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Wed, Oct. 10, 2012
Family Life
Posted by LisaFerber

Foods We Love: Barley

I've always found there to be something comforting about barley. Whether in barley soup, or barley and mushrooms, the soft doughiness of it has that homey quality that a person can sink their teeth into. Barley has been cultivated since 8,000 BCE, beginning in Ethiopia and Southeast Asia....
Fri, Oct. 05, 2012
Family Life, Pregnancy and Parenting
Posted by sheila hollender
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Must Reading: Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

A new book by Florence Williams, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, explores a topic that is generally glossed over in the conversation about environmental toxins. After giving birth to her second child, Williams had her breast milk tested for various pesticides and toxins, including flame...
Thu, Oct. 04, 2012
Family Life, Pregnancy and Parenting
Posted by the Inkslinger

Halloween Costumes That Won't Frighten the Planet

The surest sign that autumn is knocking at the gate comes each year in the dying light of late September. Over a dinner plate filled with garden finality, my daughter will invariably look up out of the blue and ask in sudden panic, "Hey! What am I going to be for Halloween?"   We...
Wed, Oct. 03, 2012
Green Cleaning, Family Life, Pregnancy and Parenting
Posted by RealMomofNJ
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Baby Laundry in 4 Steps

Baby laundry. It's not that hard to do.  It's just that the volume and frequency at which you do it makes it seem overwhelming. The tiny clothes are so cute, but a full load of baby wash seems to have about 1000x the number of articles as an adult load. And thanks to spit-up, baby food...
Mon, Oct. 01, 2012
Family Life, Sustainability
Posted by the Inkslinger
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The Great Organic Panic That Isn't

Say it ain't so! A new study being reported just about everywhere finds (gasp!) that organic foods (no!) are no more nutritious (horror!) than conventional foods (shock!). Media alarms are blaring. Big Agriculture is crowing. Consumers are confused, and just about everyone appears to have...