Is that bunny organic?

Let me tell you, there's plenty to worry about when you become a parent. Don't I know it. Will he fall down and split his lip on his bottom teeth? (Yes) Will he try to eat the newspaper? (Yes) WIll he poop today? (Hopefully) Will he like metal, or emo, or alt country? (Who knows) There are so many things to worry about, it boggles the mind.

Not to mention the fact that I'm a worrier - it's part of my genetic code. Combine that with seeing An Inconvenient Truth, Catholic guilt, and a need to be hip and you're bound to come up with "Green Parenting."

I try hard to balance my desire to help save the Earth with living in reality. It's not as easy as you'd think. I remember when I first heard about conservation and Earth Day in elementary school. It seemed simple then - don't throw your styrofoam container out of your car window. Don't buy Aqua Net. Recycle. It's so much more complicated now. Carbon offsets? Compact fluorescents? SOLAR PANELS!

So, I'm more like a seafoam green parent. I didn't do cloth diapers, or buy glass baby bottles, but I do try to do a little bit where I can. I have some Earth's Best baby food in the cabinet. I bought a pack of Seventh Generation diapers. And we try to get as many things second had as possible. As you can imagine, my first step in trying to get green with Baby Lug was trying to find a good organic or green website.

Remember when Geocities first started? Well that's what most organic or green parenting websites remind me of - as if there should be a repeated pattern of unicorns in the background and yellow Times New Roman text. They mostly seem to be crappy online stores disguised as informational websites. The one website I found that had helpful tips was Treehugger's How to Green Your Baby Page. If anyone has any other great sites, please let me know! Meanwhile I'll be trying to find out if baby bottle liners are recyclable and looking for a sale on Gerber Organic Baby Food!

Posted by jen at December 12, 2007 09:05 AM

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