<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974</id><updated>2011-10-08T01:02:10.494-04:00</updated><category term='eco-sexual'/><category term='organic vs. local'/><category term='real food'/><category term='Ethical Consumerism'/><category term='michelle obama'/><category term='bill'/><category term='stuff'/><category term='share your stories'/><category term='H2479'/><category term='green cleaning'/><category term='community'/><category term='mandatory vaccinations'/><category term='thegreengirls'/><category term='orgasm'/><category term='The Mamalution'/><category term='medicalized birth'/><category term='FDA'/><category 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href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>82</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-2949112112836345447</id><published>2011-02-06T18:26:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-06T18:30:15.033-05:00</updated><title type='text'>International Women's Day 1911 - 2011: From Suffragette to Social Networker</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.100-women-of-destiny.com/' title='International 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</summary><link rel='related' href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1722908755/sprout-growing-and-fermenting-veggie-co-op' title='Sprout Growing &amp; Fermenting Veggie Co-op'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/20876273268521522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=20876273268521522' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/20876273268521522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/20876273268521522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2011/01/sprout-growing-fermenting-veggie-co-op.html' title='Sprout Growing &amp; Fermenting Veggie Co-op'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-7237889723847786567</id><published>2010-11-08T00:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-08T00:11:34.503-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='awaken your riches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grassroots web of women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='assets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='financial permaculture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='authentic abundance'/><title type='text'>Authentic Abundance</title><summary type='text'>The time is here for women to step forward and use our power to shape the marketplace. We own 51% of the assets and literally, hold in our hands, the power to create massive change. Even beyond conscious consumerism where women impact 81% of all purchases, we can come together to strategically invest our money collectively and support only businesses operating in sustainable and ethical ways. We </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/7237889723847786567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=7237889723847786567' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7237889723847786567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7237889723847786567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/11/authentic-abundance.html' title='Authentic Abundance'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-7346595756909037679</id><published>2010-10-22T01:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-22T01:13:18.485-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='high vibration lifestyle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='full moon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sensual shaman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='orgasm'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mamapreneurs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eco-sexual'/><title type='text'>Full Moon Activatiion of our Visions</title><summary type='text'>
 Check out the Earth Empress - exquisite photos
We are in the fourth week of our MAMAPRENEUR program (tele-summit to launch in 2011) and the assignment for this week is to have at least one ORGASM! We have been crystallizing our passions and clarifying our intentions. Like the approaching full moon, we are overflowing with ideas. We are surrendering and in doing so are embracing our deepest </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/7346595756909037679/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=7346595756909037679' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7346595756909037679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7346595756909037679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/10/full-moon-activatiion-of-our-visions.html' title='Full Moon Activatiion of our Visions'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/TMEbk7pHQDI/AAAAAAAAASM/1h1NxSObxls/s72-c/shakaya+full+moon.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-8594349977977057349</id><published>2010-09-29T00:34:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-29T00:39:38.640-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Best Brilliant Ideas for Humanity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vote'/><title type='text'>Vote for the MAMALUTION!</title><summary type='text'>The Mamalution is a Revolution of Moms....
taking back the planet through conscious consumerism,
collective investing &amp; a global marketplace of "Mamapreneurs"
 I am seeking your vote of support for Phase One of the competition!
Winning this contest will launch the MAMALUTION on a global scale with a $50,000 marketing package prize!

Important, please note it is a two step process: 

First </summary><link rel='related' href='http://bestideaforhumanity.com/register.cfm?eid=198' title='Vote for the MAMALUTION!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/8594349977977057349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=8594349977977057349' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8594349977977057349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8594349977977057349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/09/vote-for-mamalution.html' title='Vote for the MAMALUTION!'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5266449658132017721</id><published>2010-09-05T20:19:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-05T20:19:20.913-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Best Brilliant Idea for Humanity</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.bestideaforhumanity.com' title='Best Brilliant Idea for Humanity'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5266449658132017721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5266449658132017721' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5266449658132017721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5266449658132017721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/09/best-brilliant-idea-for-humanity.html' title='Best Brilliant Idea for Humanity'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-9174016182962442142</id><published>2010-08-22T20:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-22T20:15:30.275-04:00</updated><title type='text'>High Vibration Lifestyle Retreat at Grail Springs!</title><summary type='text'>                 Join me for a special 5 day Sustainable Living &amp; Raw Food Immersion on October 10th-15th    Discover ways to energize your body, detoxify your temple, clarify your priorities and magnetize your intentions to be aligned with your inner calling. Our focus will be on conscious consumption with food as the foundation to fuel our passion. Together, we will make simple, nutritious and </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.grailsprings.com/Events-High-Vibration-Living-Course-with-Imani' title='High Vibration Lifestyle Retreat at Grail Springs!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/9174016182962442142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=9174016182962442142' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/9174016182962442142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/9174016182962442142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/08/high-vibration-lifestyle-retreat-at.html' title='High Vibration Lifestyle Retreat at Grail Springs!'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-954374363763351264</id><published>2010-08-01T09:58:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-07T20:14:22.235-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Awakening the Dreamer</title><summary type='text'>


Changing the Dream of the Modern World: Awakening the Dreamer Initiative
In the mid-1990's, through a mysterious set of circumstances, a group of North Americans visited a remote and intact group of indigenous people - the Achuar - located deep in the Amazonian region of Ecuador. This relationship that was to become The Pachamama Alliance, was actually initiated by the indigenous elders and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/954374363763351264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=954374363763351264' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/954374363763351264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/954374363763351264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/08/awakening-dreamer.html' title='Awakening the Dreamer'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-6438734256784553329</id><published>2010-07-13T17:05:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-13T17:08:43.183-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vision'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='community'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the shift network'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enlightenment'/><title type='text'>There is a SHIFT afoot</title><summary type='text'>Can you feel the pulse....it is the calling we are all hearing in the corners of our minds....it was activated at Grail Springs Grail Lady Faire last week in Ontario as a hundred women gathered to welcome in the new paradigm we are all participating in. As we step back and look around we begin to see overlapping circles getting smaller and more refined. The vision is crystallizing and every </summary><link rel='related' href='http://sacredawakeningseries.com/course' title='There is a SHIFT afoot'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6438734256784553329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6438734256784553329' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6438734256784553329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6438734256784553329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/07/there-is-shift-afoot.html' title='There is a SHIFT afoot'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-3557086559040491896</id><published>2010-06-06T22:12:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-07T17:07:04.655-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Canada'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ethical Consumerism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Grail Springs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Imani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Grail Lady Faire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Woodstock for Women'/><title type='text'>"The Enlightened Woodstock for Women" Expect the Unexpected!</title><summary type='text'>
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We talk about conscious consumerism but few of us realize the power that we, as western women, have as a whole to create change on this planet simply in the ways we shop. One area that is still frequently overlooked pertains to the food we buy. Increasing interest in farmer’s markets, CSA’s and local foods is steadily growing. It’s </summary><link rel='related' href='http://slowmoneyalliance.org' title='Slow Money Gathering'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/2807491196379518025/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=2807491196379518025' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2807491196379518025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2807491196379518025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/05/slow-money-gathering.html' title='Slow Money Gathering'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/S_nqRTXTA6I/AAAAAAAAARk/FYICvn1-IKE/s72-c/Slow+Money.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-3290603422452456812</id><published>2010-05-19T19:50:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T19:50:03.380-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conference'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='woody tasch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='VT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='slow money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shelburne farms'/><title type='text'>Slow Money Conference</title><summary type='text'>I will be at the SLOW MONEY Conference! Will you? Would love to meet you! Shelburne Farms, Vermont - June 9-11, 2010

Slow Money… It’s not an ISM (as in capitalism, socialism, consumerism, market fundamentalism…).

