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You know that healthy feeling you get after cleaning the house? Sorry to spoil it, but you may have just made your home dirtier. You wouldn’t let your kids play with toxic chemicals, so why would you let the baby crawl over a floor that’s just been wiped with them?

How dangerous?

More than 90% of poison exposures happen at home.

Chlorine bleach is the top household chemica...

Posted on April 19, 2013 at 6:00 AM by Denise Gaskell

What can you do to reduce the amount of trash you create?  Make sure I eat all my lunch at school, even when there’s broccoli.  – Ella, 8

The creative power of the ten and under crowd is at it again in month two of our “Little People, Big Hearts, Big Impact,” and I’m back to explore a new cause: our environment.  In honor of Earth Day this month, I am encouraging my family to reduce, reuse, and recycle and hoping to spread the word so other ...

Posted on April 20, 2012 at 12:30 PM by Amy Cahill

Go Green this week and save some cash!  Shop the Babies, Tots n’ More Children’s Consignment & Boutique Overstock Event April 20th -21st.What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to do something great for our environment and your pocket book? 

Babies, Tots n’ More is Chicago’s first and only seasonal event company.  We  feature thousands of quality, gently-used or new kids’ and maternity items, including children’s clot...

Posted on April 16, 2012 at 7:00 AM by Kristin Myers

The Green Metropolis Fair this Saturday, April 14,  is for individuals and families to come out and learn about Chicago’s green and sustainability community. Being Green is no longer just about recycling. It also includes:

What you eat

Where your food comes from

What you grow in your garden

What type of transportation you use

What you buy for your house, and

What you wear

As one of Chicago’s largest local green fairs, there is so...

Posted on April 12, 2012 at 5:17 AM by Melanie Schlachter