Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Tips

Halloween Costume Ideas: Thrift Store

September 25, 2013

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that help Crafty Garden Mama to grow. Last week, I covered my ideas for a Green Halloween and they included a mention of how to find Halloween costume ideas at your local thrift/consignment shops. I swung by one of our favorites, Once Upon a Child, in order to […]

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Weekend Links

September 21, 2013

Welcome to the weekend! I am thrilled to be at Saturday and have no firm plans today other than to head to Whole Foods and see what our local organic farm stand has to offer. Rumor has it that they have PYO apples and I aim to check it out. I am restarting this Saturday […]

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Uncommon Goods Better to Give Program

September 12, 2013

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post and may contain affiliate links. All thoughts and opinions are my own. As we develop our shopping habits here at casa de Crafty Garden Mama, we continually look for companies that give back. The Uncommon Goods catalog graces our mailbox several times a year and I was thrilled to […]

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Green Halloween Ideas

September 11, 2013

Disclosure: This post may include affiliate links to help Crafty Garden Mama grow. With Back to School season fading into the distance, it’s that time of year to start talking about green Halloween ideas. Yes, I said it, Halloween. A lot of folks may be wondering how we handle coming up with green Halloween ideas […]

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DIY Sweepstakes for Blog Cabin 2013

September 4, 2013

There is DIY Sweepstakes that is coming to a close for the Blog Cabin 2013. Have you entered to win? Recently, I was relaxing on the couch and flipping through the Xfinity On Demand options and I came across Blog Cabin hosted by Chris Grundy. I blog. I like cabins. So, I thought, let’s give […]

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CSA and Food Justice Leader: Tezozomoc

July 31, 2013

Welcome to the fourth installment of interviews that I have been doing with the 2013 NRDC Growing Green award winners. My previous interviews have been with Brianna Sandoval, Larry Jacobs, and Russ Kremer, and I am so excited to introduce you to CSA and Food Justice Leader Tezozomoc. Tezozomoc (Tezo) is a pioneer in the […]

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Sustainability in Farming with Russ Kremer

July 10, 2013

Sustainability plays a large part in how we shop for food each week. I am constantly looking for options where the livestock farmers keep sustainability in mind in their day to day operations. So, it was my pleasure to interview Russ Kremer, the “Pope of Pork,” whose Heritage Acres pork is a supplier to Chipotle […]

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Weekend Links

July 6, 2013

I keep finding some great links and stories during the week, and I would love to start to use Saturdays as a way to share them with you. So, here is the inaugural Weekend Links for Crafty Garden Mama. Mohonk Mountain House is a lovely resort in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. They […]

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Living Green While Entertaining

July 3, 2013

This post may contain affiliate links about living green in order to help support the growing of Crafty Garden Mama. 4th of July is filled with celebrations and I’m so excited to share my living green tips as a part of the Progressively Perfect Virtual Dinner Party Blog Hop. Living green during the 4th of […]

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Kale Recipes: Super Green & Greek Yogurt Chips

June 30, 2013

Disclosure: I was provided with yogurt and kale coupons from Stonyfield and Earthbound Farms in order to facilitate this recipe. All opinions , desire to create kale recipes and ability to operate a blender are my own.   Kale recipes are always something that I am searching for to help us get more leafy greens […]

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