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Good stewardship

Get Outdoors and Get in That Sunshine!

July 22, 2010

Welcome back! Have you visited our new site, Saving Naturally, where we help you live healthy and spend less?
Guest Post by Kait Curran Palmer
Summer is upon most of the Northern Hemisphere at this point--minus the cloud-covered and still-chilly Pacific Northwest--but for the rest of you lovely people you are kicking off your flip flops [...]

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Simplicity and Freedom

July 7, 2010

Written by Emily McClements, Contributing Writer
It’s been a little over a year that I have really been pursuing this “frugally green” lifestyle. I still feel very new to it, there is so much I still want to learn about, changes I want to make, and areas that I want to grow in.
But, in other ways, [...]

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Celebrating Earth Day: A Christian Perspective on Stewardship of the Environment

April 22, 2010

Today I want to celebrate Earth Day by sharing just a bit about why I, as a Christian, care about the environment and choose to put time, money and effort towards practicing mindful stewardship of God's glorious creation.
Here are some of the main reasons that our family has made environmental stewardship a priority as we [...]

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29 Ways to Reduce Waste in Your Home (and Save Money While You’re At It)

March 26, 2010

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1. Cloth diaper your baby.
2. Buy in bulk whenever possible.
3. Shop with an eye for packaging, and try to buy only products with minimal or recyclable packaging.
4. Compost your kitchen scraps. (Or try worm composting for those in small abodes)

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Reducing Waste with Earth-Friendly Disposables

March 22, 2010

Does it seem just a little bit contradictory to suggest that you can reduce waste by choosing to use disposables?
Most of the conversation so far this month on the topic of reducing waste has centered around choosing products that can be used over and over (Cutting Down on Waste in the Kitchen, Homemade Cloth Diaper [...]

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Reducing Waste by Using Cloth Diapers

March 17, 2010

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Post by Contributing Writer Sherrie Cook
For years prior to 1961, parents used cloth diapers on their children because there was no other option. Since the 60’s, paper diapers have grown with such popularity that many moms now choose them because they, too, think there is no other option.
Ten years ago I began [...]

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Upcoming: Four Families are Going to Get a Real Food Makeover!

March 15, 2010

Image by Nina Matthews Photography
**Update- I have had a huge response- thank you so much everyone! I won't be accepting any more email applications for this, but will be choosing from those who have already contacted me!**
Is your family trying to make healthy changes towards real, whole foods and in need of some direction? Do [...]

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Cutting Down on Waste in the Kitchen: Tossing the Paper

March 10, 2010

Photo credit: Sklathill
This is our second contributing writer's post, from Beth Corcoran. I asked her to write on a topic related to cutting down on waste, which is one of the themes this month at Keeper of the Home. I love Beth's easy-going and relaxed approach to using cloth in her kitchen.
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The kitchen is [...]

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It’s (About) Time for a Change

February 24, 2010

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There's a change coming. It's been coming for a long time and I'm sorry that it's taken me so long.
I need to apologize to you all. For the past two years, I have been a member of the BlogHer ad network. I need to state right away that there is [...]

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How I Plan to Keep Blog Time in Check

December 16, 2009

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Based on my recent announcement that I'm going to be scaling back a little on my blogging efforts, and the absolutely enormous (and incredibly encouraging) response that I received, I thought I would just share a few thoughts on how I am working to keep blog work minimal while I continue to keep [...]

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