Toys for the Eco Kid

If you’ve got a kid heading off to elementary school this year, we can’t think of a better thing to send them off with than this eco-friendly hemp backpack from Earth Divas These backpacks are durable, roomy and good looking.

Hemp is a naturally Earth friendly fiber.  It grows without the use of much pesticide or [...]

Over at Earth Friendly Shopping,  I talk about Kellogg’s recent recall of tainted cereal, and what it tells us about the safety of our food system -

In short  - too many chemicals – too many toxins – not enough testing

So little is known or tested on the affects of constant, low level exposure to toxins, especially in children.  but this study showing a link between pesticide exposure and ADHD is certainly a cause for concern

From the Fremont Green Buyers Club Blog.

Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel water bottles have been on our lists for a long time. Klean Kanteens are safe,  longlasting, reusable water bottles.  They keep your drinks tasting good, and reusing bottles is better for the environment then disposable, single use bottles.

Now there is an insulated Klean Kanteen, perfect [...]

Our sister store, Kate’s Caring Gifts has a bunch of great eco-friendly stocking stuffers for sale

For example, we love this set of three wooden tops made in the US from sustainably harvested maple wood by Maple Landmark Toys.

This is just too cute!  Green Toys has done it again.

This  eco friendly  toy recycling truck is green from the ground up!  Made from recycled milk cartons in the US.  Green Toys are the safest toys you can buy.   Even the packaging is designed with to be minimal and totally recyclable.

But even better the toys [...]

Hat tip to Earth Friendly Shopping

These delicious, organic fair trade chocolates from Sjaak’s will make your Halloween a happier time.

This year enjoy a Green Halloweeen.

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