Chai actually just means tea in general, so saying “chai tea” is redundant. The best term for it is masala chai. Most chai is [...]

Social Media and Marketing Lesson for the makers of Motrin: Don’t Mess with Moms!

Green & Clean Mom — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:11:45 +0000

Attention: Giveaway at the bottom of this post! Companies, P.R. Firms, Marketing Gurus hear this loudly “Social Media and Marketing…it can bite you in the butt if you aren’t careful.” Take a lesson from Motrin, owned by McNeil Consumer Healthcare and a brand of Ibuprofen that is learning the hard way and will need plenty of [...]

Virtual Jobs for Green People

Green & Clean Mom — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:50:17 +0000

Guest Post by Lori Stewart - http://greengigs.blogspot.com/ I am a SAHM, former science teacher, current freelancer, and work-in-progress green being. One day last summer, as I was filling my none-to-eco-friendly minivan with $4.34 per gallon gas, while thinking about the load of laundry I had to get off the clothesline before it rained, and listening to [...]

2008 Green Holiday Gift Guide

Green & Clean Mom — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:26:22 +0000

Oprah has a list of her “favorite things”and even though I’m not Oprah I still have a list of favorite things or online Christmas shopping sites that I want to share with you. The Green and Clean Mom Holiday Gift Guide has been a work in progress and I have spent hours upon hours putting [...]

Antibiotics, Tyson and Lies

Green & Clean Mom — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Editors Note: This following post was originally posted at Eat. Drink. Better. “Everybody eats, and Eat.Drink.Better invites readers to explore the environmental issues surrounding their food choices. Find information on farming practices and local markets, along with dozens of free recipes.” The second largest chicken producer in the United States has been lying to consumers. [...]