We'd like to share some of our favorite links, and encourage you to visit these fine sites. All support a natural and healthy lifestyle. Many provide useful information or services, others offer specialty or hard-to-find items, and some are just for fun.

Educational

Real Diaper Association (RDA)
The mission of the Real Diaper Association is to increase the use of simple, reusable cloth diapers through education and information. They're a non-profit, member-supported resource center that organizes cloth diapering advocates, distributes educational information, and supports local groups promoting the use of cloth diapers.

The Cloth Diaper Foundation
This non-profit organization (formerly known as 'Miracle Diapers') is dedicated to providing cloth diapers, baby products, and natural living items to struggling families all over the world. They accept donations that were given generously by caring individuals and redistribute them to families who are in need of assistance. Please refer to this site if you have any items to donate, or know of anyone who might benefit from their services.

Publications

Mothering
This is the premier magazine for natural family living. Independently owned, read in 65 countries, and around since 1976. As faithful Mothering readers and advertisers since the start of Baby Bunz & Co. in 1982, we can attest to Mothering being an invaluable resource for both inspirational and practical advice. One of the first natural parenting magazines of its kind, Mothering is unique in the way they address health, personal, environmental, medical, and lifestyle issues in an upbeat, intelligent, compassionate, and courageous way. They provide helpful information and resources so parents can make informed decisions and thoughtful choices.

Kiwi
An organic family lifestyle and parenting magazine. Kiwi is another parenting resource for raising families healthy and naturally. They introduce the latest in natural and organic living, and show how healthy living practices can be easily integrated into a family lifestyle. They provide useful info to help parents make the best choices, and offer ideas to help families find a healthy balance in everyday life.

Living Crafts
Living Crafts is for anyone who consciously chooses natural materials for handwork projects because of aesthetics, quality, and the environment. They promote the use of Mother Nature's supplies and provide craft enthusiasts with information, ideas, and inspiration. They suggest projects for the entire family, including fun crafts for parents and children to do together. Their website is wonderful but if you're a knitter or crafter, don't miss their print publication - it's just gorgeous!

Lilipoh ˜ The Spirit of Life
With a name derived from the phrase ‘Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness', Lilipoh is a quarterly publication featuring an anthroposophical approach to health, encompassing holistic therapies, the preservation of childhood, education, the arts, community, agriculture, nutrition, and social renewal. You could say Lilipoh is basically all things ‘Waldorf', and contains thought-provoking articles and Waldorf-related resources.

Natural Health

Andrew Weil, MD
Dr. Weil is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, a healing oriented approach to health care which encompasses body, mind, and spirit. His website offers lots of useful information, forums, a newsletter, and his own line of products.

Mercola.com
Dr. Joseph Mercola is trained as an osteopathic doctor, and is the founder and editor of a natural health website and online health newsletter. He advocates being informed and proactive, and implementing dietary and lifestyle changes in the pursuit of good health. His website offers information on health issues from a natural perspective, a blog, a newsletter, and specially selected products.

Shopping

Vital Choice ~ Wild Seafood & Organics
If you strive to eat the purest foods possible and include fish in your family's diet, Vital Choice is our recommended source for wild Alaskan salmon. The salmon are caught in the purest waters, immediately flash frozen for freshness (also makes it sushi-safe), and arrives packaged in individual vacumn-sealed portions that can easily be defrosted, cooked, and on the table in no time. This Pacific Northwest based company is a stickler for all things healthy, organic when possible, and eco-friendly. Their foods are routinely tested for purity, they use no artificial additives, and all their seafood comes from certified-sustainable fisheries. Just peruse their FAQ's and you'll see they've thought of everything! Although we're mostly vegetarian here, some of us include wild Alaskan salmon in our diets for its outstanding nutritional benefits. And due to concerns about consuming the purest fish possible, Vital Choice has been our main salmon source for years. They also offer other healthful and organic fare such as flash-frozen berries, dried fruit, nuts, dark chocolate, and other culinary essentials. All of their products are of superb quality, and their customer service is excellent.

Pura Vida
Pura Vida offers premium certified fair trade, organic, and shade-grown coffees, organic teas and cocoa. We love their company story! The origin of Pura Vida goes back to 1998 in a small coffee shop where two students first dreamed of using business as a means of helping at-risk children. Because they specialize in fair trade organic coffee, they help the farmers sustain their families and also protect the environment. They know and work directly with farmers, selecting only highest quality beans. Then for best flavor and fullness, the beans are carefully roasted in small batches. This company is one of the few places to find organic coffee that's flavored, like their wonderful Cinnamon Hazelnut Light Roast. Supporting Pura Vida through your purchases will provide more than just great coffee. Their website has more info on their charitable endeavors, a blog, and suggestions on how to join them in their efforts to 'Create Good'.

Purple Haze Lavender ~ Organic Lavender Farm
Well this site is all about lavender, our other passion! Some years ago, by chance we learned of the Annual Sequim Lavender Festival hosted every July in the small town of Sequim, Washington. This charming town is located in the Dungeness Valley and nestled between the Olympic Mountains and the coastal waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Their annual festival is an incredible experience that no lavender lover should miss - but if you can't attend the actual event, the next best thing is visiting the Purple Haze Lavender website. It's a lovely website about all things lavender - and their online store offers special fare from organic dried lavender to lavender lip balm and even lavender salad dressing! All items are natural, many organic, and two of our 'can't live without' favorites are the 'Herbs de Provence with Lavender' in a lovely little tin, and their 'Lavender Body Lotion'. This site is fun, informative, and we think you'll enjoy their unique offerings.