Clean Green This Earth Day!

When you want to keep your family safe from getting sick you pull out your cleaning supplies and clean away the germs. But what are in those chemicals. Traditional cleaning supplies are filled with toxins and chemicals that you do not want to bring into your home.

This year for Earth Day make a commitment to clean those chemicals out of your house. There is a great new product available call the E-Cloth.

The exceptional cleaning power of E-cloths and water provides a revolutionary way to clean. Cleaning without chemicals is good for the environment and significantly reduces health risks in your home. With just a few E-cloths and a splash of water, you can clean your whole home.

How It Works. Each E-cloth has an extraordinary 480,000 strands per square centimetre, with each microfiber 1/100th the width of a human hair. It is this, together with the wedge shape of each individual fibre, that gives the cloths their remarkable cleaning capability and their high absorbency. Unlike conventional cloths, as you draw an E-cloth across a surface, the fibres clean by breaking up, trapping and absorbing dirt AND grease into the material. All this with just water. E-cloths will last you a long time - at least 300 washes guaranteed.

E-cloth will even save you money by reducing your use of household chemicals by up to 90%. Get the chemicals out of your home and Clean Green this Earth Day. You'll feel good about providing your family a safe home.

5 Things to do on Earth Day With Your Children

We all know how wonderful Earth Day is and how important it is to teach our kids about preserving our natural resources and honoring Planet Earth. But what can you do to help celebrate nature with your children?

The top 5 things to do with your child for Earth Day.

1. Plant a Tree. They say there are 2 good times to plant a tree. The first is 20 years ago and the second is now.

2. Participate in a waterway cleanup or city sponsored event in your area. Check with your local Parks and Rec department for volunteer opportunities.

3. Take your load of recyclable materials to the recycling center. And talk to your kids about recycling on the way.

4. Take a hike. Enjoy the natural spaces around you whether it is a river, lake, desert, or mountains. Talk to your kids about the natural spaces and the animals that live there. Discuss the importance of the water, trees, and plants to the survival of those animals.

5. Go for a ride. Take a bike ride to the library, store, or park. Just make sure to give your car a rest. Be sure to talk to your kids about ways to limit the families dependency on driving everywhere.

Whatever you do, make sure and get your kids involved and talk to them about it. They will remember the things you teach them and that will be what makes the biggest difference for our planet.

Earth Day Giveaway!

Hip Mountain Mama is doing another Giveaway! This time it is an Earth Day theme. One lucky person will win a special hand painted earth day necklace from Hanna Hand painted. Hanna is doing a special line of necklaces for Earth Day which will only be available through the HMM Website.

There are 3 was to enter the Hip Mountain Mama giveaway. Check the Official HMM Blog for contest rules and other details.

What are the benefits of organic cotton?

A lot of people are beginning to understand the importance of eating organic food. Obviously, we need to be aware of what we are putting into our bodies. But why worry about the cotton in your T-Shirt, baby's clothes, and toys?

Growth of conventional cotton, as it is currently grown, is making a serious environmental impact. In 1995, California's cotton fields were covered by over 17 million pounds of pesticides, and use of these dangerous chemicals has only increased since then. Globally, conventional cotton uses 25% of all insecticides, and 10% of all pesticides. It is now estimated that less than 10% of these chemicals are accomplishing their tasks, the rest is absorbed into the plant, air, soil, water, and eventually into our bodies.

The good news is that the production of organic cotton in American is increasing. In 1990, there were about 900 acres of organic cotton grown in the U.S. Today that figure has grown to nearly 10,000 acres. Thanks to a serious commitment by growers, manufacturers and retailers, chemical-free clothing, bedding, toys, and other products are now readily available to the honest consumer who would rather not contribute to more toxins on the farm, in their home, and on their bodies.

By making the switch to organic cotton, you’re helping to support sustainable farming practices, and family farms who have been growing cotton without harmful chemicals for years. These farmers produce high quality cotton that is equal to or superior than conventionally grown cotton. The natural farming process supports biodiversity and healthy ecosystems because it often uses fewer natural resources. The elimination of these nasty chemicals, done in combination with soil building, protects and conserves our water resources. Growing organic cotton can actually replenish and improve soil fertility, improving land quality and our planet in general.

If you care about what you put in your body, perhaps it is time to consider what you put on your body and how it affects the environment.