Congrats on the mention in NYT. How’d you pull it off?

Eco Moms? How about a lesson in hypocrisy? Let’s see. We have a microcosm of the entire misguided movement right there in the photo courtesy of the NYT’s (which by the way…laid off another another 100 employees due to the financial strain that occurs when you shape the news towards an ideology and away from the facts).

We see at least three lamps burning bright (not the least of which is one in another room that appears unoccupied). I don’t believe the various wine labels sitting there on the coffee table are organic or biodynamic wine. At least, I don’t recognize the vintage as one. The participants are sporting myriad different commercial produced apparrel. And, the room in which the meeting is taking place suggests an affluent life style and could very well be one of those evil McMansions.

Eco Moms? Please. How about just a bunch of lemmings trying to feel relevant by creating an issue that has not been proven…and in fact is less likely to have any merit with every new acquisition of evidence. I find irony in the fact that it has been proven (factually…not just by inuendo) that the ice shelves of Greenland are at their largest in 15 years at this very moment.

Cheers,
JR

Congratulations, to the entire Eco-Chick team!

I read with interest the New York Time article. I think it is great that “Moms” get together and assess and recommend products. We are great at screening products and recommending those that work for us. I thought I would recommend a product to your group - Zero Tox All Purpose Cleaner. It is a completely non toxic unscented water based cleaner-degreaser that effectively cuts through even the toughest grease & grime. Hertz thinks so highly of it, they use it to clean all their car rentals. The employees asked Mark Bass the company owner to make it available for them to use at home. It is so safe you can drink it. It is not harmful to those with allergies, pregnant women and fetuses. It is also biodegraable. The owner is so committed to it that he is giving your first bottle to your free if you pay for shipping. It is a great deal and one that women need to be telling each other about. I don’t usually promote cleaning products but I liked this Company’s story and they really seem to care. Check it out. http://www.zerotoxcleaner.com.. Tricia

It’s all good! Whatever we do for good and without harm is all that matters. Don’t worry about the feedback you all get …you are doing something. Keep up the great work. Let’s get mom’s connected and organized!

Great article! Please check out some of the work we’re doing at http://www.secondchancetoys.org to rescue and recycle plastic toys for needy children. Would love help and support to expand what we’re doing. Thoughts and considerations are most appreciated!.

Just found this website thru the NYT article. I wanted your readers to know about a terrific book, although not strictly a book on ecology it is about healing depression without medication or therapy. What it does tell you is how to live in such a way that depression is healed, permanently. It’s an amazing book, a quick read, and thoroughly enjoyable besides being invaluable.
I know a lot of you out there have depression or have a friend or family member who suffers from it, because depression is now an epidemic. Give this book a chance. I got it on Amazon, not expensive. I’ve ordered a couple more for friends. Because it is about healing healthfully and naturally, it seems to me to fit in with your mission.
The book is called “Up Without Meds.”

Mpls Star trib ran thi same article last week. There are so any great mom based organizations here in MN and all over the US. In families women overwhelmingly purchase the products for their family. I have so many women friends here in MN stepping up the learning and practices in being more earth friendly. I recently heard a great topic on sustainability and that it is not just eco, it must onclude social and econoic. There are so many people trying to do the right thing, yet economic insentives are not there. This is the largest response I have seen on one posting. Weather that’s the new york times thing, or the mom thing. I found you 3 years ago and have posted frustration in trying to promote the natural product line I repped. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to promote it because my family needs me to make more money than this good cause did…too many hurdles. Why is that and whaat can ecochic do about it? What can anyone do? Money talks and just like the author of the book “Cures they do not want you to Know about” the evidence is clear that multicorps control the markets and their products are far inferior, cheap and downright unhealthy, but they make many people lots of money. Thanks for providing some outlet for women to connect on this site!

Glad to have found this site. I am an eco-mom turn ecotrepreneur. I have been a stay at home mom exclusively for the last three years but have recently been inspired to join the marketplace (crafted to meet my new mother lifestyle). My new co. called Azul Conservation Products is the US distributor of water conservation goods designed by Ripple Products rippleproducts.com in Australia. These simple goods promote water conservation through digital and sand shower timers and water collection buckets to introduce water recycling. My markets are retailers large and small, hotels, universities, water districts…I am excited about these products because I am not just selling goods, I am selling water conservation. We all know how to be great consumers. To improve our environment we need to meet people where they are at and sell water conservation, energy conservation…thru simple and practical products. I cannot do this venture alone. I am located in California. I am seeking reps. all around the country to sell water conservation through these products. They have done incredibly well in Australia, selling 1 million last year alone.

As a mother of three young children I can appreciate the importance of a job that fits my specific needs; it must bring me joy, must make a positive difference and MUST allow me to be present with my children. If you are interested in more info please do not hesitate to email me at florencia@azulconservationproducts.com. or call me at 805-649-9718.

I will aso be at the Ripple Products booth (5275) at the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim March 13-15. Very exciting. The possibilities are endless.

Be well,
Florencia