Every year parents spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on toys and activities for their kids. While many of things are great for keeping young minds and bodies active, many of them are unnecessary. Sure kids need structured play, but they also need “free” plan and this is easy to do when the world’s largest playground is right outside your back door. Why not let them play outside?

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Most of us are pretty diligent about recycling every week. For some of us, the kitchen scraps go to the composter, and glass, plastic and cans are all separated. That’s great for the kitchen, but what about the rest of the house? What most don’t realize is the home office offers a huge opportunity for eco-friendly living, but largely goes ignored.

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Organic baby and children clothes made up of cotton combine earth-friendly materials manufactured with bold graphics, bright colors and hip with simple designs is good for babies’ health. Ultra-soft and comfy infant layette items, baby shower gift sets, mix-and-match baby Onesies, t-shirts, varsity tees, yoga pants, corduroy cargo pants, baby caps and booties are available in the market sized from newborn to toddler.
Conventional cotton has been subjected to pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fertilizers or other chemicals. As per the agricultural reports available, conventional cotton is one of the most chemically-dependent crops, sucking up 10% of all agricultural chemicals and 25% of insecticides on 3% of our arable land which is more than any other crop per unit. That adds up to 1/3 of a pound of chemicals to produce enough cotton for a t-shirt, and 3/4 of a pound for a pair of jeans. According to reliable sources, 20,000 deaths occur each year from pesticide poisoning in developing countries, many of these from cotton farming, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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