Articles tagged “Green Your Nursery”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Why Aren't We Hearing More About Flame Retardants? By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Food & Health Jun 24 2010 PBDEs tend to be the forgotten toxin, but they're in your furniture, mattresses and baby goods. Here's how to get involved in the campaign for safer chemicals in consumer goods. + READ MORE

How Farmers Can Slash Costs and Stop Using Propane By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Jun 24 2010 Corn kernels and rainwater barrels are saving farmers at the University of Missouri thousands of dollars in heating costs. Find out how. + READ MORE

With All the Toxins Found in Breast Milk, Is Breastfeeding Still the Healthiest Option? By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden May 12 2010 "Were it regulated like infant formula, the breast milk of many US mothers would not be able to be legally sold on supermarket shelves." + READ MORE

Safe Options for BPA-Free Baby Bottles By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Food & Health Feb 19 2010 If you're bottle-feeding your baby, you already know it's a good idea to avoid plastics that contain BPA's. Here are two great, durable, safe options for baby bottles. + READ MORE

Decorate Baby's Nursery with Vintage Story Book Images By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Feb 10 2010 Frame pages from your favorite childhood books and hang them in your child's nursery. This easy DIY decor makes a nursery inviting and familiar, and brings new life to books that are falling apart. + READ MORE

Perfect Your Nursery with a Homemade Mobile By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Dec 9 2009 A simple mobile made from embroidery hoops and felt is a perfect finishing touch for any nursery. + READ MORE

10 Ways to Detox Your Home for Babies and Kids By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Nov 4 2009 Cleaning products under a kitchen sink during a greenproofing session with Alexandra Zissu. + READ MORE

7 Electric Motorcycles, Green Baby's Wardrobe and Reduce Your Carbon "Forkprint" By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Nov 11 2008 Check out our round-up of seven cool, electric motorcycles! Green baby's winter wardrobe and nursery with these five organic children's products. Reduce your carbon "forkprint" with To-Go Ware. All this and more, today on TreeHugger! + READ MORE

6 Reuses for Baby Name Books By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Aug 21 2008 Ooh, baby. A lot goes into preparing for a baby, as The Green Team found out firsthand after helping Shepard Fairey green over his daughter's nursery. But having an organic nursery isn't the only way to give your kid a green start. Stopping waste and clutter before it start is also important. + READ MORE

Ready, Set, Green, Week Three: Oh, Baby! By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 1 2008 I may not have any children, but that doesn't mean I never cruise the baby aisle at the toy store: With five of my friends giving birth to daughters last year and my cousin and sister-in-law both scheduled to deliver before the end of 2008, I've blown my baby-gift budget by more than I care to admit. I just can't pass by teeny clothes and bright colored toys that rattle, light up, and make noise. + READ MORE

Making Your Nursery Organic! By Elizabeth Seward IN Home & Garden Jun 19 2008 If you're greening your home like the people are on Greenovate and you have young children (or one on the way), creating an organic nursery can be done without too much trouble. Here are some tips if you?re in the market to make your nursery as eco-friendly as possible: + READ MORE

Budgeting your Green: How to help the environment, and your pocketbook By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect May 14 2008 Is it possible to create and refine a more "green-friendly" lifestyle without seriously breaking the bank? + READ MORE

Four Tips For Buying Mom Eco-Friendly Roses By Jessica Root IN Home & Garden May 9 2008 Mother's Day is just around the bend, so for all you gift-giving procrastinators out there, how about showing mom you care with a bouquet of organic, Fair Trade roses? + READ MORE

Choose Safer Baby Furniture By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden May 8 2008 It's rough out there for a parent: It seems like everyone and everything is out to kill your baby, or at least turn your precious bundle of joy into the drooling, monosyllabic Fratelli brother from "The Goonies." + READ MORE

Share Gardening Catalogs With Your Kids By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 17 2008 Difficulty level: Easy While mail-order seed catalogs are meant to entice adult gardeners, their appealing images can also spark children's interest in learning more about gardening, the environment, along with food and nutrition, according to Evelyn Neier, a horticulturist and state coordinator for the Kansas Junior... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Get Rid of Products With Bisphenol A By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Mar 5 2008 Andy Warhol: Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962; MoMa We have mentioned the dangers of gender-bender chemical bisphenol A from polycarbonate bottles, baby bottles, as well as in our Detox Your Home series in the kitchen and the nursery. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: In the Nursery, Part 2 By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Feb 22 2008 This is the second part of Detox Your Home: In the Nursery. Fast-growing line California Baby offers an array of natural products that rank high on the list, while Avalon Organics offers a full line of products made from organic ingredients. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: In the Nursery, Part 1 By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Feb 22 2008 Because their bodies are still growing, babies and children are more vulnerable to environmental pollutants than adults. Give your bundle of joy a head start by creating a safe, healthy, and nontoxic haven, free of hazards that could hinder his or her mental and physical development. + READ MORE

Green Your Nursery: Choose Eco-Friendly Furnishing (Part 2) By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2007 Now that you know what to look out for while you're decking out your little nipper-to-be's nursery, here's a cheat sheet of some of the companies that are transforming infant digs into the safe, non-toxic-and environmentally savvy-retreats they were always meant to be.Meanwhile, you willn't have to break down the crib... + READ MORE

Green Your Nursery: Choose Eco-Friendly Furnishing (Part I) By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 28 2007 Floors? Buy pre-owned: A safer, eco-friendlier, and more frugal option is to buy used: Furniture more than a few years old is likely to have released all its harmful chemical fumes by the time it's ready for your kinder, making them fine options next to buying furniture made from solid wood, wicker, or rattan. + READ MORE