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Giving Cloth = Giving Evergreen

Posted by on August 18, 2010
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One can't really pinpoint a specific seasons for baby showers - you can expect as long as babies are born throughout the year, so the anticipatory parties are held constantly. The other day, while having coffee out, I happened to hear a conversation near me where one person wondered aloud what to get a friend for her upcoming shower. Usually at these parties you'll find gifts like blankets and booties and the Boppy, or maybe a group of friends pools in their cash for something bigger and … [Read more...]

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GroVia Debuts Partners In Nurture Program

Posted by on August 16, 2010
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We are always proud to recommend GroVia diapers along with the other terrific brands of cloth diapers on the market. We've learned recently that Grovia has launched an educational program, Partners in Nuture, designed to help parents contemplating that move from disposable to cloth gain more insight into why it's better to go green - not just in terms of clothing but all aspects of birthing and parenting. GroVia's press release reads in part: As part of its mission to make environmentally … [Read more...]

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A Different Kind of Green

Posted by on August 15, 2010
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A wonderfully brilliant friend of mine recently welcomed his very first child into the world - a gorgeous little boy who came out of the womb smiling and seems to be embracing the world with the same gusto as his dad. At a dinner recently, I found myself marveling at their environmentally friendly commitment as we feasted on vegetables from their own garden and washed it down with a delightful home brewed beer. Young Phillip was asleep on a quilt made from his grandfather's old work shirts … [Read more...]

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Tangled Up in Blue (or Red or Green…)

Posted by on August 14, 2010
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I had the pleasure of running into an old friend I hadn't seen in years, and was introduced to her beautiful toddler girl. She looked absolutely adorable in her little pink dress, and when I said as much my friend rolled her eyes and sighed lightly. When she and her husband first learned they were having a girl she said, they'd swore not to make her a "pink" baby, but rather treat her to a wardrobe of varied colors to help express some individuality for their daughter. Of course, at the baby … [Read more...]

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No Rest for the Working Mom?

Posted by on August 12, 2010
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While checking Twitter today, I happened across a snip of conversation, presumably about whether or not a one should give cloth diapers a try. The tweet read something to the effect of, "I'd buy cloth, but I'm a working mom and too busy to consider them." Well, considering that we have on staff a number of working moms, it certainly made for interesting water cooler conversation today! All the same, we can understand the working mom's frustration: you put in 8-9 hours at a job, pick your baby up … [Read more...]

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Getting Your Team On Board

Posted by on August 11, 2010
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Even if you’re a committed and loyal fan of cloth diapering, at some point you’re going to hand that little cloth covered bum over to a friend, a relative or a caregiver and hope that they know how to handle…whatever comes out. Cloth Diapers, Really?! Old-school cloth diapers were behemoth cotton monsters meant to folded and crowded into industrial weight plastic pants. The elastic around the baby’s legs and belly left angry red welts and invited moisture rashes. Removing the … [Read more...]

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For those who think an Ecological Footprint is a fungus…

Posted by on August 6, 2010
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Your Ecological Footprint basically measures your particular "impact" on the Earth. Parents teach their children that every decision has a direct or indirect consequence, whether good or bad. When the same logic is applied to using cloth diapers, or any of the other demands humanity makes on nature, the rationalizations begin. "Consequences? What consequences?" becomes the mantra of those wanting to go about their life blindly, as if all of humanity isn't comprised of one collective, … [Read more...]

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