But it is a new way of connecting investors to local food systems, catalyzing new forms of social investing and philanthropy for the 21st century. Join the emerging
network of </summary><link rel='related' href='http://slowmoneyalliance.org' title='Slow Money Conference'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/3290603422452456812/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=3290603422452456812' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3290603422452456812'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3290603422452456812'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/05/slow-money-conference.html' title='Slow Money Conference'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1938812130513326085</id><published>2010-05-11T09:30:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-11T09:32:05.653-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='raw milk'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food freedom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real food'/><title type='text'>Food Security - this is what I am talking about!</title><summary type='text'>http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=xa-4aba91207fc5c33a</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=xa-4aba91207fc5c33a' title='Food Security - this is what I am talking about!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1938812130513326085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1938812130513326085' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1938812130513326085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1938812130513326085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/05/httpwwwaddthiscombookmarkphpv250.html' title='Food Security - this is what I am talking about!'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5066421730489186224</id><published>2010-04-10T14:20:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-10T14:21:53.980-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='small food enterprises'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='woofing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='urban gardens'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nutrient dense food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='woody tasch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='victory gardens'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CSAs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='slow money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='urban permadise'/><title type='text'>Grow Food As If Your Life Depended On It</title><summary type='text'>
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	mso-pagination:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5066421730489186224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5066421730489186224' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5066421730489186224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5066421730489186224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/04/grow-food-as-if-your-life-depended-on.html' title='Grow Food As If Your Life Depended On It'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/S8DBIdjVKvI/AAAAAAAAARU/69uGPAzKfks/s72-c/victory+garden+3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-3833699154868086620</id><published>2010-03-29T23:07:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-29T23:07:27.915-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nutrient dense real food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='urban gardens'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='revolution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Imani'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='permadise'/><title type='text'>Urban Permadise</title><summary type='text'>Check out these videos - one on my birthday this past weekend - to establish the ROOTS of our community as we embark on a journey to co-create a permadise in the middle of Hartford, the captial city here in CT. Stay tuned as we turn this place into an urban jungle with a little bit of information, a lot of passion &amp;  inspiration.



The second video is from my trip to Miami - it is a 2 acre </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/3833699154868086620/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=3833699154868086620' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3833699154868086620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3833699154868086620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/03/urban-permadise.html' title='Urban Permadise'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-3860291119502245095</id><published>2010-03-21T17:43:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-21T17:44:49.509-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='red peppers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='raw food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eco-travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='avocados'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shilijit'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nutrient dense real food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='acai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='miami'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eating organic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Imani'/><title type='text'>Eco-Travel</title><summary type='text'>Found myself in Miami of all places with my daughter's dance school this week....so I thought it might be an appropriate time to talk about eco-travel.....

Traveling, in many ways, can be one of the most un-sustainable carbon emitting things we do….flying, for example, puts Americans WAY in the lead as far as carbon footprints go….Odd to think that only 5% of the world’s population has ever </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/3860291119502245095/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=3860291119502245095' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3860291119502245095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3860291119502245095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/03/eco-travel.html' title='Eco-Travel'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/S6aR58s4lOI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/ZXtpiw2n6jw/s72-c/avocado+2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1419300093446196959</id><published>2010-02-28T15:16:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-28T22:40:41.646-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='women of green'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='revolution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='podcast'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Imani'/><title type='text'>Women of Green</title><summary type='text'>I am calling for a revolution! Join me and my dear friend, Carolyn Pitts, on her new show WOMEN of GREEN. Listen to the podcast to see what the MAMALUTION is all about. 

http://womenofgreen.com/2010/02/you-say-you-want-a-mamalution-with-imani-show-3/


Go to my website, http://www.mamalution.com/ to join, follow me on Twitter @ MAMALUTION and join the FB MAMALUTION page - let's grow together!</summary><link rel='related' href='http://womenofgreen.com' title='Women of Green'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1419300093446196959/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1419300093446196959' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1419300093446196959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1419300093446196959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/02/women-of-green.html' title='Women of Green'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1406706706568301414</id><published>2010-02-26T22:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-28T22:30:06.386-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='raw food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kids'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='guacamole'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='alchemy'/><title type='text'>Simply Raw for Kids: Guacamole</title><summary type='text'>Simply Raw for Kids: Guacamole

Check out two of my beautiful kids in the Alchemy Raw Kitchen!
Kids need raw food too!</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.vimeo.com/9476807' title='Simply Raw for Kids: Guacamole'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1406706706568301414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1406706706568301414' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1406706706568301414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1406706706568301414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/02/simply-raw-for-kids-guacamole.html' title='Simply Raw for Kids: Guacamole'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-8982556009226331885</id><published>2010-02-12T15:04:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-21T15:16:09.270-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='economic collapse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ttown initiative'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='community'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='climate change'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nutrient dense food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='transition towns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food security'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='re-localization'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green movement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peak oil'/><title type='text'>Transition Towns</title><summary type='text'>Transition Town Initiative - start one in your own town! It starts when a small collection of motivated individuals within a community come together with a shared concern: How can our community respond to the challenges and opportunities of peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis? 
There is a movement emerging worldwide by necessity based on our inevitable relocalization. It started in </summary><link rel='related' href='http://transitionus.org' title='Transition Towns'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/8982556009226331885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=8982556009226331885' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8982556009226331885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8982556009226331885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/02/transition-towns.html' title='Transition Towns'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/S4GSMDApp6I/AAAAAAAAAQY/DKbWZ-mDp1I/s72-c/transitiontownhandbook.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1667568171844746310</id><published>2010-02-01T16:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T16:46:36.930-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='raw food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green smoothie'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BALLE'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='community'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eating organic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='transition towns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='livin&apos; live'/><title type='text'>Update &amp; Recipe from the Alchemy Kitchen</title><summary type='text'>Been busy in the Raw Kitchen and blogging on The Green Girls, twitter &amp; FB! Lots going on in the name of community our way! Info to come soon on our Transition Town Initiative, BALLE Chapter, Farm Fundraiser &amp; more....but until then check out some of my Livin' Live videos from Alchemy....

