We love the farmer’s market! It’s a fun thing to do with the kids, and it’s actually become a priority for our family. We try to do most of our fresh-food shopping there; besides incomparable freshness, buying locally matters a lot and makes a big difference. There are a number of weekly farmer’s markets in […]

I’m on a personal crusade to reduce how many petroleum-based products we use in our house. Since plastic is petroleum-based, using reusable water bottles will help us reduce how many plastic bottles we use in this house. My husband coaches, so he needs portable water, which has caused us to use way too many […]

There are so many benefits to ‘buying local” that I’m trying to make a conscious effort to buy local whenever possible. I believe it is good for health, family, community, and the planet.
We try to frequent the local farmer’s markets in our area (we have a wide-selection in San Diego county). We started going years […]

I get nuttier and nuttier about the environment as my children get older. I wish I had been nuttier about it when they were younger too - but it’s never too late to start. We’re trying to learn how to make Baby Fabulous a green company too, and we’re starting by offering 100% Organic Cotton […]

The b*Fab b*Green eco-tip for January is one aimed at lessening our dependence on oil by using petroleum-free laundry detergents. I’ve discovered that locating petroleum-free laundry detergents is not the easiest thing in the world, but I have learned (thanks to the wonderful women on the mommieswithstyle.com message boards) that Seventh Generation laundry detergents are […]