I’ve had a lot of fun here at Daily Tomorrow, but it’s time for me to move on. It has been a pleasure writing this blog, keeping up with reading all the other wonderful blogs here at b5media and getting to know some great bloggers and readers along the way. I hope you’ve all had as much fun as I have and I hope you’ll stay tuned for the next Daily Tomorrow blogger who will pick up and carry on this blog. Thanks everyone, and see you around the blogosphere! -Ali [Read more]

No matter how hard you try, kids seem to accumulate a lot of stuff that is quickly outdated for their age or interests. There are lots of ways to try to keep “stuff” to a minimum but one new program brings an interesting idea to the kid frontier: BabyPlays Toy Rental Program. You pick a plan, between 4-10 toys per month, and pay a fee (which to me sounds like a lot less than what it would cost to buy the toys new) and each month BabyPlays delivers a fresh batch of pint-sized entertainment to your door. You pick the toys and add them to a wishlist, much like a DVD by mail program if you’re familiar with those. You can keep the toys for a month or longer and there are no late fees. When you and your kiddo are ready for new toys,... [Read more]

I stumbled upon a fun site called YERT (Your Environmental Road Trip) which is following a “year-long eco-expedition through all 50 United States. With video camera in hand and tongue in cheek, we’re exploring the landscape of America’s unique approach to environmental sustainability.” The trip has a lot of interesting stops all across the US where the YERT team is finding all sorts of intriguing approaches to sustainable living and all sorts of interesting people. Most recently, YERT stopped by the Earthhaven ecovillage and the Ash Village Institute sustainability center, both in Asheville, NC. It’s quite the journey and the blog is a great way to see the green side of America. Check them out online: YERT blog YERT... [Read more]

The Down2Earth Conference – an exploration into sustainable living – kicks off this week on Friday in Boston! If you’re interested in making your home more energy efficient, eating locally and sustainably year-round, and choosing eco-friendly fashions, then Down:2:Earth is the place for you. Join us March 28-30 at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center as we showcase companies that offer environmentally-responsible choices for aligning your dollars with your values. Educational workshops and chances to win great prizes are included with admission – it’s all happening at D2E. This is definitely an event that I wish I could attend but I’m too far away, otherwise I would be there. On the list of speakers is Frances Moore Lappé... [Read more]

Let’s face it, toothpaste is very personal. Everyone has their favorites and being one of the products we use daily for health, and meet first thing in the morning, having a good toothpaste is an important part of our daily routine. With that in mind, Grist’s Katherine Wroth has done a great job of rounding up some eco-friendly favorites and testing them out on her family, well her sister’s family actually because there were more mouths there and they were a good group of subjects representing a mix of mainstream and green toothpaste tastes. Katherine combined the results of the toothpaste tests with info from the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep cosmetics database, and voilah, a great resource for readers on the... [Read more]