Tag Archives: Green Advocacy

No Impact Man Here!!

I am very very excited to share that Colin Beavan affectionately known as No Impact Man will be the convocation speaker here in MY very own community at Illinois Wesleyan University! The event is open to the public.  Note: Seating will be limited! 30,ooo college freshman have read Colin’s Book as part of their summer [...]

Back To School Thoughts From Green Moms!

I can’t believe that it’s our THIRD annual back to school carnival with green moms! What a gathering of remarkable GREEN minded back to school information. Please mark this post as a resource for you and share it with those you might know! Happy Back To School!! photograph by Karen Hanrahan

Reduce Stormwater Runoff With A Rain Barrel!

Stormwater Runoff Pollution In your neighborhood, water from rain, snow melt or sprinklers flows over yards and pavement into storm drains. The water is not treated as it flows directly to our creeks, rivers and lakes. As water moves, it picks up natural and human-made pollutants. Your help is needed to prevent pollution of water [...]

Alternative Nail Polish

photograph by karen hanrahan Recently, I won a door prize at my BNI meeting for products offered by our groups podiatrist, Dr. Melissa Lockwood of Heartland Foot And Ankle Associates. Her business tag line is “a healthy obsession with feet ” and truth be, that says it all! Melissa is a delightful practitioner with a [...]

The Natural Approach To Seasonal Allergies

Do you or anyone you know suffer from seasonal allergies? I want to help! Consider working with your allergies naturally! I approach allergies from these three perspectives: 1. Rebuilding the immune system 2. Reducing inflammation 3. Creating a non-toxic environment The wellness company I represent is a leading nutritional company, with a 53 year history,based in science, research and [...]

Ground Cherries

Last weekend I was introduced to this delightful fruit. Chef Mike Mustard of Epiphany Farms shared them with me! Mike also gave me the greatest lesson about the manual settings for my new camera. The sepia image below was the result of that! Isn’t that just the coolest? So what are these?? They are ground [...]

What About School Makes My Kid Sick?

Germs. Ever think about them? Ever think about them in relationship to back to school? the doorknobs the desks the teachers desk the pencils the pens the chairs the computer key boards the chalk the eraser the books the drinking fountain the lunch table the lunch box the milk carton the cafeteria the washroom the gym [...]

Keeping College Kids Healthy

It’s rock and roll and back to school time for college kids. You can feel the flurry of purchasing. You can feel the excitement and anticipation. I have two in college this year. From a parent perspective, when I think of college I think of parties, germs; especially in those icky dorm showers.  I think of poor quality [...]

Back To School Freak

The calendar page turns. Holy Smokes  - it’s August. It’s freak out time!! ( A friend emailed sharing her list of gotta gotta’s and said she’s freakin’  – I thought hey that’s a blog title!! ) It’s time to pack in all of what is left of summer, time to spend crazy amounts of money [...]

It’s Tomato Time

Last year my tomato yield from my garden was zippo. What a difference a year makes!! What are you doing with all of  YOUR tomato’s? I personally have an astounding Pico De Gallo made. Bruschetta is on the horizon Pico De Gallo chopped tomato, cilantro, onion, garlic, jalepeno or pepper of choice – squeeze lime [...]