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Hello Sew Greeners! I'm sure you're all in the midst of your busy holiday preparations. I know I am. We all know this season can be ...

Clothes and fashion are topics that pop up regularly on Sew Green, and with good reason. We all dress ourselves on a daily basis (and many o...

My clothes are disintegrating. Most are over ten years old. Moths have taken advantage of some of them as the clothes have hung on the line ...

my girls and i are blessed with the opportunity to spend our summers up at our family cottage. my husband comes for as long as work allows -...

This Sunday, May 9th, is Mother's Day in the United States and I would like to give a shout out to all the awesome & amazing mothe...

scarfing down a dessert of bananas There's nothing as much fun for someone who likes to cook as an appreciative eater. The Little Pea i...

March. I love this month. It's filled with birthdays, the first warm sunshine of the year, birdsong all day long, and fresh green shoots...

two actions for you 1. if you want to stop getting credit card offers (for 5 years or forever!), check this out from the FTC. there's al...

Valentine's Day giving typically consists of cards, chocolate, roses, & jewelry. While nice, those items can have a pretty serious e...

Wishing you all a merry & meaningful christmas, and end of December. As the New Year approaches folks start the resolution process- ...

I’ve been reading a lot of Wendell Berry's books lately, and one of the main themes throughout his essays and fiction (haven’t gotten to...

I have been on the hunt for items that have post-consumer recycled product in them. I started to think about how much time we spend recyclin...

Holiday shopping. I know, right- but the holidays are less than 2 months away. Less than 2 months . Here is my round-up of socially consciou...

Consumption is a tricky issue when it comes to living green.  The greenest option is really, not to do or buy anything.  But our economy is ...

Being a professional environmentalist as my day job, I always figured that when our baby came along, I'd just naturally be the greenest ...

I had a baby in January. Before she arrived I had been thinking about what my choices were when it came to diapers. I couldn't help but ...