</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.alchemyjuicebar.com' title='Update &amp; Recipe from the Alchemy Kitchen'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1667568171844746310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1667568171844746310' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1667568171844746310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1667568171844746310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/02/update-recipe-from-alchemy-kitchen.html' title='Update &amp; Recipe from the Alchemy Kitchen'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-4837581845516796944</id><published>2010-01-18T00:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T00:57:10.853-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food freedom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GMO'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food security'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='instinct intact'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GM (non) food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thegreengirls'/><title type='text'>True Food</title><summary type='text'>Are you staying up to date on the latest GM news? Follow Center for Food Safety on FB &amp; Twitter and use these social networking tools to spread the word! Check up my latest blog on http://www.thegreengirls.tv/ about GM foods if this topic is news to you. This is one of the most important issues our generation of mothers will face in our lifestime. Please, keep your instinct intact and your </summary><link rel='related' href='http://truefoodnow.org/2009/11/17/new-report-reveals-dramatic-rise-in-pesticide-use-on-genetically-engineered-ge-crops-due-to-the-spread-of-resistant-weeds/' title='True Food'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/4837581845516796944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=4837581845516796944' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4837581845516796944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4837581845516796944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/01/true-food.html' title='True Food'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-8307811994341287287</id><published>2010-01-16T01:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T01:03:50.570-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organ damage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GM (non) food'/><title type='text'>proof for what we already know</title><summary type='text'>http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/three-approved-gmos-linked-to-organ-damage/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/8307811994341287287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=8307811994341287287' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8307811994341287287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8307811994341287287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2010/01/proof-for-what-we-already-know.html' title='proof for what we already know'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5632013441595002402</id><published>2009-12-30T21:04:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-31T09:59:09.487-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grow'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='community'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seeds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food freedom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food security'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HR 778'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HR 2749'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bill S 510'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new year resolutions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bill'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardens'/><title type='text'>Grow Everything in 2010</title><summary type='text'> As much as I am excited about the New Year I remain concerned about the future of food in our country. Let our resolutions be ones that secure this precious commodity. Start ordering seeds to plant in the coming year, try growing some sprouts, organize a seed swap, gather with others and garden together, buy fruit trees, berry bushes and most importantly use your voice.http://</summary><link rel='related' href='http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/recommending-aid-for-holiday-giving/' title='Grow Everything in 2010'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5632013441595002402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5632013441595002402' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5632013441595002402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5632013441595002402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/12/grow-everything-in-2010.html' title='Grow Everything in 2010'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/Szy7s0oNStI/AAAAAAAAAP4/3ldoLP6Wvmc/s72-c/IMG_4253_16_1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-6500165210687052145</id><published>2009-12-25T21:07:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-31T10:06:09.093-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holiday rituals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food freedom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eating organic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nutrient dense food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food security'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green holidays'/><title type='text'>Grateful for Organic</title><summary type='text'> I am so thankful to have in my presence those who not only appreciate organic food but also understand the significance of its existence on this fragile planet. My children being first and foremost to grasp this concept. For us eating organic is more than a choice - it is a priviledge and a way of life.The holidays were more simple than usual this year and I like simple but there were twinges of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6500165210687052145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6500165210687052145' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6500165210687052145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6500165210687052145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/12/grateful-for-organic.html' title='Grateful for Organic'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/Szy9y1bA12I/AAAAAAAAAQI/OBlSWajUvaI/s72-c/Laika%27s+pic+May+2009+096.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5741221243650755041</id><published>2009-10-31T21:40:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T21:40:05.125-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Take Action with the Grassroots Netroots Alliance</title><summary type='text'>How do we hold both truths to be true simultaneously - that there is a crisis on our hands with the changing climate AND that our world leaders are corupt politicians insterested only in a One World Government....YES, the earth needs our attention and NO we do not need carbon taxes or climate change gestapo to guilt us into giving up our freedoms. There ARE other solutions. It is not just black </summary><link rel='related' href='http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=14110646' title='Take Action with the Grassroots Netroots Alliance'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5741221243650755041/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5741221243650755041' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5741221243650755041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5741221243650755041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/10/take-action-with-grassroots-netroots.html' title='Take Action with the Grassroots Netroots Alliance'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-2786823020857060726</id><published>2009-10-28T22:58:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-28T23:00:42.557-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='non-GMO'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nutrient dense real food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='visions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='changemakers'/><title type='text'>Innovation &amp; Real Food</title><summary type='text'>Check out this awesome website for those (like me) dreaming of change the world (sigh)Comment on my "innovative idea" to provide nutrient dense REAL food to the peopleside note: anyone interested in being part of the revolution?</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/node/65065' title='Innovation &amp; Real Food'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/2786823020857060726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=2786823020857060726' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2786823020857060726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2786823020857060726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/10/innovation-real-food.html' title='Innovation &amp; Real Food'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1567107628304569964</id><published>2009-10-27T12:22:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-27T12:22:59.558-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Boycott</title><summary type='text'>BoycottPosted using ShareThis</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1567107628304569964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1567107628304569964' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1567107628304569964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1567107628304569964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/10/boycott.html' title='Boycott'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-6922371428700177445</id><published>2009-10-16T22:13:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-12-30T10:22:29.052-05:00</updated><title type='text'>GM Free</title><summary type='text'>http://www.responsibletechnology.org/GMFree/HealthRisks/NewVideoPage/index.cfmShared via AddThis</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6922371428700177445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6922371428700177445' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6922371428700177445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6922371428700177445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/10/httpwwwresponsibletechnologyorggmfreehe.html' title='GM Free'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-4158938277526497403</id><published>2009-09-25T09:35:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-25T11:02:22.365-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='immunocontraception'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mandatory vaccinations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='population control'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='swine flu vaccination'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vaccine reactions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='H1N1'/><title type='text'>Are you AWAKE???</title><summary type='text'>If you have not yet looked the facts in the face regarding vaccinations...now is the time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R005vkMmk1shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQZpm4-6YfMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4SmFxyust0</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/4158938277526497403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=4158938277526497403' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4158938277526497403'/><link 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type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6457196294534685350/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6457196294534685350' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6457196294534685350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6457196294534685350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/09/len-horowitz-files-pandemic-charges.html' title='Len Horowitz Files Pandemic Charges with FBI in NYC'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-139123965155163290</id><published>2009-08-22T10:41:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-22T10:41:16.785-04:00</updated><title type='text'>OCA: Take Action</title><summary type='text'>OCA: Take ActionShared via AddThis</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/139123965155163290/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=139123965155163290' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/139123965155163290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/139123965155163290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/08/oca-take-action.html' title='OCA: Take Action'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5536538854803331772</id><published>2009-08-21T23:59:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-22T01:23:24.139-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sustainability'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='non-GMO'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nutrient dense real food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='parenting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eating organic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the absence of soil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='children'/><title type='text'>The