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Last week we took a lot at detoxing and “cleaning up your cleaning.”  Today we’d like to introduce you to someone who has dedicated her life to helping others clean green, non-toxic and safe. Meet Allison from Branch Basics cleaning products, a women-owned business from Austin, TX.  Allison and her partners, Marliee and Kelly, have […]

Clean cleaning products?  What on Earth does that even mean?  Shouldn’t cleaning product, by default, be clean?  I’m sorry to tell you, my friends, that many cleaning products are anything but clean.  Sure, they’ll remove the grime from your bathroom and make the windows shine. But they come at a cost to your health, your […]

We live in an increasingly toxic world.  In fact, WWF has found that between 1930 and 2000 the production of chemicals increased from 1 million tons per year to 400 million!  It seems like every day some “new” product is being released that’s full of chemicals and ingredients our Great-Grandparents wouldn’t have recognized.  The full […]

Can you wash and rinse a dirty plate in 4.4 seconds using 9.5 ounces of water? Like many in Generations X and Y, I grew up in a home without a dishwasher. What was once seen as an economic slight (the affluent homes I babysat in all had dishwashers) became a source of pride once […]

Memorial Day weekend is an annual turning point towards summer. While it’s still officially spring, Memorial Day is a marker and a sure sign that summer is on its way. In preparation for summer, this is a great time to consider one of our most precious resources on this planet – water. Depending on where […]