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Thank you!

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After much soul-searching, Renee and I have decided to cease blogging here at EnviroMom. We've loved this community and have learned so much from our readers over the years. Hopefully we've imparted a little green insight as well. Though we...

Savoring summer

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I'm starting to wonder where the time went. Here it is. The middle of summer. Or even later, depending on when your kids go back to school! We've been busy with the normal summer activities. Picking berries at our favorite...

Coolest use of trash: the OK Go This Too Shall Pass video

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Most of you have probably seen this video already...I'm sure it was all over Facebook when it first came out. The band OK Go had 20 engineers construct an enormous, elaborate Rube Goldberg machine primarily out of used objects for...

in.gredients: the first packaging-free grocery store in the US

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Have you heard about this grocery store opening in Austin, Texas? It's like your bulk food dream come true: a grocery store without packaging. in.gredients will offer an array of foods including the usual bulk offerings, but also dairy, oils,...

Getting back in the groove with composting

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My name is Heather Hawkins, and it's been nine months since I last composted my food scraps. I think a support group for greenies-who've-fallen-off-the-wagon could be a good thing, yes? Could you use one? Well, consider this your circle of...

Got tent? Great American Backyard Campout: June 25, 2011

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The Portland forecast for Saturday looks amazing (and just what's up with that? we expect clouds, cold and rain in June, thankyouverymuch!). So our family's participation looks good for the Great American Backyard Campout on Saturday, June 25. If you're...

Helpful instructional video on use of dual-flush toilets (with ZOMBIES)

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Over the past year, Portland Public Schools has been switching out old toilets for new, water-conserving dual-flush models. This happened at our school sometime in the middle of the school year, and since I carry the torch as the local,...

Everything I ever wanted to know about plastics, but was afraid to ask

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I recently finished reading the book, Plastic, A Toxic Love Story, by Susan Freinkel. It was an eye opener for me. Plastic is something I've just not wanted to get into. Over the past few years, don't get me wrong,...

Booyah! Twenty-one catalogs cancelled in one hour

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We are soooo happy to be in our new house. But it seems the previous owner had some sort of catalog addiction because we've received 21 product-laden glossies in the past 8 mailing days. Insanity! Instead of taking the easy...

One of those 'moms who spend too much time on the Internet gossiping about toxic chemicals'

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I'm the first to admit I know next to nuthin on plastics, toxins, chemicals, blah-blah-blah, zzzzzzz. See? It happens every time! String those words together and I'm asleep in record time. Just like Grandpa Simpson. Drooling and snoring. But I...

Before you recycle those moving boxes, try reuse first

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We moved! Again. After renting for six months, we finally bought a house and moved in last weekend. Stuff from storage that we hadn't seen all this time moved in, too. We had (and still have) boxes everywhere. A cross-country...

Best Mother's Day Ever

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Last year on Mother's Day, a group of some of my favorite moms met to go for a nature walk in a nearby state park with our families. We all got together at our local neighborhood elementary school. We had...

National Prescription Drug Takeback Event: April 30, 2011

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Sorry for the late notice on this. Tomorrow, Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10am to 2pm, the DEA is hosting a national prescription drug takeback day. Search for a collection site near you. It's best to dispose of prescription drugs...

Green remodeling: reuse, recycling and time capsules

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On Monday morning, our kitchen remodel kicked off. And yesterday, the porta-potty was delivered. So that makes it official! It seems like we've been discussing kitchen stuff now since the invention of dirt. So many things to think about and...

Happy Earth Day!

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It's Earth Day. Do your best to be green. Today and every day. Thank you for all that you do.