Posted in Deals Around Town, Health Food Stores on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a few sales I noticed at the Publix at Lake Forest in Sanford today:
Posted in Natural Baby Care, tagged circumcision, intactivist on September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Informative, accurate brochures for expectant parents, intactivists, and birth practitioners are available online. If you do not have access to a printer and need these brochures, I will send them to you via snail mail free of charge. Of course, I ask that you download them if you are able to do so as it is the more eco-friendly (and frugal) option.
These brochures have been published by the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers, member of the Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children as well as the International Coalition for Genital Integrity.
Please use the contact form if you need a packet.
Posted in Breastfeeding Support, Doulas & Childbirth Classes, Local "Green" Events, Natural Baby Care on September 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today I worked the Usborne Books booth and helped with the “Mommy, Leave Me Intact” booth at the Central FL Birth Network’s Third Annual Birth Fair.
Since another consultant was working the booth with me, I had the chance to walk around and meet the other vendors. Several breastfeeding support organizations were represented as well as local pediatricians, midwives, acupuncturists, and more. If you didn’t get there today, definitely plan on it next year. It’s a great way to network with other natural-minded parents and practitioners in the area.
I thought of doing a Central FL Green Guide booth but opted not to since I was already doing two booths. If I could do it again, I would have tried to get another writer to do the table. I didn’t bother because I knew most of our writers were already doing their own booths at the fair! I did hand out some cards though and told several vendors about our new site and what we’re doing. I also chatted with a few of them about joining us as writers.
If you missed the Birth Fair, you can still benefit from checking out the Central FL Birth Network’s website. It’s a great resource for parents of young children who want to connect with doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, and more!
Posted in Deals Around Town, Natural Baby Care on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
During Publix Baby Fest you can find savings on various baby items, some more green than others. Publix is promoting this as a great time to stock up on everything from diapers to formula and baby care. In their announcement email, they specifically mention savings on organic formula and baby food. Publix has an entire Greenwise Market program featuring organic and more natural options (more to come on that in another post). The baby section has its own Greenwise Market items like baby food, bath and diaper care, toothpaste, lotion and more. Just look for the Greenwise Market logo in that area. There is typically a specific section with the logo clearly marking the items.
Publix also offers Baby Club, a program that gives parents of children up to two years old free products, newsletters with coupons and a free parenting book. Again, some of these items are more green than others.
For more information on Baby Fest simply stop in to your local Publix and ask about the sale and for more information on Baby Club please visit the Publix website.
Posted in Farmer's Markets on September 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A new farmer’s market is coming to town. The Central Park Farmer’s Market in Lake Mary is scheduled to open November 10. The weekly event will feature traditional farmer’s market items such as produce, plants, baked goods, consumable items and holiday / seasonal items.
The first market date was just recently approved by the City Commission. The only information available on the city’s website as of yet are forms for vendor application and market policies.
Jill enjoys spending her days being a helpmate to her husband and raising her three children. She holds two bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Biology. Some of her favorite hobbies are gardening, playing the piano and cooking. Jill is a Juice Plus+ distributor. Her family are the humans to Lucy, the rescued dog, Smokey, the rescued cat and soon to be humans of a flock of chickens, too!
Posted in Fun Stuff for Kids on September 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Kashi is on a mission to rid the world of bad snacks. They are traveling around on their Snack Drive and allowing people to trade in their bad snacks for a nutritious alternative. For those of us who cannot make it out to their Snack Drive locations, they have a wonderful online Snack Drive. This is a great thing to do with your kids. The Kashi website shows pictures of 15 different snacking options. When you click on the one you would like to virtually turn in Kashi gives you a specific recommendation of a nutritious alternatvie. For example, I turned in chocolate bars and Kashi recommended their Oatmeal Chocolate Cookie. Kashi will then send a sample of the snack to you in the mail. To participate or for more information, please visit the Kashi website.
Posted in Natural Baby Care, Pediatricians, tagged pediatrician on September 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
After being very frustrated in trying to find a Pediatrician in Central Florida that had knowledge of and practiced alternative therapies, was okay with delayed/non vaccinating (she has you sign a waiver), and was pro breastfeeding,I had pretty much given up hope of ever finding my ideal pediatrician. After meeting with yet another prospective pediatrician I had resigned to having to settle for someone. Then my midwife told me about Dr. Lisa Ramey.
