Green Fertility

...is about saying NO to the pharma-medico-industrial-baby complex and discovering the possibilities afforded by focusing on wellness of self and earth. Essays on parenting, race, life, and writing appear in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Slate. We're a Treehugger.com Favorite Green blog. FTC compliant disclosure: all items we test are complimentary samples. WINNER OF THE RICHARD MARGOLIS AWARD FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORTING

Thursday, July 31, 2008

50% off sale at Doie!

Sara K's eco friendly bamboo designs are the bomb. Easy to wear, doesn't wrinkle, STYLISH. Get 'em for 50% off with the code DA...

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Win a Free Copy of Somebody's Daughter at The Opinionated Parent

Fresh from the writers' conference, I have books on my mind. Nicely coincidentally, The Opinionated Parent ran a review of Somebody...

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Do American birds taste funny because we chlorinate them?

I'm baa--aack. We were fed by Aramark, which a colleague described as the "Blackwater of caterers." This friend goes to a lot...

Monday, July 14, 2008

Farmer Jane is going South

A little break for GreenFertility; I'm headed to the Sewanee Writers' Conference . And you can see even though we have a super dink...

Friday, July 11, 2008

Wear your watch on your RIGHT wrist to help your heart

[p.s. I fixed this to reflect some copyright laws I wasn't aware of] After that post on how metals on your body can do weird things to y...

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Big belly = bad sperm!

Stop genetic damage before it happens--maintain an ideal weight! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

American Academy Of Pediatrics: Put 'em on Drugs!

I am aware that doctors really hate it when patients look to empower themselves by looking up stuff on the internet, but right here, right n...

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Metal earrings and tooth fillings 'cause chronic back pain'

My father, an acupuncturist, was SOOOOO against me getting my ears pierced. So I waited until I was in college. It was kin dof a yucky pro...

Monday, July 07, 2008

Americans Wasting Food

With all the hunger around the world (think of the Haitians and their dirt biscuits), it's astounding to think we waste a pound of food ...

Friday, July 04, 2008

Fireworks and Thyroid

I'm not a big fireworks person--the noise! I'm sensitive. But Mary Shomon from About.Com has another reason I migh tnot like them:...

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Don't Eat Rock Hard pears

Conceptually, eating food that's been picked in one place and shipped over ungodly distances already seems unappetizing. But there are ...

Monday, June 30, 2008

REVIEW: Living Nutz Wild Blueberry Lip Balm

The guys at LivingNutz sent me, along with some nutz (that I am going to review) this wild blueberry lip balm that I get a total kick out o...

Friday, June 27, 2008

Cloth to clean up the Mercury in your CFLs

Compact flourescent lights, CFLs have been a point of contention among some environmentalists including myself. I tell anyone who'll li...

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Kids Connect Alcohol Odors with Mom’s Emotions

I've always believed that children, even in utero, pick up on their mother's emotions...so this is an interesting finding. From New...

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

See Salt, Sea Salt?

Regular table salt is probably not something you think about having weird stuff in, but think again! It can have dextrose, weird fillers, a...

Monday, June 23, 2008

Worrisome rise in underweight babies

This is interesting given that low-birthweight babies are most often an indicator of poor prenatal conditions, something we would associate ...

Friday, June 20, 2008

Review: SuperNutrition's Antioxidant Power

Oxidants are a natural process of aging, stress, and environmental toxins. For that reason, most women trying to conceive could probably be...

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Get the lead out: Children's $$ pajamas

I just saw a notice in our CVS that they're recalling some kiddie sunglasses because of lead. In general, I think it's best to make...

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

'Disposable Heroes': Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked Drugs

Can we say we're surprised? --------------------------------------------- An ABC News and Washington Times Investigation Reveals...

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Social Trust Builds Good Health

Fertility is more than just about having perfect FSH numbers, I think there's a lot of spiritual factors that promote good health and th...

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GreenFertility: I grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota, also known as Bob Dylan's hometown. THE LOGO: Hello Kitty in han-bok (Korean dress) accompanied by Harubang, Korean Grandfather Penis-shaped Fertility God

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