Nature’s Child is giving away a BumGenius 3.0 Starter Kit. This includes 18 BumGenius 3.0 pocket diapers, a cloth diaper sprayer, 12 cloth diaper wipes, and a bottle of odor remover. If you live in the Charlottesville, VA area then you can opt for a gift certificate valued at $250, redeemable at Nature’s Child.

Now’s your chance to make the switch to cloth diapers for free. If you don’t happen to win, then you should make sure you read diaper reviews before making your cloth diaper purchase. Make sure to check our site for stores offering cloth diaper discounts and sales.

It’s been mentioned by green think tanks that having more than two children is bad for the planet. Some even propose that having more than one child is irresponsible. Most researchers have based their decision on a per capita carbon dioxide emission rate.

Some parents claim this is nonsense and those that stopped at one or two children had made their decisions based it on what they were comfortable with and their income.

Maybe having more than one or two children is environmentally irresponsible but basing the level of environmental responsibility on a carbon dioxide emission rate is nearly impossible. For instance, the average family of 4 may fly 5,000 miles a year but families of six and more may (and probably do) have a much smaller carbon footprint because of the reduced travel time, the reuse of clothing and other items and the all around natural lifestyle that larger families often live even if due to the need for frugality.

I am conscious of my responsibility to the environment and I don’t plan to base the decision of the size of our family on environmental responsibility. Environmental responsibility is something that can be taught to children and people. I believe a movement to educate about lifestyle (daily habits) would be much stronger than an effort to decrease reproduction.

Are you one of those people that tote your own reusable grocery bags to the store? If you are, then pat yourself on the back.

Now, let’s go a bit further. You are already committed to taking in your own reusable shopping bags to the grocery store so why stop there. Upgrade to reusable produce bags. They come in cloth or mesh. Now your cute little reusable grocery bags won’t have to touch any dirty plastic.

I recently purchased cloth produce bags from a seller on Etsy.com. I love the thin cotton and it keeps the veggies so nice. I get a lot of produce from local farms and co-ops so cotton works well for me. Others who do more produce shopping at the grocery store may opt for mesh bags to move through the checkout line faster (the clerks can see the produce numbers easier).

Reusable cloth produce bags and grocery bags are also available at Eco Bags.

I’ve been using Dr. Hauschka’s Cleansing Creme, Toner, Normalizing Day, Daily Revitalizing Eye Cream, and Lip Care for about 2 months now. I paid $172.50 for the set at Saffron Rouge. They offer a 60-day money back guarantee on all of their organic skin care products so it’s a safe place to try things out. Saffron Rouge offers free samples with your purchase also. You can pick the ones you want so choose wisely, I usually go for the essential oils. Read more…

Watch the video then checkout AmericanSolutions.com to read more about the petition to drill for American Oil… would you sign the petition?

Just last week I had thoughts maybe it’s time for the US to start some responsible, local drilling. I’m honestly on the fence right now as to whether we should, especially with the news that gas prices may reach $7/gallon by the end of the year. I’ll get back to you on that later…

What’s your opinion…Is this the right course of action for the United States?