I looked at her website and was immediately impressed. I went ahead and made a “Meet the Doctor” appointment. Her staff was very friendly over the phone, and I immediately felt welcomed. I went to her office,and I could tell the buildings we fairly new. When I went inside I was immediately welcomed and felt right at home. The waiting room was separated into well and sick child, and the toys were extremely clean. In fact the whole office was so clean, that when they told me they had been there a year I couldn’t believe it.
Dr. Ramey came out and got us, and my daughter immediately took to her. She was very welcoming and was great with my daughter. I talked to her a little about my concerns from past pediatricians and she told me how she would handle those situations. I was very impressed by her. She is very open with her patients and likes to talk to you about what treatments to take with your child. She wants to know what things are important to you and listen to your concerns. She will do research on something if she doesn’t know much about the topic and get back to you.
She tries to answer all of the after hours calls herself, even if she is out of town. She tried to only go out of town for a day and if she is out of town any more then that she will get another doctor to come in to the office. I was wondering why I had never heard of her before, but apparently she has been on the teaching staff at Florida hospital for 20 years, and has only had her own practice for a year. My daughter didn’t want to leave! She is also very big into preventative medicine, and does the walk for diabetes every year.Her entire staff is warm and wonderful.
She is not quick to hand out prescriptions, and does wonderful alternative therapies such as using BICOM Resonance Therapy. She suggested this for my 3 year old when she got a double ear infection, and after the first of 2 treatments I could already tell a huge difference in her mood.With the 2 treatments we didn’t have to use a prescription. Doctor Ramey and her staff have been great and were even patient and understanding when my daughter was less than cooperative. I am done looking for a new pediatrician.
Heidi wife to Richard and stay-at-home mom to Abigail and Nora. Heidi does everything in life as naturally as possible, and someday hopes to own a store that carries all of the natural things she uses on an everyday basis. Heidi enjoys cooking, sewing, spending time with her family, and hopes to one day be certified in homeopathy, as an herbalist, and also as a midwife.
Posted in Alternative Education, tagged montessori on September 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This is a brand new Montessori school. While I can’t personally review the New Path Montessori School, I wanted to make sure the link was up on the Central FL Green Guide. The founder sounds really knowledgeable in the areas of yoga and nutrition in addition to her 18 years of experience as a Montessori teacher.
Posted in Reduce-Reuse-Recycle on September 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I love everything I’ve ordered from Reusable Bags, especially my Acme EarthTotes. Visit their website for information on their current promotion – a free Acme reusable bag with any purchase of $25 or more. It isn’t clear which style bag they’re offering, but hey, they’ll all haul your groceries! Here are the details from their site:
Get A Free Reusable Bag
We’re making it easy to take action and reduce your consumption.
Our products are smart, eco-friendly & designed to help you consume less. We’re offering a sweet deal to jump-start your efforts – on your next order over $25 we’ll throw in 1 of our award-winning ACME Reusable Shopping Bags for FREE (a $10 value). First time customers welcome so be sure to pass this offer on.
How To Get Your Free ACME Reusable Shopping Bag:
1. Add items to shopping cart so that order exceeds $25
2. During checkout type “FREE ACME BAG” into COMMENTS box
3. Submit order & bag will be included free of charge
Details: online orders only; total before shipping must exceed $25; limit 1 use per customer
Five years ago, Jessica traded “making green” for “going green” becoming a stay-at-home mom who likes to save the planet in her spare time. This two-time Ironman finisher finds that years of triathlon training prepared her well for the endurance sport of motherhood. She spends her days changing cloth diapers, preparing organic meals for her family and teaching family nutrition as a Juice Plus health educator. At night, she dreams about the introduction of the first hybrid minivan and moonlights as a technical writer so she’ll be able to afford it.
Posted in Alternative Education, Natural Pet Care on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Knowledge Shop in Casselberry will be offering a class to help you get in touch with your furry friends and be able to provide them the best care naturally. The class will help you find out how animals communicate and also offer you various alternative healing practices such as healing touch, aroma therapy, flower essence, acupressure, natural foods and expressing spiritual love. It is on Saturday, October 13 from 9:30am to 12:30pm and will be taught by Reiki Master and holistic health practitioner, Heather Zarcone. Cost is $37. Please visit The Knowledge Shop for more information and to register.
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