An Organized Pantry is a Green Pantry

October 31, 2011

Part of our goal in living greener is to be less wasteful. I think we do well when it comes to recycling, figuring out where to consign clothes, having Pickup Please come and get unwanted household items, and growing our own food. However, this has not been my forte when it comes to grocery shopping, […]

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A Good Autumnal Porch

October 23, 2011

As the leaves start to change, the wind picks up a little and the smell of Pumpkin Spice Lattes hits the air by Starbucks, I start to get excited about my porch. I don’t dress up my porch in spring or summer, and winter really only sees the addition of lights in the hedges near […]

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International Babywearing Week

October 13, 2011

I was pleased to see on the web that this week is International Babywearing Week. It also happens to be Attachment Parenting Month, so this post fits into two notches, I guess. We have definitely leaned toward the Attachment Parenting methods in our house and babywearing has been a wonderful part of the experience. The […]

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A Child’s Birthday: Local, Simple, Crafty and Green

October 8, 2011

When we started to think about what to do for the Tomato’s first birthday, we talked about keeping it simple and tried to figure out how much we could do on our own before we looked to buying new items or prepared foods. Below you will find the details of what we did (I was […]

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oompa Company and Purchase Review

September 9, 2011

oompa is a good site to find eco-friendly toys for kids. I found it shortly after Tomato was born and it has been a great resource for us to order gifts for her and other children. Their mission is to provide buyers with simple, imaginative toys that are made of natural fabrics, fibers and other […]

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We Love Boon Review

September 8, 2011

We are big boon fans here at Casa Crafty Garden Mama. Not only do we like the design aesthetic of this company, but we also like their efforts to be a green and safe company for kids. We first found boon products when we were doing Tomato’s baby registry at Buy Buy Baby (an incredible […]

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Cozi Calendar Saves the Day…

September 6, 2011

…and the week, the month and possibly our year. Cozi Calendar is an online calendar, to-do list, recipe file and overall organizational wonder. We have been using it in earnest for the last two months and it has been awesome. Yes, I said awesome and I really mean it. It has taken this family from […]

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The Harvest Before the Hurricane

August 28, 2011

With Hurrican Irene bearing down on the East Coast this weekend, we chose Friday to haul in some of the veggies that were ready to be harvested. We had a good start to some carrots and now know that we can let them stay in a little longer barring any other natural disasters. Scarlet Nantes […]

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Pinterest Time!

August 22, 2011

I stumbled across Pinterest a few months ago when some other bloggers began talking about it. After getting and invite after a couple of days, I was ready to start! It is a phenomenal website that is slowly helping me to convert my large “idea files” into paperless online pinboards. This is helping me to […]

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Snow Cowl

August 15, 2011

Earlier this summer, I posted about starting the Snow Cowl by Margaux of tentenknits. Almost a year ago, I knit the Luxe Cowl that she designed and loved the simplicity of the pattern and the pace at which it can be knit. This pattern lived right up to my expectations of the last. Margaux has […]

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