http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/-t1.htm Recycling, green cleaning, food/drink/gardening Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:47:40 GMT 10 http://i13.servimg.com/u/f13/11/74/29/45/2007lo10.gif http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/-t1.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/freecycle-t49.htm pcsportinclays
I am a member, and it has really come in handy for cost cutting ways to save when finding/getting things for children.

If some of you (who are not members) do so before this Saturday, you should join us at a big free for all that is being held on Saturday.

Join us in all kinds of fun with freecycle!!]]> Going Green Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:02:19 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/freecycle-t49.htm#111 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/freecycle-t49.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/cloth-diapers-at-our-target-t179.htm Carrie I was at Target yesterday and they had one little row of cloth diapers (they were on an end cap on the first isle of baby items facing the furniture). They are the Bum Genius 3.0 One Size Pockets. They also are carrying wet bags for cloth diapers (or other needs). If you cd, please consider buying from Target. It will show Target that there is a market for these eco-friendly choices in Springfield. I bought one for the new baby (even tho I just bought a whole bunch). If ... Going Green Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:47:40 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/cloth-diapers-at-our-target-t179.htm#398 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/cloth-diapers-at-our-target-t179.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/pres-bush-signs-legislation-banning-lead-phthalates-t176.htm Jen Dillman President Bush Signs Legislation Banning Lead and Phthalates More Recent Articles Search The Soft Landing Blog -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Soft Landing Blog - President Bush Signs Legislation Banning Lead and Phthalates President Bush Signs Legislation Banning Lead and Phthalates Woohoo! This is momentous news, sure to cause waves of changes across the country. The New York Times released the announcement, ... Going Green Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:47:46 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/pres-bush-signs-legislation-banning-lead-phthalates-t176.htm#393 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/pres-bush-signs-legislation-banning-lead-phthalates-t176.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/back-to-school-eco-style-t173.htm Jen Dillman Back To School … Eco-Style! Here are some green tips to apply at school According to the Green Book © 2007, each American consumes on average over 6 napkins per day! If we all use just 1 fewer napkin per day, it would save 150 million of them from hitting the trash can! Practically speaking, we still need to use napkins and paper towels, but we can set the example for schools to use recycled paper products and encourage less waste overall. Thank you to Springfield Mom Noel ... Going Green Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:24:13 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/back-to-school-eco-style-t173.htm#387 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/back-to-school-eco-style-t173.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/restore-donate-or-purchase-go-green-t175.htm Kim L. Little A great way to go green is to recycle your household goods and materials and save money too! We just got a new kitchen sink and recycled our old one to ReStore. Have you been to ReStore, the store that sells all sorts of household supplies, materials and wares both new and used on Jefferson. Profits from the store go to Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County. It's a fantastic store! Donate some of your materials, and stay and shop for reduced price painting supplies, cleaning supplies, ... Going Green Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:53:37 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/restore-donate-or-purchase-go-green-t175.htm#390 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/restore-donate-or-purchase-go-green-t175.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-books-t172.htm Jen Dillman
Thank you!]]> Going Green Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:22:05 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-books-t172.htm#386 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-books-t172.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/ask-ecomom-t171.htm Jen Dillman http://www.springfieldmoms.org/resources/going_green.htm#Ask_EcoMom called Ask Eco Mom! Email me or post your questions here. All questions will be entered into our monthly drawing.

Thanks!!]]> Going Green Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:20:45 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/ask-ecomom-t171.htm#385 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/ask-ecomom-t171.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/any-remaining-neighborhood-sales-to-post-t164.htm Kim L. Little springfieldmoms.org@gmail.com

TODAY and tomorrow is Colony West, Brentwood, Montvale subdivision sale....ENJOY!]]> Going Green Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:21:20 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/any-remaining-neighborhood-sales-to-post-t164.htm#375 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/any-remaining-neighborhood-sales-to-post-t164.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/neighborhood-garage-sale-list-updated-weekly-t153.htm Kim L. Little Thanks readers for helping us build a GREAT list of neighborhood area garage sales-- it's a low-cost fun activity and fun to bring your kids... trash to treasure have fun! thanks to lisa barutcu and amy mcfadden and to our webmaster dawn dively for keeping this page up to date! you can link to it here: or click on Garage Sales from the A-Z indexhttp://www.springfieldmoms.org/resources/garage_sales.htm Going Green Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:27:13 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/neighborhood-garage-sale-list-updated-weekly-t153.htm#358 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/neighborhood-garage-sale-list-updated-weekly-t153.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-flooring-solutions-t151.htm Jen Dillman Green Flooring Solutions by Stephen Frankenstein Your flooring choices can be an integral part of maintaining a “Green” home. There are many choices that you, the consumer, can make to minimize the environmental impact of your household. Most of these choices are not only representative of today’s colors and designs, but cost no more then standard flooring options. Here are a few tips for “Thinking Green!” when planning your flooring choices in the home. 1. Recycle! We ... Going Green Thu, 29 May 2008 12:12:07 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-flooring-solutions-t151.htm#356 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-flooring-solutions-t151.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/dry-cleaners-t147.htm lisamarch I'm wondering if anyone knows of a local dry cleaner that has gone PERC-free. I looked by zip code on nodryclean.com and also on findco2.com, but no companies are showing up. In fact, from one of those two websites, it looks like there is only one such dry cleaner in the whole state. Any suggestions? For now, I guess we just be sure to take our dry cleaning out of its bag immediately, and hang the clothes for an hour in the garage before putting them in the closet. Going Green Fri, 09 May 2008 22:07:03 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/dry-cleaners-t147.htm#344 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/dry-cleaners-t147.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/natural-products-t132.htm Amymarx Hello All, more stores such as Taget & Walmart are comming out with all natural cleaning products! Amy Going Green Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:58:42 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/natural-products-t132.htm#310 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/natural-products-t132.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/scholastic-s-act-green-site-for-kids-t128.htm Jen Dillman teaches children 100 ways to go green at home, at school and in their
community.

