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.

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.

Unfortunately there are a lot of businesses out there claiming to be green when they really aren’t. As ECO conscious consumers, we need to make sure that the products and services we buy really are ECO friendly.

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Neem oil is my favorite oil this year. With so many uses, you’ll be glad to have some around the house.

Neem oil is derived from the fruits and seeds of Neem trees. The smell isn’t great, some say it’s a nutty mix with some garlic and it has a bitter taste so don’t use it in the kitchen. Read more…

So how do you reduce your energy usage, enjoy some quiet time and save over $150. Setup a clothes line. There is really nothing better than clothes dried naturally on an outdoor clothes line… the sweet smell of a breeze, the sun and the flowers. And it’s amazing how the sun naturally bleaches your whites.

Building an outdoor clothes line is inexpensive and will only take you a couple of hours…

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