Lite Green Living: A Green Life Without The Preservatives

Welcome Lite Green Living,  a natural family living resource full of practical, economical & healthy tips for the eco conscious family.

You don’t have to buy expensive green products to be eco-friendly. There are lots of ways to be green simply by reducing and reusing the things you already have. Lite Green Living has ideas to help incorporate natural, sustainable and eco-conscious living into any lifestyle.

This blog is about what we do and stuff we like. No companies pay us to talk about their products and we have probably either used or are about to use every suggestion on this site. We are in a constant state of change, moving forward in our family and within ourselves; having fun with life while we teach ourselves and our children to be gentle to our bodies and the earth.

You’ll find effective natural home remedies, tips and ideas for a green home, organic gardening, places you can shop for natural family living products, eco-friendly products and more.

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As the World Turns


May 13th, 2010  |  CarrieRusso
Filed under: Lawn to Food Journal

I certainly don’t spend my mornings or afternoons watching soaps….does anybody really watch those anymore? But the days are getting warmer as the earth continues to turn into the warm days of spring for us in the northern hemisphere and with that the expanse of our garden is growing and we have plenty of places [...]

Instant Gratification in a Bottle


May 4th, 2010  |  CarrieRusso
Filed under: Children

The Pleasure Principle was developed by Freud and thought to be a character of people where pleasure is sought after and pain is avoided. This type of instant gratification is also thought to be a personality of people who lack the trait of deferred gratification; an absence of will power and self-control. Deferred gratification is thought [...]

Barlean’s Organic Fish Oil Review


April 26th, 2010  |  CarrieRusso
Filed under: Product Reviews

Not too long ago I posted about an offer for a free sample of Barlean’s fish oil that I went ahead and sent out for (I paid a small fee for shipping but well worth it) and now it is time to update about my experience.
The package arrived 2nd day air, way sooner than I [...]

Paleo Pancakes…err…I mean crepes…


April 25th, 2010  |  CarrieRusso
Filed under: Recipe Journal

I love me a nice stack o’ flapjacks and some real maple syrup and so does my daughter so even though I have escaped the years of my own pancake eating obsession it seems that I am entering a new segment of time where pancake affection is once again part of my life. So in [...]

Building Paradise


April 24th, 2010  |  CarrieRusso
Filed under: Lawn to Food Journal

I look at our backyard and I remember that we rent the house we live in. I look at our backyard and I see an expanse of grass. I look at our yard and I see work that needs to be done. I look at our yard and I see a paradise. A place we [...]