Absence of Soil</title><summary type='text'>The BIRTH day of The Absence of Soil - introducing the Intro &amp; Chapter One...more to come!: http://tinyurl.com/l4vst2</summary><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l4vst2' title='The Absence of Soil'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5536538854803331772/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5536538854803331772' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5536538854803331772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5536538854803331772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/08/absence-of-soil.html' title='The Absence of Soil'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-2566369240855377238</id><published>2009-08-19T21:49:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-19T22:48:59.651-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eating organic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nutrient dense food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food security'/><title type='text'>The REAL Food Movement</title><summary type='text'>Eating locally is becoming increasingly popular. Numerous stories are flooding mainstream media featuring the next generation of young farmers, community supported agriculture, locavores, farmers markets and tips on growing your own garden. These heroic efforts are the saving grace and potential salvation for the future of nutritious food. Let’s take back our threatened food system and save </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/2566369240855377238/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=2566369240855377238' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2566369240855377238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2566369240855377238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/08/real-food-movement-part-1.html' title='The REAL Food Movement'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-4299716656978981173</id><published>2009-08-11T20:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-11T20:06:48.932-04:00</updated><title type='text'>YouTube - thegreenvibration's Channel</title><summary type='text'>YouTube - thegreenvibration's Channel</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.youtube.com/user/thegreenvibration' title='YouTube - thegreenvibration&apos;s Channel'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/4299716656978981173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=4299716656978981173' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4299716656978981173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4299716656978981173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/08/youtube-thegreenvibrations-channel.html' title='YouTube - thegreenvibration&apos;s Channel'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1698574803487049789</id><published>2009-08-05T23:53:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-05T23:58:15.552-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='farmland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eating organic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food security'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='H2479'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='freedom'/><title type='text'>CLICK HERE NOW!</title><summary type='text'>FOOD SECURITY &amp; FREEDOM - OPPOSE BILL H2749! It is each of our responsibility to protect both for our children. TAKE ACTION immediately! There is no time like the NOW to get informed.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ftcldf.org%2Fpetitions%2Fpnum993.php&amp;h=97f04c6c8a29c9ad8bff135283d34e87' title='CLICK HERE NOW!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1698574803487049789/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1698574803487049789' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1698574803487049789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1698574803487049789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/08/food-security.html' title='CLICK HERE NOW!'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1746083912728880522</id><published>2009-07-09T20:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-18T11:31:51.863-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aspartame'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='corn syryp'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='obesity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diabetes'/><title type='text'>sweet misery</title><summary type='text'>So, what's the demon? SUGAR... in all it's sultry forms....even for those of us eating mostly raw food diets we still come face to face with the culprit that entices us all. From agave to aspartame we are required to explore our relationship with sugar. But the outrage, for me, comes when blatant, misleading advertising is inflcited upon those who don't yet understand the issue - particularly our</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1746083912728880522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1746083912728880522' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1746083912728880522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1746083912728880522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/06/sweet-misery.html' title='sweet misery'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-3916246454471589063</id><published>2009-06-19T20:08:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T20:29:30.280-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reusable water bottles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='global event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='live H2O'/><title type='text'>Water...our most precious resource</title><summary type='text'>Happy Solstice! Join us and others around the world in this history making "EXPERIMENT". . . . The new concept in harmony . . . Connecting all through the water that sustains the planet and makes up most of your body. . . .New research proves different types of water hold unique capabilities that can free humanity from every urgency. Learn more about water and the new way to hear music . . . in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/3916246454471589063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=3916246454471589063' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3916246454471589063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3916246454471589063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/06/waterour-most-prescious-resource.html' title='Water...our most precious resource'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-4977999621811554436</id><published>2009-06-01T00:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T20:20:46.114-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food matters'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='raw food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sugar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nutrition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='corporate accountability'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='obesity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gmo&apos;s'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diabetes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Connecticut'/><title type='text'>REAL Food</title><summary type='text'>Our organic café has blossomed over the years and continues to attract people struggling with food related issues. Throughout the years, I have noticed the disconnection people seem to have with their physical bodies. For example, most people have lost touch with their innate hunger response. Here in America, we eat just for the sake of eating- crazy schedules, boredom, loneliness and habit.Our </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/4977999621811554436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=4977999621811554436' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4977999621811554436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4977999621811554436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/01/real-food.html' title='REAL Food'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SihjZAHkudI/AAAAAAAAAPo/hQkwB_PcgX4/s72-c/organic+produce.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5095137003072535658</id><published>2009-05-18T23:40:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-19T00:00:35.551-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enzyme based cleaners'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='non-toxic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wow green'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eco-friendly'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green cleaning'/><title type='text'>The GREEN Crusade</title><summary type='text'>Everyone is on the green bandwagon these days and overall that's a good thing....we just need to be more selective and discerning about the products we welcome into our lives. This is where conscious consumerism comes in....well I am happy to announce that I have finally found a company offering something I have been searching for that meets my criteria!Green cleaning products are an easy way to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5095137003072535658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5095137003072535658' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5095137003072535658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5095137003072535658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/05/green-crusade.html' title='The GREEN Crusade'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/ShIuzOSIVeI/AAAAAAAAAPg/SrcLafWNsAs/s72-c/wow+green.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-7547325721554930597</id><published>2009-04-29T01:00:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-29T01:12:38.358-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vaccinations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='truth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='swine flu'/><title type='text'>Fear Not</title><summary type='text'>Not only do we need to take back the planet but our minds as well! They are just as polluted as the planet - filled with all kinds of craziness, manipulated with fear based tactics and disoriented by mind- altering toxins. This "swine flu" is just yet another, among many, attempts to attack not only our bodies but our our psyches as well. As a mother of 6 - I am extremely concerned about the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/7547325721554930597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=7547325721554930597' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7547325721554930597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7547325721554930597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/04/fear-not.html' title='Fear Not'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-2931850360584553364</id><published>2009-04-22T07:00:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-22T08:55:37.335-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='truth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='big green lies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mother earth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='divine mother'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='earth day'/><title type='text'>A Day to Honor Mother Earth</title><summary type='text'> I am Mother Earth. Earth I am. No divisions exist between myself and the Divine Mother whose resources are dwindling. It is both exhausting and exhilirating to be alive on the planet at this time.Giving endlessly of ourselves as the ultimate sacrifice - without martyrdom. Are we merely reducing ourselves to Nothingness to be reborn again? How do we delicately balance the worlds of fear and love?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/2931850360584553364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=2931850360584553364' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2931850360584553364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2931850360584553364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/01/day-to-honor-mother-earth.html' title='A Day to Honor Mother Earth'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/Se8SKLCAc1I/AAAAAAAAAPY/omYyRiAjUVw/s72-c/imani1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-6301125731938914125</id><published>2009-04-15T17:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-16T18:01:46.718-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='farmland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pesticides'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='michelle obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='white house'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic garden'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic vs. local'/><title type='text'>Organic vs Local</title><summary type='text'> Wow! All this talk about going local is great! The one problem posed for those of us living in small states like Connecticut is access to it (one of the motivations behind the state-wide delivery service we are launching!) And buying local ORGANIC can be even more challenging.Which is better? local products drenched in chemical fertilizers or organic products shipped 3000 miles? Hmmm... In our </summary><link rel='related' href='http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/wh_garden/?r_by=-1772989-0kJ0Plx&amp;rc=mailto' title='Organic vs Local'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6301125731938914125/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6301125731938914125' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6301125731938914125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6301125731938914125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/01/organnic-vs-local.html' title='Organic vs Local'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SeeqBLUAVJI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/lAqN2IfPFqY/s72-c/products_flyer.