Reduce, Reuse… & Recycle Like a Ninja in the Dark of Night
Little Miss Four and Miss First Grader have turned my recycle bins into toy bins. Maybe you saw the genesis of this transformation here in my old post Do Good One Box at a Time.
Last year I began saving all manner of clean recyclables for...
Acting Squirrelly with Sticks & Stones
Hibernation season is upon us. Can’t you feel it in the air? You fellow northerners anyway.
Even in the frigid months when snow blankets the ground, I still want Little Miss to be able to indulge in her favorite activity: building toad...
Homegrown Giving
In the unkempt jungle that is now our backyard, we once again have produce to spare. In fact, we have more extras than ever this year.
I suspected this might be the case. Even with a little one on the way, I insisted on planting all 20 by 35...
Falling Back on the Habits
Here we are with a brand new baby and two discombobulated big sisters, an impressive family-wide sleep deficit, and and predictable, rock-bottom energy levels.
So can doing good remain in our vocabulary during such a muddled time?
Yes, but only...
The Creatures in Your Neighborhood
We all feel more protective of those spheres of life that we know well. The music enthusiasts among us support local artists; those of us with an educational history in international development seek out stores like 10,000 Villages; look within...
Do Good & Eat Well with Edible Landscapes
We’ve finally made it to planting season here in the great north. Both Little Miss Three and Miss Kindergarten love getting involved with the garden, partly because they find a squirmy, wormy pet with every shovelful of earth and partly...
Green Spring Cleaning
How can you turn a necessary, tedious chore into a family-time effort for good?
Over the last couple of weeks, our family has cleaned together. Spring cleaned, the sort of cleaning where closets get sorted through, walls get wiped down, and...
Literary Toolbox: Last Child in the Woods
Last week I posted about the importance of A Sense of Place, referring briefly to Richard Louv’s book Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder.
This week, spring is truly upon us. While our tomatoes and...
Our (more or less) Organic Family: Renewing the Commitment
Our family has been striving for a mostly-organic, local-when-possible, planet-friendly, and heart-healthy diet for years – ever since our first baby was born. Still, we occasionally need to review guidelines for good food choices, just...
A Sense of Place
A few years ago I read Richard Louv’s much-celebrated book Last Child in the Woods. In fact, I read it while I rocked my infant daughter in her first weeks. Louv’s wonderful descriptions of child-built tree houses and child-led wilderness...
