Organically Inclined

Ah…easier said than done? Perhaps, but I don’t think so.
In Helen Nearing’s book , “Loving and Leaving the Good Life” she talks about an old Eastern medical practice where the town “doctor” would visit everyone periodically and make sure they were well. In exchange, the town paid the doctor well for keeping them healthy. If [...]

Some new Organically Inclined products now at the OI shop!
I can’t wait to receive my first OI onesie…

This is probably the most frugal and green tip I can give! There is nothing more natural - and cheaper - than breastfeeding. And any mother can do it.
But first things first. Breastfeeding is the cheapest way to feed your baby. Period. It is estimated that families will spend over $1000 a year on formula [...]

I really thought I couldn’t live without baby wipes when I had baby number - 2 or 3. They were so handy to have around. But now that I’m on baby number 6, I barely remember what it was that was so appealing. In fact, when I do buy the occasional package, I find that [...]

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We all know that drinking soda in’t good for you. It’s full of sugar, caffeine, and artificial whatevers. The average 12 ounce can of soda has about 100 calories in it. Drink 5 or 6 a day and you might as well have gone to McDonald’s for lunch. So in an effort to make soda [...]

Looking over the news this morning, I wandered over to Mothering.com one of my favorite sites for all things parenting, and came across a blog post that someone wrote about this article on Babble.com.
The post was fairly typical, but the comments that followed it were what appalled me…not because I found them unusual, but because, [...]

I hate packaging. I hate the crinkling of granola bar wrappers. I hate the plastic bags inside of cereal boxes. What to do?
Stop buying it! We do not have curbside trash pick up here in rural Vermont. Instead, every Saturday, we pile the trash into the back of the truck and take it to [...]

Good for him!
From Mothering Magazine:
“British children’s author Sean Taylor, winner of the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize 2007, refused to accept a check as part of his recent award, presented in December. Taylor, who won the prize for his book When a Monster is Born, said that he could not accept the money because of his [...]

What? What do you mean lose your antibacterial everything? But bacteria is gross…
Well, some bacteria is gross - but not really.
Look, I used to be of the mindset that if it wasn’t sprayed with bleach it simply wasn’t clean. When I had my first child 15 years ago, I bought antibacterial hand soap dispensers at [...]