7th Gen Blog

For many years, I existed happily on American cheese and Velveeta. When I reached adulthood, suddenly Brie seemed like the cheese to bring to a picnic, order in a brunch omelet, or offer at a party.
 

How do you like your eggs? Organic? Free-range? Free-roaming? Shade-grown? Dolphin-safe? You've got plenty of options in a world that's laying all kinds of certifications, seals, and other promises on food and other product labels. These assurances sound great, but behind them is often a lot less than meets the eye.

Some of the wisest parental advice I ever received is that part of being a great mom is nodding and smiling at your child when they tell you about a new lesson they've learned, a lesson that you had already tried (repeatedly) to teach them. It's often hard not to bang your head on the wall or scream, "I told you so!" when you listen to your little one teach you your own lesson. All you can do is nod and smile and say, "Wow, Honey, that's great!" because sometimes, the only way they are going to learn your lesson is by testing it.

Welcome to 2013! It's a brand new year and a fresh chance to make a difference in the health of our families and the world we share. For most of us, that means committing to some New Year's resolutions, those time-honored promises that we'll do better where it counts. Here's the list that we've created at Seventh Generation. We invite you to make it yours as well.