Ecostuff (26 entries)
On a recent trip to Auroville, I was introduced to a toxin free mosquito repellent in a spray form that had a delightful lavender fragrance and was not sticky or icky at all. So we used it liberally while travelling in the jungles of Tamil Nadu and then I armed myself with many more bottles [...]
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If you are always on the lookout for organic food options, you are going to LOVE this place. “Down to Earth” has been around for almost two years now, but appeared recently on my radar. I walked in and was bowled over by the well laid out, brilliantly stocked store.
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I am so over walking around the day after Holi with pink ears and a pink scalp. You know what I mean – no matter how much you lather on the oil and scrub yourself raw afterwards the telltale stains remain. And this year with my kids all primed to play Holi, I shudder to [...]
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Apologies for sounding out of breath, but this one is for those of you up for swinging your schedule around tomorrow, March 17th. The Farmer’s Market, an initiative that brings organic farmers across Maharashtra in contact with healthy beavers like us is holding a one such tomorrow, March 17th from 3pm – 9pm at the [...]
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It’s the time of the year to start dodging water balloons, water jets and pack away everything white. Holi may be fun and exciting, but I admit to shuddering at the thought of all the horrible chemicals touching my kids’ skin come March. While we have turned to buying organic colours, we decided to make [...]
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(Part 3 of 3) Read Part 1 and Part 2 The Bumgenius is like the Ferrari of cloth diapers. Its sleek, its swift and its pretty. And its so easy, you can almost change diapers in your sleep (yes, we do have to do that too, sometimes). The Bumgenius comes in lots of pretty colours, [...]
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Part 2 of 3 (read Part 1 here) So now that you’ve read about the Econobum and are (hopefully) thinking of trying out cloth, let me increase the odds in favor of the cloth brigade. Heeere’s (drumrolls please) Flip! Flip is the slicker, smarter, richer, more attractive cousin of Econobum. It is very similar in [...]
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Part 1 of 3 When I first came across smartbaby (thanks to reader, Misti), I whooped loudly and danced a jig. For years, I had been annoying my friends by expounding on the virtues of cloth diapering and trying to get them to switch from disposables. But their point was valid – sure they’re economical [...]
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We have reviewed KEC Green Games before (read review here), and they’re back again by popular demand with some new products and another contest! The toys up for grabs are: Marbles The traditional favourite, complete with rules and variations! Age: 6+ Cup ‘n Ball A favourite for centuries with adults and kids alike. Swing the [...]
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The run up to my kid’s birthday parties would often end in a mad rush to pick up paper plates that would sag with a sandwich and plastic spoons that never had any identifiable food grade mark. The search ended once I discovered the wonderful leaf plates and bowls made at the Shraddha Charitable Trust. [...]
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