Kiwilog - Growing Families the Organic Way

Bedtime for the Garden

kiwilog — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:48:16 +0000

In Pennsylvania, autumn usually brings crisp days and clear nights, but so far we’ve had nothing but rain. My 3-year-old said it best when she said: “I think the rain is stuck.” As far as the garden goes, the best thing to do now is start the fall clean up. My fall clean up is [...]

Snacks to get you through the pre-holiday holiday season

kiwilog — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:48:51 +0000

For most people, the late summer months usually bring about the anticipation of the change in seasons, with trees’ leaves turning colors, and crisper air starting to creep in. In the world of publishing, this time of year conjures up thoughts of a slightly different event: The Holiday Gift Guide. For us, the holiday season doesn’t [...]

Educating the Whole Child

kiwilog — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:25:32 +0000

No matter how old I get, September always feels like the beginning of the year to me. Maybe it’s all those years in school that have my senses trained to gear up once Labor Day ends, or maybe it’s the impact of the Jewish year cycle starting over again with Rosh Hashanah each fall. And [...]

Keep it green with eco-friendly mobile apps

kiwilog — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:29:39 +0000

I’ll be honest—I love my smart phone. In fact, I’ve become so dependent on its many uses and functions that I barely remember a time when I couldn’t just click on my Google Maps app to get from point A to point B—and now I can’t imagine trying to do so without it! Of course, [...]

Get ready for a costume swap!

kiwilog — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:42:50 +0000

It’s not quite Halloween yet (school’s barely gotten started!), but National Costume Swap Day is right around the corner. On October 8th, families across the country will be getting together to exchange gently used Halloween costumes at events sponsored by KIWI magazine, Green Halloween, and Swap.com. And there are plenty of good reasons to take [...]

President Obama announces $25 billion for improving schools

kiwilog — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:36:47 +0000

Last night, President Obama made a monumental announcement – his proposed American Jobs Act will provide $25 billion for school construction and modernize over 35,000 school buildings. If this bill is passed, it would not only put thousands of teachers back to work, it would allow us to make desperately needed improvements in schools across [...]

Proud dad, smart kid, & delicious tomato salad

kiwilog — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:11:59 +0000

Last week, I had one of my proudest moments as a gardener and a dad. I was in the kitchen preparing a tomato salad when I realized I had forgotten to pick some fresh basil. I called out to my 2-almost-3-year-old daughter who was outside playing on the deck. I said, “Could you please go [...]

School snacking done right with Kashi

kiwilog — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

It’s back-to-school time, which means not only thinking about what’s going in your kid’s lunchbox, but what they’ll be snacking on before and after lunch as well. The foods your child munches on throughout the day are not only a major source of the essential vitamins and minerals she needs to grow and develop, they [...]

Fishing For Answers

kiwilog — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:05:10 +0000

Two years ago my mother read a book on the dangers of eating red meat and poultry and decided to change her diet to mainly fish and vegetables. But she wanted to make sure that her new way of eating wouldn’t hurt her either. So she researched the potential effects of consuming high amounts of [...]

Sometimes washing your produce just isn’t enough

kiwilog — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:12:36 +0000

Properly sanitizing your fruits and veggies may not be enough anymore. While bacteria is usually found on the surface of produce, researchers found certain strands that can live deep within the tissue of it, where washing won’t do any good. According to a Purdue University study, both e. coli and salmonella were found in the [...]