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	Good Housecleaning Baking soda, vinegar, a good soap, washing soda, and tea tree oil: five non-toxic basics to keep your house as clean and green as possible.
	Frugal Living Benefits Kids Laura Grace Weldon, author of Free Range Learning, explores five reasons why choosing a conscious and frugal lifestyle has a beneficial impact on kids.
	Rediscovering The Earth It's spring, my first spring back in the Northwest since I was a child, and the first spring I've had a garden of my own.
	The Rabbit Restaurant Growing up, the outdoors was a place of abundance and beauty. I was raised in rural Ohio on nearly four acres of land that included 28 apple trees and a large vegetable garden planted and tended to every summer by my family and me.
	The Clothesline Fifteen dollars, a trip to the local hardware store, and I was all set. One retractable clothesline, guaranteed not to rust or raise the electric bill.
	Eco-Savvy Showers Many pregnancies are accompanied by a baby shower. In this age of greener consciousness, why not opt for an ecologically friendly shower?
	Imaginative Play for Multicultural Families Margarita's dolls are unique because they come in family sets representing different cultural groups.
	Natural Hand Sanitizers Experts agree that one of the easiest ways to avoid spreading germs is to wash your hands, particularly prior to eating. However, sinks and bathrooms are not always available.
	Turn Off TV. Turn on Life. Television harms our children and families in many ways, yet the average American child watches four hours of television every day.
	Eco-friendly Valentine's Day Lynn Colwell from Celebrate Green demonstrates how to make fun and eco-friendly Valentine's Day cards and banners.
	Treating Asthma Naturally Natural medicine can significantly strengthen immune function, preventing asthma attacks and even cure the underlying cause of symptoms.
	Mothering Radio: Greening Education In this episode, Mothering Radio looks at greening our schools. Julie Grant interviews Jeremy Adam Smith who wrote "Greening Education," in Mothering's July-August '10 issue.
	Whole Again: Our Family after Television There was a time when my three children were television nuts: everything from Power Rangers to the World Wrestling Federation.
	Ten Frugal Gift Ideas Ten simple and frugal gift giving ideas for the holiday season straight from the community. Plus an invitation to take part in this year's handmade gifts contest!
	No More Junk Toys: Rethinking Children's Gifts Like junk food, junk toys can be fun but are devoid of nutrition. Buying them requires little forethought. They are excessively commercial, and are often linked to cross-marketing schemes.
	Holiday Gift Tags Check out these fun gift tags from Mothering: It's our way of wishing you and your family a warm and wonderful holiday season!
	The Wonders of Reading About a month ago, I did something which shocked my husband and dismayed my children: I unplugged the television and told them that I didn't want it on anymore.
	It Takes a Village: Raising Children in Community Being a parent today can be overwhelming and isolating.However, the villages of the past are being recreated in today's intentional communities.
	Video - Green Halloween: composting Halloween décor and edibles Check out these fun videos from our friends at Green Halloween - this video in the series focuses on composting green Halloween décor and edibles.
	Candy Experiments A creative mother finds an educational use for Halloween loot. And her kids are eating it up!
	A Crown of Flowers Every year I make a flower garland for my son to wear at his birthday celebration. The garlands have been a joyous and magical aspect of his birthdays that he looks forward to each year.
	Etsy Handmade Portrait: Amber Dusick Toymaker Amber Dusick takes us back to a time when toys were natural, simple, and handmade.
	Peggy O'Mara Discusses Balancing Work and Family In the second part of Peggy's interview with Lunapads, she shares what she's learned about being a professional and a mom.
	Out of the Mouths of Babes There's a general misconception that, because a chemical is used in a product intended for children, it must be safe.
	Riches to Rags One week I was rolling my eyes at coupon clipping, and the next, I was keeping an eye out for deals on pasta sauce. My journey from riches to rags was really that quick.

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