Eco-Tip Tuesdays

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Plant a Tree or Two

It is autumn, which in most parts of the country is an optimal time to plant trees. As we learned in 3rd grade biology, trees are essential to life. They create the very air we breathe and filter air pollution. What you may not know is that they build soil and help soak up stormwater [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Reduce, Reuse, then Recycle

There is a reason that recycling comes last in the often-repeated maxim of “reduce, reuse, recycle.” That is where it should be: a last resort. Recycling is what we do with something when we have exhausted all opportunities to redesign the product to be more durable, to reuse or repair it, or to simply do [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Diaper Duty

Babies do a lot of pooping. In fact, the average baby goes through an average of 6-8 diapers a day. Unless you practice elimination communication, your baby will use an average of 6,500 diapers before potty training at roughly 30 months old. If you use disposables, this costs about $100 a month, or $3,000 per [...]

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Healthy, Eco Friendly Baby Food

If you ever looked on the back of a jar of baby food or a box of rice cereal, the first thing you may notice is added modified starches, sugars, corn syrup, or preservatives—even in the organic ones. Your baby certainly doesn’t need any of these things, and some could even be outright harmful.

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Babies Make Great Eco-Fashion

Being an eco-conscious parent often means taking a look at the footprint of all the baby gear we are told we just have to have in order to properly raise our children. Sometimes this means finding greener choices (like cloth diapers instead of disposables), sometimes this means reusing hand-me-down onesies from your older sister, and [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Upgrade Your Greedy Appliances

If you’ve got appliances that are more than 10 to 15 years old, they are probably using 70 to 90 percent more power than new models, and you can make a significant cut in energy use by replacing them.

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