Last week I picked up the latest issue of FitPregnancy (June/July 2007) and I was excited to see a special focus on "going green" this time around. The featured articles include tips on what to buy and avoid at the grocery store and changes you can make for a healthy pregnancy, baby, and lifestyle.
I loved how the featured article, It's Easy Being Green, offers readers options from "green" to "greenest". Considering our family has already incorporated some of the most basic ways of becoming greener, it was nice to see some challenges put before us. They've covered health and beauty aids, electronics, the home (office) and garden, and even green gifts. Love it, love it, love it! There's even a "How Green Are You?" quiz over on their website - and yes, I plan to go take it.
Whether you're pregnant (or trying to conceive) or not, I highly recommend that you look for this issue of FitPregnancy and read the article. It's not just for new and expecting parents; anyone can benefit from this piece!
Side note: I also learned about Baby Planet strollers, which offer parents a recycling program. You can download a free shipping label that will allow you to send your Baby Planet stroller back to the company when you're done with it. If the product can still be used, they'll clean it up and donate it to a children's charity. If it's on its last legs (or wheels, as it were), they will disassemble the stroller and send the parts to a recycling center. There's even a plan in the works to create a charity finder so you can donate your stroller locally if it's still in good shape! Again, lovin' it! Once the charity finder is in place, it'll be darn handy for those of us who already purchased a stroller made by another manufacturer but believe in passing things along and recycling as well.
(Originally posted at This Organic House. Copyright Melonie K. Used by permission.)
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