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Usually the mere mention of “fallen leaves” makes me groan and roll my eyes, because it means I’ll have a rake in my hands for hours on end cleaning up my yard. This time I was grinning from ear to ear, because the leaves arrived neatly packaged in a box… and there was absolutely no raking involved!
Enter: Leafware! The coolest use (ever!) for fallen leaves… think plates and bowls, all courtesy of Mother Nature. They have created this fabulous line of tableware that is made entirely of naturally shed leaves. They are collected, pressure-washed, scrubbed, sun dried, compressed and then sterilized to create this unique, eco-friendly and 100% biodegradable and compostable dinnerware.
Imagine being able to actually use disposable tableware without guilt! Use them for hot or cold foods, in the microwave, the oven, the refrigerator, the freezer (or take them on a picnic!)… and when you’re finished, they degrade in 60 days in the composter. The bigger bonus is that they are really beautiful so they can be used for any event, from casual to even your fancy-schmanciest occasion! They are that fantastic!
The fine folks at Leafware want to give a Mom Goes Green reader the chance to give them a try. They are offering:
- (12) 9″ Square Plates
- (12) 8.6″ Round Plates
- (12) 7″ Hexagon Snack Plates and
- (12) 7″ Bowls
I know you want them(!) so leave a comment saying you’d like to win and tell me how you’d like to use them, or send a Twitter message that includes a reply to @momgoesgreen and a link to this blog. This giveaway has an approximate $50 value(!) and the winner will be selected one week from today’s post. (US entries only… sorry!)
Leafware is definitely doing something great here… now if I could just convince them to make a “pick-up” of all of my backyard leaves next Fall, I would be beaming!


It’s been a couple years since I had to think about “buying something for baby”. But if I had it to do all over again, I would certainly make a slew of different decisions. It’s not just about keeping them clean and well-fed, safely secured in carseats, happy and content, but it’s also about making safe product choices so you can rest assured that certain hidden dangers are kept at bay. (Yea, it’s those hidden danger that can be tricky!)
lead, PVC and melamine… those scary contents we’re all trying to avoid! The set contains two sizes of bowls with lids, a bentos box, a cup and a spoon & fork set. The interiors are food-grade stainless steel so you don’t have to worry a single second about hormone disrupting chemicals leaching into the food (just the sound of that makes me shudder!) Add to that the cuteness-factor, because they come with a fabulously-screamin’ bright orange exterior.
So today, instead of a mind boggling post, I’m just going to help a reader get one item out of the way so I can get to some holiday “business”!
food containers and five cotton napkins.
We all know we use far too many paper towels. Wipe down this, clean up that! Even if you use a recycled brand, it can get a little excessive (and expensive) and they get thrown away after only one use. Sponges are another household supply that is essentially useless. Everyone knows that, after even a short period of time, they get disgusting and flat-out “schtanky” (yes, that IS a word… when the stink goes BEYOND stinky!) And that smell just let’s you know that bacteria is growing in abundance!
Well, I’ve “looked into”(and I do mean literally and figuratively)
always have clean, safe water… anywhere. Need to fill it with tap water? Go ahead … it filters it! Need to fill it with water from a lake or stream? Go ahead… it filters it! Need to fill it with water from a POOL? Yep, go ahead… it filters it!!!
manufacture and packaging. Pure botanicals and minerals are so important when you consider that the skin absorbs 60% of what we put on ourselves directly into the bloodstream.



To top off this great effort, Disneynature has also offered a giveaway to a Mom Goes Green reader. This Earth-branded package (valued at $60) includes a canvas tote, a biodegradable tumbler, a fleece blanket and a tree seedling (that hopes NOT to become a lunch!). To enter this contest, just leave a comment and tell me how you will spend Earth Day this year. You can also send a Twitter message that includes a reply to @momgoesgreen and a link to this blog or write about this giveaway and link back.
… a big CONGRATS to “Marie”! You just won a copy of