Central Florida Green Guide

I wanted to take a moment to draw attention to a wonderful site for parents who are interested in natural family living.  We’ve featured the RSS feeds of Nature Moms Blog for quite some time now on this site because the content is really fantastic.   She does a great job of reviewing natural products, but [...]

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Want to keep a natural kitchen but not sure where to start? Here are some guidelines to keep in mind during meal planning, shopping for the family, and cleaning up!
Natural living can be overwhelming for someone who is just getting started. Therefore, it’s important to choose one area to focus on rather than trying to [...]

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On the way home the other day, we stopped at Debbie’s Health Foods to get some organic eggs since we were out.  We drove up to find a large sign saying that it had moved to the other end of the shopping center.  I was pleasantly surprised when we got to the new location!  Debbie’s [...]

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I was looking through old posts and noticed that I blogged about Orlando Peaceful Parents back in May when we had only 60 families in the group.  Since that post on the Central FL Green Guide, we have more than doubled our membership! 
Thanks to our members, we’re becoming an active group again, complete with online [...]

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 A new chapter of the Holistic Moms Network is now forming in Orlando and will be holding an Open House at the University UU Society, 11648 McCulloch Road in Orlando on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.  There will be several items raffled off at the Open House and food and beverages will be [...]

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Our family has had the same fiber-optic Christmas tree since they first became popular nearly a decade ago.  My husband is happy with keeping the same old tree for frugal and, believe it or not, nostalgic reasons, but I feel it is time to experience something new, and what I have found is an eco-friendly [...]

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I get most of our diapers and wipes online, but in a pinch Babies R Us now carries Seventh Generation products.
In addition to diapers and wipes they also carry all the Seventh Generation cleaning and laundry products. They also have some of their cleaners there.
While in that aisle, all the way in the back right [...]

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Other than fall cleaning, I’m digging out garden paths for a 100 sq foot mini garden. It’s slow going with a 3-year-old helper who wants to examine every spadeful for earthworms, grub, spiders, or beetles. But this is the time of year to be doing this stuff — when it is cooler!
Take a tip though [...]

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With Halloween behind me and Thanksgiving coming up ahead, I’ve thrown myself into deep down fall cleaning. Along with scrubbing and reorganizing, that means I’ve also just ordered eight pouches of Prairie Aire for all my closets.
According to the Crane Creek Gardens website, Prairie Aire pouches “are long-lasting scent pouches absorb and neutralize unpleasant odors [...]

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Through its Energy Conservation Program, Florida City Gas is offering cash rebates if you opt to replace your electric or propane appliances with natural gas appliances.  Most of the rebates apply to homes that already have a natural gas line to their home and rebates include up to $525 for a water heater, $100 for [...]

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