We just visited the new Crate&Barrel funriture store in Minneapolis, MN. The modern storefront is striking. The inside is like a wonderland to me, especially now that we can see the furniture in person. Crate&Barrel has always been a favorite of mine. Now they are even more a favorite since I discovered [...]

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Organic Baby is a great resource for any new parent and any parent looking to go green. It is chalk full of advise on how to navigate the modern, toxic world we live in to make the best choices for you and your baby.

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I am sure at this point you are asking yourself what in the world is a baby concierge? It is a dream come true and I wish I had known about it when I was planning for baby.

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Little ones spend a lot of time on the ground crawling around so it is important to use safe, non-toxic cleaners on carpets and rugs. Petite Planet asked us if we had any advice on eco-friendly rug cleaners. Whether you want to do the cleaning yourself or hire someone to do the cleaning [...]

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I just stumbled upon a great site for all that is cool for kids called YoKiddo. As the sites About page explains “We have the best stuff for yo’ kiddo. Yokiddo is a design blog for the most innovative, quirky or fun kids and baby gear, where you can save anything you like to [...]

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One of the greatest parts of decorating the nursery is finding all the great toys to go in it. Being a stay-at-home mom myself and needing to stick to a budget, I challenged myself to find cool, modern, eco-friednly toys for $10. Pictured above is SisterSueDesigns Girls Rock Cloth Play Block for $8.

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The market for eco-friendly textiles is starting to explode with options. Our new favorite for solid color organic cotton is Tenfold Organic Textiles. Their beautiful certified organic fabrics are naturally dyed and fair trade. They use a variety of natural dye materials including indigo leaves, madder root, turmeric, pomegranate rind, onion skins, [...]

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In Minnesota yesterday, there were 3 separate instances of young children falling out of windows in their home.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to those babies and their families.  We hope they are all safe and recover quickly.  

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Sign up and take the EarthLab.com Earth Day Challenge. The quiz only takes a few minutes and asks you things like what kind of car do you drive, how many flights do you take a year, and what is your average energy bill. The answers you give are used to calculate your ECP [...]

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If you are like us, you had to move out some old “junk” from an office or spare bedroom to make room for the nursery. Well, it would be very un-green to let that “junk” end up in a landfill somewhere. So, what do you do with all that old stuff?

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