| Green Mama |
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| by Caitlin Donovan | |||||||||
| Monday, 13 April 2009 | |||||||||
.jpg) Tiffany Larson used to only recycle if it was easy for her. Now, the 31 year-old mother and marketing consultant says she's pulling pineapple out of the garbage for the compost, and has created the eco-friendly website Mommy Goes Green. Launched out of her Tigard, Oregon home with the goal of educating moms on everything from cleaning products to clothing to gardening tips. She posts new content daily because, she says I want to make green more mainstream.Larson's focus on her carbon footprint shifted with the birth of her daughter, two-and-a-half year old Sydney. She says she read a series of alarming articles on chemicals found in baby products, you never think about it but they are everywhere.This includes the Bisphenol-A (BPA) chemical found in many baby bottles, teething rings and toys. "You have to do your homework on what you buy, she says. What exactly are we dumping down our drains and into our water? It's scary." Over the past two years Larson has researched and compiled her online content from magazine articles, hundreds of bookmarked web pages and talking to moms on products and methods that have worked for them. "A lot of what I recommend are things I use", she says. One of the biggest features of Mommy Goes Green is the networking aspect it offers for other mothers, including a "How-to "section, and interactive forums. She really wanted to create a community for feedback because Moms are too busy to change everything,she says. "I want you to take what you want out of it and forget the rest, because if there's just one change you can make, that's great." Larson's even noticing the effect simple modifications like replacing her home's commonly used lights with CFL bulbs, and turning her sprinkler heads into drip systems are having on her young daughter. "Each month we can't wait to open up our bills and see how much we've saved, and Sydney's certainly not too young to understand." Her daughter now reminds her to turn the faucet off when the water is running. "She'll grow up with all these things being very normal," Larson says. "I love blue sky and green outdoors and when my daughter grows up, twenty years from now, I want her to be able to enjoy the same things I love." Visit: www.mommygoesgreen.com
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lex
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Show/Hide comments| This has really motivated me to finally start that compost pile. Can't wait to throw some pineapple in there! Thanks Tiffany! |
lp
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| Nice write-up. Every little bit helps. Too bad so many folks can't be bothered to contribute to keeping our planet healthy and clean ... |
Alanna
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| It's a shame that people cannot be eco-friendly without the extra push from the media, but if social networking is going to help motivate them, then I'm all for it. You go moms! |
James P
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| I like the fact that you're not out to change the world, just tiny little things that end up... changing the world. Keep it up Green Mama!! |
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