sage finds: october 10

Have you joined Freepeats? It’s another brainchild of Angie, who is behind BlogCoach and the oft-sourced Baby Cheapskate. It’s in dozens of cities and, for my time, a better stop than freecycle in terms of quick pick ups. Speaking of Baby Cheapskate, readers have submitted deals on two brands of cloth diapers. That’s 3 this week alone. Has cloth diapering tipped?

What is it with me and dollhouses lately? They just keep catching my eye. This recycled cardboard one from the MoMA Store (via Green Deal of the Day) is so bright and modern. For $35, it would be a nice thing to keep at a grandparent’s house or to gift to a classroom or daycare for the holidays.

Ecobunga shares an additional 15% off already low prices can be had right now at Amazon on Amy’s Organics soups. You might think 12 cans is a little much, but it’s just the beginning of the soup season and I bet chili, refried beans, cream of tomato, or cream of mushroom would be great stock up items for practically any pantry. I’m thinking the Thai Coconut could live in my desk at work for those days I can’t scrape a lunch together.


sage finds: october 6

Oh, It’s a good day for sage finds

Quick! Baby Cheapskate has pointed out a big sale at Amazon on Bum Genius 2.0 cloth diapers. At current writing, only 2 colors remain, so get yours now!

Attention Target Shoppers shares that Seventh Generation dish soap is $2.50, which is a great price. Even better when you add in a printable coupon for $1/off! ($1.00/1 Diswashing Product Printable)

Sigg bottles are fantastic, and some styles are being retired. You can get some bonuses with the retired bottles, including covers and lunch bags! (Thanks to the link from Ecobunga)

Just in time for us needing a lot of baby shoes, Cool Mom Picks details that Stride Rite is using recycled and natural content on their prewalkers! Now I just need some of those ever-present shoe sales to roll on in…


sage reads: september 23

My pal Kelly at Almost Frugal is having the kind of give-away I can totally get behind: her size 1 cloth diapers! Head over there if you need some fluff for a newborn to 20 pound baby (and a cute wet bag from her Etsy shop, too). Since my boys are ~16 pounds already, I’m going to sit this one out.

Speaking of boys, did you know that fewer of them are being born, and it might be linked to endocrine disruptors and other environmental chemicals? I wish the FDA would do the right thing and ban BPA already.

Treehugger also reminds me how much I want an iPhone (except that our neighborhood has notoriously poor AT&T coverage) with a feature on how some downloadable programs can help you save gas, time, energy and money. All good things to hang on to!

Crafting a Green World details an upcoming Craft Swap. I would love to go to something like this. I went to a Swaporamarama in my neighborhood awhile back which was too much fun and I imagine it would be just as useful to clean out the craft supply closet and trade for some new things. I think a Soup Swap is in my future, too. The cooler weather just calls from group activities like these, doesn’t it?


sage finds — august 18

Organic Mania has a post on test-driving a CSA by buying someone’s share for the week while they’re on vacation. I think this is a brilliant idea, especially in August when you’ll see the largest volume of produce. You could walk away with a steal plus utilize food that might otherwise go to waste. Win win!

Get $10 off an in-store purchase at the Body Shop. Coupon link not working? Try signing up for their email list yourself and it should generate a fresh link for you. I love their tea tree oil products (on sale right now 2 for $18 ) and the fact that they have full, detailed ingredient disclosure and responsible packaging.

The Centsible Sawyer is talking cloth diapers and has a FuzziBunz give away!

Natural Choice disposable diapers are 10% off at Amazon with code VALOR808, per Baby Cheapskate. Sizes 3-6 only, from what I can tell.