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Thu, Dec. 03, 2009
Family Life, Pregnancy and Parenting
Posted by Seventh Generation
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Win a Chance to Join Seventh Generation on Capitol Hill

Your family could join Seventh Generation on Capitol Hill as we demand chemical policy reform from Congress. Join the Million Baby Crawl today. Create a crawler, then ask you friends and family to send your crawler a support message. You’ll receive a sweepstakes entry for the Washington, D.C....
Fri, Nov. 20, 2009
Family Life
Posted by sheila.B
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Women Helping Women

In the last few months it has become painfully apparent to me that the primary job I held for the last 17 years -- mothering my children -- has come to an end. Two of our three children have left the nest, and with only a very self-sufficient 15-year-old at home, I realized that it was time to exit...
Wed, Nov. 18, 2009
Family Life
Posted by Francineinthe206
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Natural Remedies for Dealing with the Sniffles

I am a lightweight when it comes to cold medicines. Over-the-counter decongestants make me feel as though someone slipped me a Mickey. A Mickey the size of a Frisbee. There was one memorable day when I was at my first job, eager to impress and reluctant to call in sick. I went to work loaded up on...
Fri, Nov. 13, 2009
Family Life
Posted by White Rhino

A Chemical Reaction: The Story of a True Green Revolution

We are sponsoring the movie A Chemical Reaction: The Story of a True Green Revolution on November 18th from 6:30-8:00pm at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington, Vermont. The movie is a true story of the impacts that chemical pesticides and herbicides have on children and adults...
Wed, Nov. 11, 2009
Family Life
Posted by accidentallyonp...

One Day You Wake Up Green

I have a confession: I worry that deep down I can be profoundly superficial. Take green living. I can remember back in the early '90s when my husband and I settled in a hamlet so dense with tree huggers our friends dubbed it "Park Oats." Virtually everyone in our neighborhood wore Birkenstock...