http://www.scholastic.com/actgreen/]]> Going Green Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:04:59 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/scholastic-s-act-green-site-for-kids-t128.htm#304 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/scholastic-s-act-green-site-for-kids-t128.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/annual-earth-day-events-t123.htm Jen Dillman Annual Earth Day Events http://www.springfieldmoms.org/resources/going_green.htm#Annual_Earth_Day_Events The Illinois EPA, Sangamon County and the City of Springfield are co-hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection. April 12th at IDOT! For a list of acceptable items to bring, visit www.epa.state.il.us/land/hazardous-waste/household-haz-waste/hhwc-schedule.html or call 217/785-8640. Saturday, April 26th from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Lincoln Park The annual ... Going Green Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:35:25 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/annual-earth-day-events-t123.htm#296 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/annual-earth-day-events-t123.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/songs-about-recycling-t126.htm Jen Dillman I just saw these cute songs via our RSS News Feed on the Going Green page courtesy of WAND-TV! How cute are these? Go to the page to get the links... http://www.springfieldmoms.org/resources/going_green.htm and then click on RSS News Feeds. Conservation Songs Courtesy of Pinellas County, Florida Click on the link below the song title to hear each song. You can pick between Windows Media Player and Real Player format. RECYCLING R-E-C-Y-C-L-E (John Jacob Jingleheimer ... Going Green Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:41:56 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/songs-about-recycling-t126.htm#299 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/songs-about-recycling-t126.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/online-printable-green-coupons-t125.htm Jen Dillman http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/green-discounts-deals/]]> Going Green Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:28:05 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/online-printable-green-coupons-t125.htm#298 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/online-printable-green-coupons-t125.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/food-fantasies-t122.htm Jen Dillman
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http://www.springfieldmoms.org/resources/going_green.htm click on the Habitat logo for more information!]]> Going Green Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:31:28 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/spring-cleaning-help-out-habitat-for-humanity-t121.htm#294 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/spring-cleaning-help-out-habitat-for-humanity-t121.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-mom-t-s-t117.htm Kim L. Little Now through 4/22/08 Calling all GREEN moms! It's a little pricey, but it's a website full of creative t-shirts to make all moms smile. They have a promo going on right now, if you use Greenmom in the checkout, you can get the organic, Green mom T-shirt with free shipping and a free canvas bag for $38. If that isn't your style, check out the other slogan T's "Balanced Mom," "Lucky Mom" and the one I love that I received for my birthday "WonderMom!" They are ... Going Green Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:46:19 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-mom-t-s-t117.htm#289 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-mom-t-s-t117.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/101-tips-for-living-green-in-springfield-t71.htm Jen Dillman Hello all! I am the Springfield Moms Going Green Series Editor and am looking for your help! This Spring I would like to do a story on 101 Tips for Living Green in Springfield. What are you doing in your homes or workplaces to "Go Green?" We will be putting up a Going Green section to the forum soon but until then please post your tips here or email me at jen.dillman@insightbb.com. Everyone who offers a suggestion will be entered into our monthly prize drawing. Also, please check ... Going Green Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:15:23 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/101-tips-for-living-green-in-springfield-t71.htm#190 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/101-tips-for-living-green-in-springfield-t71.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/garage-sales-help-build-our-list-t114.htm Kim L. Little Calling all Neighborhood Garage Sales If you know WHEN your Garage Sale is having their next Neighborhood Sale, email springfieldmoms.org@gmail.com and we will compile a handy-dandy planning list so you can have some weekend fun looking for old or new treasures! We will keep a list our site and continually update! All entries will also be added to our next monthly prize drawing. One to start from Lisa Barutcu in Rochester-- the palisades neighborhood garage sale is May 2,3,4.Lots of ... Going Green Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:04:38 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/garage-sales-help-build-our-list-t114.htm#284 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/garage-sales-help-build-our-list-t114.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/recycle-your-old-athletic-shoes-t105.htm Carrie I saw this today and thought I would post it in case others are interested. It is from: http://illinoishomepage.net/content/reuseashoe/ Reuse-A-Shoe is making its way to central Illinois, April 11th! You can donate your worn-out athletic shoes between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. at any of the following locations: WCIA studio on Neil Street in Champaign Iroquois Federal on North Gilbert street in Danville WCIA office on West Edwards in Springfield. Reuse-A-Shoe is one of ... Going Green Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:53:52 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/recycle-your-old-athletic-shoes-t105.htm#274 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/recycle-your-old-athletic-shoes-t105.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/earth-hour-2008-t103.htm Jen Dillman http://www.earthhour.org/

This is a great way to get your kids involved in saving energy! Turn off all your lights for just one hour on March 29.]]> Going Green Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:05:07 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/earth-hour-2008-t103.htm#271 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/earth-hour-2008-t103.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/bpa-free-kids-products-t93.htm Jen Dillman
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http://www.parents.com/parents/story.jsp?storyid=/templatedata/parents/story/data/1202159301402.xml]]> Going Green Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:29:47 GMT http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/article-on-kids-recycling-t92.htm#243 http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/article-on-kids-recycling-t92.htm http://springfieldmoms.forumotion.com/going-green-f9/green-stationery-and-art-supplies-t79.htm lpjen0816 Also - I ordered the cards on Friday night ... and they arrived in Monday's mail - even though they were shipped from Portland!
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