So you’ve considered cloth diapers and decided to take the plunge. Where to get started? First of all, check out the resources listed on our newly updated Natural Parenting Resource Page for some great overviews about getting started with cloth diapering. Below is a list of items you will need, based on my experience with...

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June 7, 2012

Easy Beet Recipe: Costa Rican Ensalada Rusa

by Leanna

They had been laying in the refrigerator for days: gorgeous, tempting, taunting – those lovely purple beets, knowing that I had no idea what to do with them. My husband had brought them home from the Farmer’s Market, assuming that I, like everyone in his family, would be able to cook them up into something...

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June 4, 2012

Fire Truck Books

by Leanna

We love fire trucks around our house. Looooooove firetrucks. Just as the little boy in Peter Sis’ Fire Truck, my little Monkey’s first words when he wakes up are “fire truck,” and the last words he says before he goes to sleep at night are “fire truck. (Or “train” or “scooping/rolling/dump truck.” Or occasionally “fish...

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May 31, 2012

Crockpot Chicken Broth

by Leanna

In the past, when friends suggested that I make my own chicken broth, I would nod politely but mentally add it to a list that included “churn butter” and “make all our clothes” (note: I do not possess a butter churn nor a sewing machine). In other words, “Things That Will Not Happen in This...

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May 28, 2012

Star Cookies, Or How to Have Fun Baking with Your Toddler

by Leanna

As promised in an earlier post, here is the full story behind the star cookies we made recently for the Declaration of the Bab holiday. It seemed so simple: a great recipe, an easy activity to do with my toddler, so no problem getting it done before dinner, right? Well, let’s just say it was...

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May 23, 2012

A Starry Holiday

by Leanna

Last night and today, Baha’is all around the world celebrated the Declaration of the Bab, a holy day that marks the very inception of the Baha’i Faith, which started with a simple but profound declaration of belief by one young man in a house in Persia over a century and a half ago. This beautiful...

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May 20, 2012

Considering Cloth Diapering?

by Leanna

This series of posts is dedicated to dear little S., due in September. Her parents’ questions about cloth diapering are what inspired me to share what I’ve learned. Interested in (or at least curious about) cloth diapering, but not sure where to start? The good news is that since so many more people are choosing...

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