Stuff We Found Today - 05.12.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Parent Resource - Came across this great little website on Twitter...actually, they found us (@CocoZenMama)...some good and useful info here on parenting, family, marriage, etc.
• Sidewalk Games: Don't have a yard or lawn to play on? - (Ideal Bite) "Cheer up your kids with eco sidewalk games (any pavement will do)."
• Minnesota becomes first state to ban BPA in baby bottles and suppy cups - (Z Recommends)
• The fair trade curriculum...sweet - (Mother Nature Network) "Global Exchange's sweet lesson plans teach kids the importance of fair trade."

Food Stuff

• Frozen Baby Food: Shunning the baby food in the freezer aisle? - (Ideal Bite) These frozen organic baby foods are a great back-up when you don't have time to make your own.
• The World According to Monsanto - Full Documentary - (Twilight Earth) "The World According to Monsanto is an in-depth Documentary that looks at the domination of the agricultural industry from one of the world’s most insidious and powerful companies..." (video in post)
• EPA To Ban Carbofuran Pesticide Residue on Food - (TheDailyGreen) "This pesticide was used on 26 crops, posing a risk to migratory birds and people -- particularly children. See which foods are affected."
• The Top 10 Saltiest Meals in America - (TheDailyGreen) "How far can just one meal set you back? A lot."
• Greening fast food - (Mother Nature Network) It's all great that fast food chains are jumping on the green bandwagon and trying to make changes in their packaging, reducing waste, etc...but, what about greening up the actual food??
• Veggie Trader Makes Swapping Homegrown Produce Easy - (Inhabitat) "Too many tomatoes? Too few fava beans? Why not swap them with Veggie Trader, a brand new online community for gardeners and eaters alike..."

Home Stuff

• Homemade pet shampoo - (Mother Nature Network) "Skip the chemical cocktail. Get doggie green and clean with this DIY pet shampoo." It's easy...just dishwashing liquid, water, apple cider vinegar and glycerin.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Head over Heals: Channel you inner-Dorothy with these recycled plastic wedges - (Mother Nature Network) We've never really been big fans of plastic shoes (sweaty feet and...well, plastic...), but these are kinda funky and cute and at least they're made from recycled plastic and can also be recycled again.
• Beauty and the breast: Carcinogens in cosmetics - (Mother Nature Network) "Beauty products filled with harmful chemicals can lead to dangerous exposures."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Free iRecycled iPhone app from Earth911 - (Mother Nature Network) "Earth911 makes their fabulous recycling search feature into an iPhone app with some convenient features."
• TIME names the 6 best green gadgets - (Mother Nature Network)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Beautiful Shooting Stars and Heavenly Meteor Showers - (WebEcoist) Ooooooh...pretty!
• Garbage to Green: 10 Landfills Turned into Nature Preserves - (WebEcoist)
• Monster wave gives up its secrets - (BBC: Earth News) Awesome video of a monster wave...just cool to watch (thanks Oceana for posting a link to this).
  

Website Stuff

• GoGreenTube.com - We love this site...basically a green version of YouTube where people post videos relating to anything and all things green. We've always posted videos that we've found on GoGreenTube on our blog, but we just recently learned that they'll offset a pound of carbon for every video its members view. So...go sign up and start watching videos!
• 5 mega-trends om the green webosphere - (Mother Nature Network)
  

International Stuff

• Amazing Skyscraper Farm for Vancouver - (Inhabitat)
  

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Michelle Obama finally hits the big time - (Mother Nature Network) "She may be first lady, but her latest gig with Elmo proves that Michelle Obama has really hit the big time." Check out the PSA the First Lady did with Sesame Street. (video in post)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media - (TheDailyGreen) "...For most of us, social media has changed our lives in some meaningful way. Collectively it is changing the world for good..."
• First coffee and chocolate, now entire town obtain fair trade status - (Mother Nature Network) "San Francisco is the seventh American community to join the movement."
• Green girl scouts - (Mother Nature Network) "Girl scouts in northern California are giving out eco-coupons to educate their community about environmental issues... Now, if we could only get organic Thin Mints --" Our thoughts exactly.