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organicmania.com - 37 hours ago
Please Vote NOW - Tonight - For My Friend Diane, for Huff Post Hopenhagen Ambassador
— organicmania.com — The potentially monumental climate talks in Copenhagen are upcoming, and it’s important to have a real person... there to represent the interests of “regular” people who care about the environment. My friend, author, green blogger, fellow Green Moms Carnival member, and ... (more) Please Vote NOW - Tonight - For My Friend Diane, for ...

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organicmania.com - 4 days ago
Greener Traditions: Ye Olde Advent Calendar & The Reading of the Christmas Books
— organicmania.com — If the following post looks familiar to you, it’s because it’s a lightly adapted version of post... I ran almost exactly one year ago, to kick off the holiday season. I’ve updated it with photos taken this evening at home, and it’s my contribution to this week’s Green ... (more) Greener Traditions: Ye Olde Advent Calendar & The ...

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organicmania.com - 4 days ago
HELP US SEND ONE OF OUR OWN - DIANE MACEACHERN - TO COPENHAGEN!
— organicmania.com — Please click on this link to view and vote for Big Green Purse author Diane MacEachern’s video... on the Huffington Post. Diane needs all the support she can get, because due to a glitch in the system, her video was held up for a day and a half and now she’s behind in votes! [...] No related ... (more) HELP US SEND ONE OF OUR OWN - DIANE MACEACHERN - TO ...

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organicmania.com - 5 days ago
How My Love Affair with Legos Ended as the Christmas Season Began
— organicmania.com — I’ve been meaning to post about my intense admiration for Legos’ marketing for nearly a year now,... ever since my then six-year-old discovered the joy of assembling hundreds of tiny plastic pieces into intricate Star Wars ships. No, they’re not the “greenest” of toys, and though sometimes ... (more) How My Love Affair with Legos Ended as the Christmas ...

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organicmania.com - 8 days ago
A New Thanksgiving Tradition
— organicmania.com — Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. No gifts to buy, no religious differences to divide us. Simplicity reigns.... A delicious meal, a gathering of family and friends, and an aura of gratitude for all we’ve been given — that’s Thanksgiving. This year I did something almost as an after ... (more) A New Thanksgiving Tradition

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organicmania.com - 17 days ago
Saving Money Through Green Means (My Top 20 Tips!)
— organicmania.com — There was a time when I thought going green meant expensive, frou-frou organic and eco-chic “stuff.” Sure,... that can be part of the picture, but for most people, going green actually saves money. I’ve been posting about how to find deals on green and organic items for the past few years now, so ... (more) Saving Money Through Green Means (My Top 20 Tips!)

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organicmania.com - 22 days ago
Easy Green Weekend Project: National Recycling Day Events Saturday AND Sunday!
— organicmania.com — Time to clean out the basement! This Sunday is National Recycling Day. What better time to clean... up than right before the holidays hit? All across the country there will be events designed to make recycling easy - especially for those “special items” that aren’t always picked ... (more) Easy Green Weekend Project: National Recycling Day ...

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organicmania.com - 11/5/2009
The Old 24-Hour-Rule? Not for Swine Flu!
— organicmania.com — Every parent knows the rule. Fever-free without medication for 24 hours. That’s the period of time during... which a parent is supposed to wait before sending Junior back to regularly scheduled activities after a bout with a fever. That’s the rule we followed. After running a temperature over the ... (more) The Old 24-Hour-Rule? Not for Swine Flu!

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organicmania.com - 11/1/2009
A Fair Trade Halloween? Not Completely.
— organicmania.com — This Halloween, I was convinced, would be the year that fair trade Halloween chocolates made it to... the mass market — or at least to Whole Foods! Sadly, #nestlefamily fiasco notwithstanding, we’ve still got long way to go before fair trade Halloween chocolates are widely ... (more) A Fair Trade Halloween? Not Completely.

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organicmania.com - 10/24/2009
Are you a Slactivista? Not Today! Take Action with 350.org Events in Bethesda & Your Hometown
— organicmania.com — Yesterday at the final Blogpotomac Conference I “heard” a new word: Slactivista. Actually, I “heard” it over... Twitter in this tweet from conference organizer @GeoffLiving. Wikipedia defines slactivism as “a portmanteau formed out of the words slacker and activism. The word is considered a ... (more) Are you a Slactivista? Not Today! Take Action with ...

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organicmania.com - 10/14/2009
Walmart Knows What’s Best for Us Green Moms. Right?
— organicmania.com — As a child, my mother used to drag me out to endless open houses. It was fun... to look at the gorgeous new homes for sale and to dream. But invariably, we would laugh. She’d point to a kitchen door that was too far from a countertop, or a window that was ill placed, or [...] Related posts:  ... (more) Walmart Knows What’s Best for Us Green Moms. Right?

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organicmania.com - 10/11/2009
In DC? Get Thee to GreenFest!
— organicmania.com — I have no time to blog. So this is all I can say right now - get... to GreenFest in DC today, you won’t regret it! Check my organicmania tweetstream for deets. More later!! Lynn addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Forganicmania.com%2F2009%2F10%2F11%2Fin-dc-get-thee-to-greenfest%2F'; addthis_title ... (more) In DC? Get Thee to GreenFest!

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organicmania.com - 10/6/2009
Amazing Things Happen When a Community Pulls Together
— organicmania.com — It’s hard to believe that it was a year and a half ago that I wrote this... post about the launch of a sustainability initiative in my community. No one could have imagined that just 19 months later, we’d be cutting the (green) ribbon on a beautiful newly renovated Community Center/Green ... (more) Amazing Things Happen When a Community Pulls Together

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organicmania.com - 9/28/2009
Farmers, The First Lady & Me
— organicmania.com — Yes, I was actually close enough to Michelle Obama to snap these photos. Shook her hand, spoke... to her – it was an amazing high point after several weeks of work helping my client FRESHFARM Markets explore the new world of social media and its relevance to farmers markets. (Check out this  ... (more) Farmers, The First Lady & Me

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organicmania.com - 9/17/2009
Yes! I’ll Be at The Opening of the Farmers Market by The White House, Follow on Twitter!
— organicmania.com — Very, very excited about helping FRESHFARM Markets with the opening of their newest market, on Vermont Avenue... by The White House. YES, THAT Market. The one that President Obama talked about? Yep. The one that The First Lady will check out today? Yes. If you’d like to hear my impressions on the ... (more) Yes! I’ll Be at The Opening of the Farmers Market by The ...

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