natural parenting

Engage Your Children in Shopping for Vegetables (Farmer’s Market Bingo Printable)

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. As a former teacher and current mom, I’ve read all the great advice about keeping children engaged in shopping trips and the myriad ways one can make a simple grocery store excursion into a learning experience. Most of the time, I’m just too tired or harried or [...]

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living mindfully

Is it “green” to turn off the TV?

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. As the progeny of a counter-cultural mama who always hated pink as a child, my daughter Leah is remarkably similar to the average 3-year-old girl in our culture: she owns and loves about a zillion Disney princess items (courtesy of doting grandparents), from her comforter to T-shirts [...]

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repurposing & diy

How to Naturally (Try to) Get Grease Stains out of Laundry

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. Ranch dressing. Straining greasy homemade chicken stock. Frying asparagus in bacon grease. Random unknown alien lifeforms. All culprits in the “Where did that grease stain on my shirt come from?” game in my real food kitchen. As I mentioned last month in 15 Natural Solutions to Kid [...]

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home & garden

15 Natural Solutions for Kid Messes

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. “Do you have kids or pets?” the carpet cleaners always ask. That seems to be the universal measuring stick for how clean your carpets and walls are going to be (or not be). Kids are notoriously messy, and I do believe they’ve earned the reputation justly. From [...]

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personal care & beauty

3 Steps to Ease Your way into Truly Natural Personal Products

by Katie Kimball
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Written by contributor Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship. I‘m a chronic baby stepper. I subscribed to the “use it up and then switch over” philosophy for adding in real foods and natural products to my routine. I would rather live with my in-laws for five months than rush into buying a home. I even made [...]

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