Kids are back in school and happily, more schools are aiming to make their environments healthier for students and the planet. You and your children can help. Below are some simple things you can to to encourage sustainability in schools. Before you leap in though, be sure to get support, buy...

Summer is fast approaching and as the heat rises so does your electric bill, am I right?!. Although we as a planet are forging together and greening up our living this fifteen million dollar, twenty five THOUSAND foot square foot home in Mclean Virginia makes me think about a few...

“Where’s the beef?” Welcome to Meatless Monday. Meatless Monday is a movement encouraging people to improve their health and improve the health of the planet by lowering their meat consumption. My Meatless Monday adventure began last week (impressive, I know) and it went...

If you are a dog or cat lover you know that protecting your animals from fleas and ticks is high on the list for responsible pet care. In the northeast and other parts of the country ticks can run rampant, so keeping them off pets is essential. In August our chocolate lab, Mico, will be 12...

It is well-known that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It fuels the body after the night’s fast – even the name “break fast” hints at its value. While somewhat less heralded, lunch is also a very important meal in the lives of children. Lunch sustains energy, keeping...

Followers of Modern Hippie Mag may know that Steve McAllister serves as our Managing Editor and that he is the mind behind Your Daily Groove, but did you also know that he is a published author?  This week, Steve released his newest title, The McAllister Code. “Go on a journey through...

My two boys have just turned 8 and 11 years old and I think back to when I was pregnant and just getting started as a mom.  With a full time job in the mix too, I realize now how unaware I was of so many things.  Blogs, just like this interest in the green movement, was in its infancy too so...

Okay, maybe not movies…but close! Animal Planet is looking for the perfect person(s) to cast for a special documentary program/series “Off The Grid”.  The intention is for the special/series to be informational and educational – highlighting a group of people or families...

“Hazelnut Kids was created in order to give parents a beautiful, easy-to-navigate website where they can find natural toys for their children, and where they would know that all of the toys offered were created by companies that follow the strictest safety standards.” Specializing...

Partnerships come in many forms.  It can be a love partnership or even a business partnership.  Regardless of the nature of your partnership, the important thing is that you approach it from an authentic space. How many times do you think something that you want to share with your partner...