notNeutral and Loll DESIGNS of Minnesota recently teamed up to create an outdoor furniture line for the kiddos called BBO2. The line consists of the BBO2 Chair and the BBO2 Table, and is made for long use and sustainability.

Loll sustainable furniture is fashioned with superior grade recycled high density polyethylene (HDPE). This doesn’t look all recycled and blah though, this HDPE has an attractive aesthetic along with high grade stainless steel fasteners. Plus the line comes in an array of colors – enough to suit all tastes (see a line up of colors below).

The pieces, as noted are made from …read more

Bonnie Plant Farm has been offering goods for beginning and experienced gardeners since 1918, but in 2008 they went green in order to do their part to help conserve the environment. Bonnie Plant Farm’s CEO notes that their green effort includes an increased use of mainly biodegradable peat growing cups, a simple step that most plant companies should take, as millions of plastic potting cups hit the landfill annually.

Other green options that Bonnie Plant Farm uses currently are more organic fertilizers and pesticides, plus they’ve got a new recycling facility at their headquarters which reuses and recycles supplies, tags, pots, …read more

If you’re going green but have a household of kiddos (or maybe just one kiddo like me) you’re probably looking for ways that they can help with the going green process. Luckily there are plenty of eco-tasks even small kids can do. For example…

Put your kid in charge: When you give them responsibility in the form of “You’re in charge” kids tend to take on a task with gusto. My son, for example, at six and seven years was in charge of lights (keep them off), reusable bags (don’t forget to take them), and checking the thermostats. He did other …read more

A new group in San Francisco has launched a website dedicated to activities that can help teens stay green. The group, Teens Turning Green is an expanded organization (from the Bay Area teen organization, formerly known as Teens for Safe Cosmetics) that’s now focused not only on cosmetics, but a whole life green living approach.

Their new website, Teens Turning Green offers tips about safe cosmetics, healthy schools, green products for teens, and more. Right now the group has partnered with Whole Foods in order to launch Project Green Prom, a project that, as you may have guessed, can help teens …read more

You can go green yet still find great kid storage solutions. Such as…
Baby Bronti Small Shelf Unit – made with earth-easy birch panels and child safe powder coated panels. From Glosto.

There’s storage and fun with the ducduc – parker Playtable – Paper Roll – this cool art table with a removable rolling drawer for storage is 100% hardwood, and created with non-toxic lacquered paint. From 2modern.

Jax Organic Storage Tower: Orange from Nest comes in other colors, but my son likes orange so there you go. This is storage made with organic cotton and a sturdy frame so it’ll last for …read more

Of course you have cute kids – all kids are cute. Well, most kids. My son Cedar has this friend who always whines, “Wwwwwhhhhhhyyyyyyy????” no matter what I ask. That’s so not cute. But I digress.
My co-blogger Peggy over at Tree Hugging Family scored some awesome kid on-the-go storage. Take a look:

How cute are these! Plus they’re from Envirosax – a company who specializes in artistic, eco-chic shopping bags. These are green and adorable. Your kid can store everything on-the-go in them.
At Tree Hugging Family we’re giving away three bags to 3 adorable kiddos and one of them could be …read more