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-7948619811758363004</id><published>2009-04-11T19:17:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T22:24:54.079-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='water crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FLOW'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='water privitization'/><title type='text'>The Healing Power of Water</title><summary type='text'> A series of unending currents has washed throughy my life in the past two months since I last wrote...my 40th birthday has come and gone. The last chapter of my book written (conception) as I open myself to the next phase of birthing it out into the world (active labor). In addition to my DETOXIFICATION birth day celebration (green drinks, sacred chocolate &amp; my new infrared sauna - who knew you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/7948619811758363004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=7948619811758363004' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7948619811758363004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7948619811758363004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/04/healing-power-of-water.html' title='The Healing Power of Water'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SeEt9IRi45I/AAAAAAAAAPI/vFAbWtc0BZY/s72-c/flow%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1655104301590448744</id><published>2009-02-09T12:04:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T13:11:19.493-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='commercialization of childhood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='consuming kids'/><title type='text'>Now is the Hour</title><summary type='text'> Are our actions consistent with our actions? Raising children in times of constant distraction and looming sadness can challenge the depth of our beings. It is in such times that our ability to stay focused and grounded is most needed. Now is the hour when we must stay clear and on task. We do that simply by living in ways that reflect the truth.It is easy to get off center: everyday crisis, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1655104301590448744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1655104301590448744' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1655104301590448744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1655104301590448744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/02/now-is-hour.html' title='Now is the Hour'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SZBxB6_Ib2I/AAAAAAAAAOw/HaxIqGfr0VE/s72-c/consuming+kids.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-2466499498268224944</id><published>2009-01-06T11:00:00.012-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T20:31:21.742-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='words'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new year'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='synergy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Hundred Year Lie'/><title type='text'>The Year of Synergy</title><summary type='text'> I find myself gravitating to certain words at different times in my life....trying them on like coats until I absorb the fullness of their meaning. My word for this new year is synergy. This word stood out like a mantra in one of my latest reads... The Hundred Year Lie by Randall Fitzgerald (an absolute must read and one of the most comprehensive books I have read hands down on the subject </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/2466499498268224944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=2466499498268224944' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2466499498268224944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2466499498268224944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2009/01/year-if-synergy.html' title='The Year of Synergy'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SWPvb95qCtI/AAAAAAAAAOg/cVVpipL4_3E/s72-c/the+hundred+year+lie.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-167530260238623330</id><published>2008-12-13T18:17:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-13T21:43:43.215-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insight'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the 11th hour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='change'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='consumerism'/><title type='text'>Comfortable Consumerism</title><summary type='text'>Ah...tis the season when consumerism is in full swing. I have emersed myself the past few years with trying to understand this complicated position we human beings have manifested for ourselves. We have become so comfortable with the convenience of having practically "everything we need" at our disposal here in America and yet remain blind to the cost.We showed the film The 11th Hour last night </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/167530260238623330/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=167530260238623330' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/167530260238623330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/167530260238623330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/12/comfortable-consumerism.html' title='Comfortable Consumerism'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SURymXtvmeI/AAAAAAAAALY/-zvcNL2PGic/s72-c/thumbnail%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1092588345433307904</id><published>2008-11-30T21:20:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-30T21:26:21.409-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='c-sections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medicalized birth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unassisted birth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;green birth&quot;'/><title type='text'>Medicalized Birth</title><summary type='text'>Just when you think that things may begin taking a turn for the better you come across something that sharply reminds you that we're not quite there yet....It is essential that we women begin to unravel ourselves from our oblivion! it is this alone that motivates me to finish my book. Below is my response to an article in our local newspaper just last week...although it's more like an </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1092588345433307904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1092588345433307904' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1092588345433307904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1092588345433307904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/11/medicalized-birth.html' title='Medicalized Birth'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5047146994457254881</id><published>2008-11-14T12:39:00.012-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-30T20:52:46.383-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='financial crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='election'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Hope?</title><summary type='text'> It's been awhile....sigh. So much has happened in the weeks since I have written - the election, the financial crisis (which, like many other small biz owners, we're feeling at our cafe), an unexpected trip, some other unfortunate events, and some computer challenges....ah, such is life. So much happens in one day, much less weeks. It is a process of constantly finding and redefining my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5047146994457254881/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5047146994457254881' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5047146994457254881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5047146994457254881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/11/hope.html' title='Hope?'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/STNDIJSpdkI/AAAAAAAAALQ/YvFKaZxfw20/s72-c/obamasgothic_medium_blogs%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-6468442382434243967</id><published>2008-10-08T00:38:00.011-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T01:24:16.037-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reuse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holiday rituals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='re-invent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reduce'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recycle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green holidays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eco-celebrations'/><title type='text'>Experience the Holidays (green style)!</title><summary type='text'>Part of the process of "going green" is a re-inventing of ourselves, or life as we have known it. What a better time to do this with our children than the holidays? It is the perfect opportunity to provide them with a new perspective by creating opportunities for them to experience special occasions.By experience I mean really tasting, smelling and feeling the sensations of the season! Awaken our</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6468442382434243967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6468442382434243967' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6468442382434243967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6468442382434243967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/10/experience-holidays-green-style.html' title='Experience the Holidays (green style)!'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SOxC0jhATLI/AAAAAAAAAKg/J-st6w_g9wI/s72-c/oct+07+252.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-8414473949984434621</id><published>2008-09-08T20:29:00.011-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-08T22:54:48.336-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='choice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fast food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eating organic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the RAVE diet'/><title type='text'>Fast Food Poison</title><summary type='text'>Somehow my latest email address has been given to some list and my mailbox is filled with all kinds of junk mail about getting slim, changing careers, house foreclosure, buying prescription drugs and coupons to all the “convenient” mainstream places that sell the drugs and foods we have become addicted to. This reflection of modern America oozes dis-ease. I cringe knowing that the reason these </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/8414473949984434621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=8414473949984434621' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8414473949984434621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8414473949984434621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/09/fast-food-poison.html' title='Fast Food Poison'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SMXkaVpCsZI/AAAAAAAAAJo/eHCTTRLg0hY/s72-c/hungryman_dees%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-2579228530055918903</id><published>2008-09-03T23:31:00.009-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-04T01:14:39.939-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Scenic America'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spiritual sustainability'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goddess'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toxic free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sacred space'/><title type='text'>Spiritual Sustainability</title><summary type='text'> Spiritual Sustainability=Sustenance for the Soul. What drives us to do what we do? Many of us moms out here "greening" the world have taken it on with a vengeance. The passion that has been ignited goes beyond the typical every day list of goals to a deeper, more meaningful sense of purpose.For those of us non-religious folks it seems quite spiritual - it's a calling from Mother Earth in her </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/2579228530055918903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=2579228530055918903' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2579228530055918903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2579228530055918903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/09/spiritual-sustainability.html' title='Spiritual Sustainability'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SL9q01XuSFI/AAAAAAAAAI4/nbUV-nyZ3S4/s72-c/BCAMOMCZDCAYNWA46CA3GEYE6CA02WWZQCADF29O9CABEDKX9CAUWXB6ICAA1NAX7CAAHSIBACAZTER5YCA3P1VPRCACTJGHMCA0EU1Y5CAMJBXSMCALWNJ9ICANII5H4CASMV1WZCAFN6BROCA95P54V.