My husband and I are half-way through construction on a home in Healdsburg. We estimate the entire project, from the day we closed on the land to the day we get the keys will take 2 years and 3...
The one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown is coming up, and children have become restless. Although some of them have gone back to in-person classes, a large number of students continue to do remote learning. Most after-class activities have...
The pandemic has created the most difficult conditions for kids and families. I’ve done a ton of research and taught yoga to kids at every age for over 15 years. Luckily, I’ve found that Yoga provides solutions to some...
The first year I lived in Pacifica I complained about it nearly every single day. In 2016 our second child was born and our one bedroom rent controlled sunset apartment suddenly seemed way too small. We didn’t want to...
OUT NOW: EWG’s 2021 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
Collards, Mustard Greens Join Kale at No. 3 on Dirty Dozen™
Peppers, New to Dirty Dozen, Are No. 10
90+ percent of Non-Organic Citrus Contaminated With Toxic Pesticides
NOTE: There...
On the one year anniversary of COVID-19, it is totally appropriate to mourn what we’ve lost, but also to take a moment and reflect on what we’ve learned. While each of our circumstances have varied to staggering degrees, I’d...
Growing up, there was never really anything exciting about the month of March. We wore green on St. Patrick’s Day and ate mint chip ice-cream. That was it. Our family did not have birthdays to celebrate. Occasionally, we would...
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Grove is the place this mama fulfills her sustainable needs for home care and spring cleaning. I also love that they vow to be plastic-free by 2025!...
Before I became a stay at home mom I worked for a start up company. In a lot of ways it taught me everything I know about how to run a business, but it also taught me the horrible...
Every time the topic of remote learning comes up, I brace myself. I am never 100% sure what is going to surface. It's either; my kids hate it, they miss their friends, they are depressed, they stay in their...