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Plants that grow and regrow, whatever the weather!
Even though we've had a mild winter, the low temperatures this past weekend reminded us that it's not time to ...
Real Food for Kids Culinary Challenge & Wellness Expo returns March 11
Real Food for Kids is holding its 2017 Culinary Challenge and Wellness Expo on Saturday, March 11 at Lake Braddock Secondary School ...
The impact of lighting on health in school and work environments
How healthy is your workplace or school environment? Could poor lighting be causing you health problems? ...
Bronson Family Dentistry to hold Health & Wellness Conference
The ALF Educational Institute, a project of McLean's Bronson Family Dentistry, is holding its first annual Interdisciplinary Health & Wellness Conference in Arlington ...
Potomac Crescent Waldorf School: Renewing Education in Northern Virginia
Many natural-minded parents are drawn to Waldorf education for its emphasis on play, daily rhythms and connections to the natural ...
National Kids Yoga Conference 2016 recap
The third annual National Kids Yoga Conference took place earlier this month and brought nearly 400 people together to talk ...
Fun fall events at local Waldorf schools
A family event at a Waldorf school offers wholesome fun with nature-based crafts, outdoor imaginative play, healthy food and magical puppet ...
Lazure painting: The transformation of Potomac Crescent Waldorf School classrooms
Most parents want their children to feel calm, and the folks at Potomac Crescent Waldorf School have worked hard to create ...
Car Free Day September 22 and Bike and Walk to School October 5
Kids who see their parents making mindful decisions about transportation are more likely to grow up doing so themselves. The ...
Third National Kids Yoga Conference is almost here!
The National Kids Yoga Conference is returning to DC for its third year September 30 to October 2. A weekend ...
NoVA Outside promotes outdoor learning with two fall events
NoVA Outside is an alliance of environmental educators that promotes outdoor learning. This fall the group is hosting two events: ...
Author & Health Coach Cindy Santa Ana on her book and Real Food camps for kids
Cindy Santa Ana is a Northern Virginia mother of two who turned her health around with real food nutrition and ...
Learn Energy Work Strategies for Your Family’s Health
Cherlyn Jenkins is on a mission to provide tools for all parents to bring energy work into their family home ...
Play-In for Climate Action returns July 13
For the third year in a row, Moms Clean Air Force is organizing a family-friendly Play-In for Climate Action to ...
Get ready for MommyCon DC 2016! + giveaway
Returning to the DC Convention Center for a second year on Saturday, July 23 is MommyCon, a conference that educates natural-minded ...
How to Be a Durable Human in the Digital Age: An interview with author and NoVA mom Jenifer Joy Madden + giveaway
Jenifer Joy Madden is a Vienna mom of three whose new book, How To Be a Durable Human, is the latest in a ...
Hundreds Learn at 5th Annual School Environmental Action Showcase
The fifth annual NoVA Outside School Environmental Action Showcase (SEAS) brought over 500 students from public schools, private schools and ...
Loudoun Farmers Featured on Trading Cards
Loudoun County has created trading cards featuring local farmers! When I saw friends sharing images of these cards - like ...
Tuckahoe Elementary School shares its Discovery Garden
Tuckahoe Elementary hosted the February 2016 Arlington Public Schools (APS) School Garden Meetup with a presentation on bringing the outdoors ...
Tell EPA to address safety requirements for toxic chemical exposure
Parents have an important opportunity to make our voices heard and to protect our communities from chemical disasters. In 2013, 15 people ...
Tips to make it through allergy season + local resources
The pollen is a-fallin' here in DC Metro, causing sniffles and congestion for lots of folks, some who regularly suffer ...
Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment Seeks Input on Vehicle Idling at Schools
Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE) is seeking input on vehicle idling in and around Arlington Public Schools' (APS) facilities in an ...
Students compete and learn at Real Food for Kids Culinary Challenge and Wellness Expo
Students from around Fairfax County rose early on Saturday morning to prepare their culinary masterpieces for judges and for the ...
4th Annual Grow Your Health Fun for the Whole Family
The fourth annual Grow Your Health Festival of Gardening, Local Food & Wellness was a huge success for the event, ...