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-6566759648603093985</id><published>2008-08-24T13:35:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-24T14:59:19.244-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='community'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tv'/><title type='text'>Floundering in Complexity</title><summary type='text'> artwork courtesy of David Deeshttp://www.deesillustration.com/The past few weeks have left us in a whirlwind with unexpected and extraordinary circumstances too crazy to write about ….. nonetheless my overall conclusion has been both a deeper understanding of and appreciation for community: community when times are good and when times are bad.We live in a time when many of us are estranged from </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6566759648603093985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6566759648603093985' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6566759648603093985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6566759648603093985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/08/floundering-in-complexity.html' title='Floundering in Complexity'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SLGsPhbKu9I/AAAAAAAAAIw/ZObMmU6giPs/s72-c/tvdees%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1883947605931558595</id><published>2008-07-28T07:14:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-28T07:38:21.428-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unknown outcome'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='climate change'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='micro-chipping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aerosol spraying'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='future'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cloned food'/><title type='text'>Uncomfortable Uncertainty</title><summary type='text'> I have come to realize that my role in this lifetime is to hold the bigger vision. I am an eternal optimist and I can almost always see what is possible. I get excited by ideas and my connections with others feed the vision. Yet, there are days when I too do not feel so inspired and visionary.In the corner of my mind, I wonder if the outcome of all of our amazing actions will amount to anything </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1883947605931558595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1883947605931558595' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1883947605931558595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1883947605931558595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/07/uncomfortable-uncertainty.html' title='Uncomfortable Uncertainty'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SI2tsGKPdNI/AAAAAAAAAIg/QmbB2fbGwMo/s72-c/White_square_with_question_mark%5B1%5D.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1926246274484802353</id><published>2008-07-15T00:08:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-15T01:07:08.180-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='co-op'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perspective'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='budget'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='simple living'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local economy'/><title type='text'>Perspective</title><summary type='text'> It's all in the way we look at things that shapes our paths. I have been thinking a lot lately about the vision behind the co-op we are launching and the impact it will have on the surrounding community. I am also envisioning the kinds of people that will be drawn to the project and what will motivate them to get involved. There will be obvious benefits from being either a consumer member or </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1926246274484802353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1926246274484802353' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1926246274484802353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1926246274484802353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/07/perspective.html' title='Perspective'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SHwvGoxQB2I/AAAAAAAAAHw/18EBe2ysoPY/s72-c/248_add_profile_target_clearRX%5B1%5D.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-2755770792830723780</id><published>2008-07-01T23:36:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-01T23:43:42.613-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='guidance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='internal cues'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='subtle messages'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='directionless'/><title type='text'>Where to next?</title><summary type='text'> No longer are we able to find our own way. In today’s world we rely on technology to show us what we need to know – the computer, the TV, the GPS, the ultrasound…There are no internal cues to guide us. We have become dependent upon outside sources- dependent on technology to decipher our experiences.It is a case of the directionless leading the directionless. And as a result, we have a big mess.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/2755770792830723780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=2755770792830723780' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2755770792830723780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2755770792830723780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/07/where-to-next.html' title='Where to next?'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SGr5RsBiUJI/AAAAAAAAAHg/LjPAKQlA7r0/s72-c/compass.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-4999100497416282697</id><published>2008-06-18T11:20:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-18T12:59:57.386-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='co-op'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='community'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cooperation'/><title type='text'>Community</title><summary type='text'> Visions of community have filled my mind since the birth of my first daughter almost fifteen years ago. The ideas encompassed much more than extended family but rather a complex system of cooperation that was based on making healthy life choices in an unhealthy world.Over the years I shared my dreams with many others seeking similar ideals. I have held tight to what others told me was impossible</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/4999100497416282697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=4999100497416282697' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4999100497416282697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4999100497416282697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/06/community.html' title='Community'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SFk-sB52atI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/xUP7P-qpXWQ/s72-c/DSC01491_2_1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-4786453841163690694</id><published>2008-06-10T23:07:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-10T23:41:46.302-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insanity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grassroots web of women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='(de)revolutionizing'/><title type='text'>Busy &amp; Balanced</title><summary type='text'>Many of us are beginning to feel the mounting craziness, if not in our own lives then in those around us. This presents an interesting predicament...how to be balanced in an unbalanced world. Here we all are - striving for balance in an attempt to make ourselves less crazy - yet living in a world that is getting crazier. This is the real test. Finding our balance comes when we are strongly rooted</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/4786453841163690694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=4786453841163690694' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4786453841163690694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4786453841163690694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/06/busy-balanced.html' title='Busy &amp; Balanced'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SE9JaPgOKEI/AAAAAAAAAG4/lyMhWaHt1pM/s72-c/IMG_5611_10_1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1028667186895628090</id><published>2008-06-04T00:26:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-04T00:46:45.871-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='center point'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='being a busy mom'/><title type='text'>Being a BUSY Mom</title><summary type='text'>Some weeks are more busy than others. Sometimes unpredicatable things come up that need to be handled along with everything else that needs to be done or there are several major deadlines all culminating at once. It's been one of those weeks for me! It is times like these when I have to step back and reflect on what I am doing to make sure that I am staying true to my path. Sometimes the panic, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1028667186895628090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1028667186895628090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1028667186895628090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1028667186895628090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/06/being-busy-mom.html' title='Being a BUSY Mom'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SEYdwJ86_PI/AAAAAAAAAGU/r6I2QedGTPU/s72-c/Laika%27s+Photos+005.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1739292684601164159</id><published>2008-05-28T00:24:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-28T00:29:43.428-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='WAgN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='activism and agriculture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wisdom'/><title type='text'>Women in Agriculture Network</title><summary type='text'> I had the great fortune to attend a local event that featured the founder of WAgN, Denise O’Brien, as the keynote speaker the other evening. I have to say I was inspired to find so much hope and activism right here within my own community. The genuine humanness displayed between this particular group of women, in a time when so much is being lost, was touching.Not only did it affirm my belief </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1739292684601164159/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1739292684601164159' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1739292684601164159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1739292684601164159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/05/women-in-agriculture-network.html' title='Women in Agriculture Network'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SDzficuJlmI/AAAAAAAAAGM/3JizpTmRCM4/s72-c/IMG_5557_43_1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1339812647751208185</id><published>2008-05-20T00:50:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T01:03:52.018-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution Network online'/><title type='text'>The Mamalution Network</title><summary type='text'> Sorting through the stories that are flooding in and have decided to create an online social network that will connect us all! I just officially launched the Mamalution Network today and have sent invites out to as many of you as I could possibly pull together from all my various lists (from reponses, posts and my personal lists) but I know I have missed some of you!Please email me at Imani@</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1339812647751208185/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1339812647751208185' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1339812647751208185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1339812647751208185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/05/mamalution-network.html' title='The Mamalution Network'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SDJbBuso_QI/AAAAAAAAAGE/IGDKjD0xOp0/s72-c/100_1340_4_1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-8997211184536555838</id><published>2008-05-12T23:31:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T01:12:55.157-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='buymygreenbag.com'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stories of wisdom and inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='zolagoods.com'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Forest Family Medicine'/><title type='text'>Thank You!</title><summary type='text'>A heartfelt thanks to all the "green"moms who have responded to my call for stories in just the first week. I am thrilled that there are so many of us out there and would like to share just a couple of the responses I have received so far in the upcoming weeks. Have a story? Send it my way! Here are two great moms and a grandmom sharing some wisdom and inspiration:Basically the thing that I am </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/8997211184536555838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=8997211184536555838' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8997211184536555838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8997211184536555838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/05/thank-you.html' title='Thank You!'