Today we have a special DIY homemade eco chic soap guest post from Anne-Marie, founder of Bramble Berry Inc.…

More and more families are growing increasingly concerned about their ecological footprint. In addition to taking less trips, recycling and planting more trees, there is an easy thing you can to help save the environment, improve your family’s health and save money in the process. Making your own soap is a great way to control the ingredients that go into your bath tub, onto your child and down your drain. And, bonus! It’s a fraction of the cost of store bought soap.
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Big Green Purse by Diane MacEachern will give you the tools you need to make environmentally sound spending decisions. The book is geared toward women since they spend .85 cents of each dollar in the marketplace. I can see the book working in the family library as well, but males may want to skip some sections of the book, like those dealing with cosmetics.
My favorite thing about Big Green Purse is that MacEachern doesn’t just suggest which items to buy and which to avoid, but she also explains the why behind everything. And she motivates the reader by …read more

Earlier, we discussed permanent coffee filters and their advantages. I told you about the one I use, made of mesh and plastic.
But, there are greener options. I didn’t really know about hemp filters when I bought my permanent coffee filter.
Available at several places online, including Hemp Sisters or amazon, hemp coffee filters are natural and more earth friendly than plastic.
Since I’ve never tried them, I can’t attest to how easy they are to wash, but hemp is a very durable fabric. And the filters are affordable. They sell for around $6.
If you have tried a hemp coffee filter, please …read more