Top 25 Eco-Friendly Moms 3 of 9

What inspired you to start blogging?

I was inspired to blog about my passion and love for cloth diapers and wanted to educate parents how using cloth diapers can make a difference by reducing landfill waste, can save parents money, and is healthier for baby. My blogging has also inspired me to write a book that is launching on Earth Day called "Changing Diapers: A Hip Mom's Guide To Modern Cloth Diapering".

What are 3 things you can teach other moms to make their lives more eco-friendly?

1. Using modern cloth diapers is healthier for baby as they are not exposed to the chemicals that are used in disposable diapers.
2. By using cloth diapers (instead of disposables) moms can save over two tons of waste from going into the landfills.
3. Keep things simple. Make one greener choice per week instead of accomplishing it all at once. This way making more greener, eco-friendly choices is easy and stress free.

Where is your favorite place to shop for eco-friendly products?

EcoStoreUSA

What are your three favorite posts?

1. The Choice To Cloth Diaper
   
2. I Am Constantly Choosing A New Favorite Diaper
3. Cloth Diapering Daddy: Even Kelly Wels' Husband Was Fearful Part 1

What inspired you to start blogging?

My blog started as an extension of a project that I work on, Puget Sound Fresh, to bring consumers and local farmers together. It quickly turned into a blog showcasing the things my family and I were doing to lower our carbon footprint, eat local and reduce our impact on the environment. Along the way, we've branched into doing some pretty wacky things but all in the spirit of making it more approachable to the average person. Out of my blog, I have been part of a eco-makeover show, Mission: Sustainable, and have written a book, The Non-Toxic Avenger: What you don't know can hurt you, due out Fall 2011.

What are 3 things you can teach other moms to make their lives more eco-friendly?

1. Read labels: Avoid anything you can't pronounce or don't know what it is. Simple ingredients generally means more eco-friendly.
2. Choose local: Not only are you supporting your local community, financially and otherwise, you avoid the carbon miles of packaging and transporting products from thousands of miles away.
3. Don't be afraid: Fear of criticism oftentimes stops people from trying new things. Don't be afraid to use those reusable bags, bring your own glass straws or tell people about the changes you are making. Generally the response is interest because others are wanting to reduce their impact as well.

Where is your favorite place to shop for eco-friendly products?

Farmers markets and local food coops

What are your three favorite posts?

1. Why turning off your fridge costs more energy
   
2. You know you're a hard core environmentalist when...
3. Holy cow! I made my own butter

What inspired you to start blogging?

GirlieGirl Army is a niche that I personally had been looking for when I had my whole vegan "aha" moment. I wanted to find a place for fabulous people who love animals and mama earth, but didn't want to dump their lipgloss and cocktails. It's a place for the fashionable and passionate activist, it was an online community that I needed, so I created it. You can find out what to do with frizzy hair and what’s going on in Darfur. You can wear hemp pasties under your couture gown, but head out to a benefit for pit bulls, all while nursing your toddler. Ce'st ma vie! You can live a fascinating, exciting life but also care about the earth. The two are not incongruous.

What are 3 things you can teach other moms to make their lives more eco-friendly?

There is simply nothing greener than being vegan! Here are a few reasons why:

1. A meat-eater’s diet is responsible for more than 7 times as much greenhouse gas emissions as a vegan’s diet.
2. Switching from the standard American diet to a vegan diet will prevent the abuse and killing of over 100 animals per year.
3. You save more water by not eating a pound of beef than you do by not showering for an entire year.

Where is your favorite place to shop for eco-friendly products?

I love Kaight for linear, chic clothes, Dr. Cow for gourmet vegan cheese, Vaute Couture for warm (but cruelty-free) coats, Cri de Coeur for eco-sexy shoes, Allison's Gourmet for Brownies, Sweet & Sara for animal-free marshmallows, MooShoes for accessories, Gnosis gourmet vegan/ organic/ superfood chocolates, UrthChild and Giggle for my son Panther, etc etc etc!

What are your three favorite posts?

1. Raising Vegan Kids: Healthier & Better, Yea We Said it
   
2. Raising a Child According to Your Values
3. How to Raise Socially Responsible Rugrats