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-2321643031216706953</id><published>2008-05-06T21:31:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T01:14:05.443-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='share your stories'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Absence f Soil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='activism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><title type='text'>Share your stories</title><summary type='text'> The Mamalution is a movement of mothers who are passionate, dedicated and on high alert. We are mothers who are tapping into our instinctual wisdom to lead us in the right direction. We are mothers who have answers and who are seeking answers.We are mothers who care about our environment and the world that is going to be left to our children and their children. We are mothers that know that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/2321643031216706953/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=2321643031216706953' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2321643031216706953'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2321643031216706953'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/05/share-your-stories.html' title='Share your stories'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SCEHR_YGozI/AAAAAAAAAF8/EZREaM2Tng8/s72-c/IMG_4108_16_1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-7843560327493980598</id><published>2008-04-29T22:14:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T22:39:48.246-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='feminine power'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><title type='text'>The Mamalution</title><summary type='text'> As women, we are instinctual healers guided by our intuition. This is our power. This is our birthright. Since the beginning of civilization, we have gathered together in honor of this gift in red tents, in moon lodges and in temples. We have foreseen the future. We have witnessed the destruction. We have been the target of attack.Nonetheless, we are the force that has enabled our species to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/7843560327493980598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=7843560327493980598' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7843560327493980598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/7843560327493980598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/04/mamalution.html' title='The Mamalution'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SBfabPYGoyI/AAAAAAAAAF0/ygNrJAmqjzg/s72-c/IMG_7683.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-8376131099744551798</id><published>2008-04-22T01:12:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-22T13:45:15.324-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='de-evolution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='revolution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='evolution'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='values'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mamalution'/><title type='text'>Blossoming Values</title><summary type='text'> I have spent the week immersed in writing the book I am working on and so my mind is swirling with thoughts that I am anxious to make sense of in a way that others can understand. One of the concepts I am unraveling has to do with the ways we instill values in our children when they are surrounded by a society that is devoid of them.How do we teach children what’s important - the real meaning of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/8376131099744551798/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=8376131099744551798' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8376131099744551798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8376131099744551798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/04/blossoming-values.html' title='Blossoming Values'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SA4kAvYGouI/AAAAAAAAAFU/--ymeLnEFNE/s72-c/IMG_3366.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-6002705565190332773</id><published>2008-04-15T00:45:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-15T01:06:55.114-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beloved'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='husband'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sacred relationship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='my other half'/><title type='text'>Sacred Relationship</title><summary type='text'>Being a “Busy Green Mom” can take a toll on ones relationship with their Beloved. It is essential that we maintain the balance between trying to save the world and preserving the grounding force which makes manifesting our visions possible. For me, my husband is the one who helps to ground me and make my dreams come true.He’s the one who bears the burden of turning our ideas into reality. On most</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6002705565190332773/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6002705565190332773' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6002705565190332773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6002705565190332773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/04/being-busy-green-mom-can-take-toll-on.html' title='Sacred Relationship'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/SAQ2J-4YnZI/AAAAAAAAAEo/bxhAV8nQikQ/s72-c/DSC01215.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-4249419145742006200</id><published>2008-04-07T18:10:00.011-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-08T13:28:21.369-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carbon conscious consumerism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vegan cupcakes'/><title type='text'>Simple Celebrations</title><summary type='text'> My second oldest daughter, Malaika, turns twelve today. It’s amazing how our kids represent so many aspects of our selves. They serve as mirrors to the inside of our souls challenging us to step up and better ourselves and the world. They inspire, motivate and teach us how to live lives of integrity.Children are born with instinct intact, yet from the moment of birth these precious beings are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/4249419145742006200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=4249419145742006200' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4249419145742006200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4249419145742006200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/04/birthday.html' title='Simple Celebrations'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R_rhUEZ3QOI/AAAAAAAAAD0/1RSy8elxQa4/s72-c/cross+country+trip+07+046.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-2727364085175862587</id><published>2008-04-01T01:37:00.009-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T09:07:14.705-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='raising activists'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fossil fools'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='silence'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='integrity'/><title type='text'>Raising Opinionated Kids</title><summary type='text'>The kids and I were at a recent hearing on the banning of plastic bags in our state a few weeks ago and a fellow student activist was asked whether she thought the possible ban would really make a difference in light of all the things going on in our world. Her response was brilliant. She said simply “ a first step is a good step.”As our children grow into young adults they are moved to sound </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/2727364085175862587/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=2727364085175862587' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2727364085175862587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/2727364085175862587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/04/raising-opinionated-kids.html' title='Raising Opinionated Kids'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R_HM00Z3QMI/AAAAAAAAADk/ZMAWuB6g-9Y/s72-c/IMG_6930.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-8851313035249197661</id><published>2008-03-24T23:16:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-25T00:08:10.353-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='powerful women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eco-friendly home cleaning products'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carbon conscious consumerism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Women&apos;s Voices for the Earth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greencleaning parties'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toxic chemicals'/><title type='text'>Here's your chance to take action!</title><summary type='text'> Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) is a national, women-centered environmental health and justice organization that works to eliminate or substantially reduce environmental toxics impacting human health and to increase women’s participation in environmental decision-making. For the month of April they are helping women across the country host Green Cleaning parties for families and friends to </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.womenandenvironment.org/greenclean/' title='Here&apos;s your chance to take action!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/8851313035249197661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=8851313035249197661' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8851313035249197661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/8851313035249197661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/03/heres-your-chance-to-take-action.html' title='Here&apos;s your chance to take action!'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R-h4s0Z3QJI/AAAAAAAAADM/X8q9UN18Jgc/s72-c/Logo-webl%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-4398211059853938424</id><published>2008-03-18T08:39:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T09:05:55.904-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sustainable'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eating organic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic food'/><title type='text'>The Best Food On The Planet</title><summary type='text'> Its not about where you are, but rather the course you have charted. The only rule: In order for your family to live a sustainable life – you HAVE to have a plan! This stage requires us to ANALYZE our behaviors and develop tangible strategies.Mothers for the most part are natural planners. We make multiple decisions daily. Living a sustainable life requires a lot of planning – especially when </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/4398211059853938424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=4398211059853938424' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4398211059853938424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/4398211059853938424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/03/best-food-on-planet.html' title='The Best Food On The Planet'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R9-4qho7DjI/AAAAAAAAACs/5I4OsBJypoo/s72-c/Laika%27s+Photos+017.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5844293256666347070</id><published>2008-03-10T17:26:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-20T18:39:42.052-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='water conservation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='renewable energy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='a sustainable you'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local economy'/><title type='text'>A look into YOUR life</title><summary type='text'> We are at a critical and stirring point in our history. We know this to be true. No longer can the earth regenerate and replace resources at the rate we are consuming them. What do we do? It is time to change our ways and we are just the generation of mothers to do it!Making the change may seem daunting or difficult at first. But as we recognize the imperative link between our behaviors and what</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5844293256666347070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5844293256666347070' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5844293256666347070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5844293256666347070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/03/look-into-your-life.html' title='A look into YOUR life'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R9Ydqho7DgI/AAAAAAAAACY/dko67-WpoSM/s72-c/IMG_6329.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-6251599395901971884</id><published>2008-03-03T00:44:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-03T00:47:28.661-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mobilize'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='actualize'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recognize'/><title type='text'>The Next Step</title><summary type='text'>It is time to wake up and face the challenge facing us today! This is a call to mothers everywhere! It is time to tap into your feminine intuition and save the day! Those of us raising children during this critical time have a responsibility and an obligation to teach them new ways of living.Teach them to adapt, to be flexible, to be strong both in body and spirit. Teach them to conserve, share </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6251599395901971884/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6251599395901971884' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6251599395901971884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6251599395901971884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/03/next-step.html' title='The Next Step'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5782928819611748463</id><published>2008-02-24T08:27:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-24T09:10:46.354-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unassisted birth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='homebirth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;green birth&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unnecessarry cesareans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conscious conception'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birth without violence'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ecstatic birth'/><title type='text'>"Green" Birth</title><summary type='text'> What we need to do is start where it all begins...at the moment of birth.Memories of my last birth floated though my head yesterday as we just celebrated the fifth birthday of our youngest daughter, Concordia. Coincidentally we showed a beautiful film, "Birth As We Know It", in our cafe for our free film series the same evening. The film depicts the ecstatic, blissful aspect of giving birth as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5782928819611748463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5782928819611748463' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5782928819611748463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5782928819611748463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/02/green-birth.html' title='&quot;Green&quot; Birth'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R8F0dRIElII/AAAAAAAAABQ/aIvMZer-g4M/s72-c/ImaniBirth0001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1124874370292548963</id><published>2008-02-18T22:15:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-18T22:28:15.397-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mothers role'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eco-feminism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green movement'/><title type='text'>One Mothers Plea</title><summary type='text'>Time is running out. Mother Earth is calling. Can you hear her prayers? I hear her cries rippling in the cracking glaciers, rising waters to wash away her wounds, purging the poison we have inflicted upon her.I wonder why so few of us, mothers ourselves, are deaf to her plea. Is it because we have been trained to ignore our own feminine wisdom? We birth our babies in hospitals while numbing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1124874370292548963/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1124874370292548963' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1124874370292548963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1124874370292548963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/02/one-mothers-plea.html' title='One Mothers Plea'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5974949783376813383</id><published>2008-02-13T11:36:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-13T12:47:05.449-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='intuitive mothering'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greenwashing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carbon conscious consumerism'/><title type='text'>Realization Without Fear</title><summary type='text'>For us, eating organic is not only a choice but a privilege. We are thankful to be able to feed our family of eight what we consider to be “the best food on the planet”. It’s not necessarily because we can afford to eat only organic food, it’s just that we believe in it so deeply that we choose that over other things.The realization that we could begin to shape the world through our purchases as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5974949783376813383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5974949783376813383' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5974949783376813383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5974949783376813383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/02/realization-with-fear.html' title='Realization Without Fear'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5237566678827993800</id><published>2008-02-05T00:30:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-03T00:49:48.113-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hillary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eco-feminism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GMO'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monsanto'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vote'/><title type='text'>Our Vote Counts!</title><summary type='text'>Part of our path as moms today is being able to use our voices. We need to learn how to speak our truths, whether it is about the genetically modified organisms being infiltrated into our food system or the dumping of nuclear waste in our own back yard, or even our country! Injustices are occurring every moment of every day on this planet. What is happening to our planet, our Divine Mother, is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5237566678827993800/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5237566678827993800' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5237566678827993800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5237566678827993800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/02/our-vote-counts.html' title='Our Vote Counts!'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-1546250609688660801</id><published>2008-01-29T00:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-29T20:04:00.355-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='renewable energy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insane propaganda'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='clean coal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nuclear'/><title type='text'>Green, the New Red, White &amp; Blue</title><summary type='text'>I am interrupting the flow of my blog for a special venting session…As a kick off for the Focus The Nation events in our area, several local organizations joined together to show the movie, Green: The New Red, White &amp; Blue with writer Thomas Friedman. The movie is clearly geared towards populations of people uneducated about the issues of “clean” energy in an attempt to provide what appears to be</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/1546250609688660801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=1546250609688660801' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1546250609688660801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/1546250609688660801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/01/green-new-red-white-blue.html' title='Green, the New Red, White &amp; Blue'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-194295621535588136</id><published>2008-01-21T01:36:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-07T18:34:42.122-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FDA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cloned animals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cloning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food chain'/><title type='text'>Use Your Voice!</title><summary type='text'>The approval of the sale of meat and milk by cloned animals by the FDA this past week, even with opposition from Congress and the American Public, is an outrage! “Despite scant data, congressional action demanding further research and over 150,000 public comments in opposition, FDA approved the sale of meat and milk from cloned animals. In addition, the FDA will not require any special procedures</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/cloned_animals.cfm' title='Use Your Voice!'/><link rel='enclosure' type='' href='http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/about_us.cfm' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/194295621535588136/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=194295621535588136' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/194295621535588136'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/194295621535588136'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/01/use-your-voice.html' title='Use Your Voice!'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R5Q9f9wIuSI/AAAAAAAAABI/qLqKh5pCDJ8/s72-c/not_milk_imageonly_no_FDA_text%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5722622006102852656</id><published>2008-01-15T00:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-15T00:19:04.994-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GMO'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cloning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sustainable living'/><title type='text'>Eating Our Way To A Sustainable Future</title><summary type='text'>Our organic café has blossomed over the years and continues to attract people struggling with food related issues. Throughout the years, I have noticed the disconnection people seem to have with their physical bodies. For example, most people have lost touch with their innate hunger response. Here in America, we eat just for the sake of eating- crazy schedules, boredom, loneliness and habit.Our </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5722622006102852656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5722622006102852656' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5722622006102852656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5722622006102852656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/01/eating-our-way-to-sustainable-future.html' title='Eating Our Way To A Sustainable Future'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-3417874624433334877</id><published>2008-01-07T00:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T01:03:40.677-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='non-GMO'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local'/><title type='text'>Eat Green</title><summary type='text'>The first step towards sustainable living for our family began with food. It makes sense in hindsight since food is one of the basic survival needs. Eating local organic food is more sustainable in that it requires less energy to produce, shorter distance to travel, minimal packaging and waste and is grown without toxic pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides that eventually wash into and poison</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/3417874624433334877/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=3417874624433334877' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3417874624433334877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/3417874624433334877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2008/01/eat-green.html' title='Eat Green'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-5181306079841659052</id><published>2007-12-30T22:52:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T09:15:01.027-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reusable water bottles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stuff'/><title type='text'>Overcoming Fear- Embracing Change</title><summary type='text'>The first step to unraveling the mess our world is in is to realize that things are changing, and fast. The real problem is that the change is happening must faster than our species can adapt.Our technological, and often insane, way of life is not like the one we grew up with. Children of today are growing up believing that water bottles, fast food restaurants and electronic devices have always </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/5181306079841659052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=5181306079841659052' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5181306079841659052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/5181306079841659052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2007/12/overcoming-fear-embracing-change.html' title='Overcoming Fear- Embracing Change'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4473415455165648974.post-6766546943451098312</id><published>2007-12-22T23:17:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T00:11:03.113-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='intuitive mothering'/><title type='text'>Honoring Our Instincts</title><summary type='text'>We all “know” that our world is in some serious trouble. We feel it in our bones. The recent “green” movement signifies the global shift in consciousness that has been brewing in the corners of our minds for years. No longer mere whispers, the message is now being heard loud and clear.For some of us, we have reached a place where we can no longer push them away. We are beginning to actively </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/feeds/6766546943451098312/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4473415455165648974&amp;postID=6766546943451098312' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6766546943451098312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4473415455165648974/posts/default/6766546943451098312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://busymomsgogreen.blogspot.com/2007/12/honoring-our-instincts.html' title='Honoring Our Instincts'/><author><name>Imani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15589483246521851538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_9mxYoglwskI/R23cvNwIuLI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kyAB29bOIRI/S220/DSCF0193_8x10.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
