On the heels of the water crisis that is happening across the United States, it’s timely that today I’m sharing a bit more about our recently installed Pelican Water System. In our first post here, we explained how truly easy it was to install…all on your own. Yes, we did a DIY whole house water filtration system…and it was ridiculously easy! We …
Introducing a Cookbook…and a New Grain-Free Baking Technique!
Publisher Note: Hey friend! It’s Jess, the original Scratch Mommy, here to share something very special with you. Megan has been a Scratch Mommy Contributor for a while now, so you might have read some of her posts here on our site (like How To Make Beef Broth and Why You Should Buy Organic). Megan has quite the story to share, …
How to Make Essential Oil Blends for Personal Inhalers (plus a COUPON code!)
We’ve all had those moments; The days when it seems like nothing goes right. You sleep through your alarm and start the day in a rush. You can only find left socks, of course no right ones, while getting the kids ready for school. The toddler throws his oatmeal on your last clean shirt. You go to do laundry only …
Saving The World (& my health), One Toothbrush At A Time!
Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. Well, that title might sound a little dramatic, but in a way…it’s true! I received two WooBamboo! toothbrushes to review. You might be thinking… Yeah, and who cares about a toothbrush!?? Well, me. I do. And maybe you should, too. From WooBamboo!’s website… There are over 7 billion people in …
A Storage Solution When Glass Simply Isn’t An Option – Ozeri INSTAVAC Green Earth!
Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. Are you like me? Do you like to know what types of things help people on their journeys (real food, green-living, etc etc etc)? I always find it nice to see reviews from real foodies for products I think would help me on my journey. So, it’s been fun to …
Capture Beautiful Memories with the OneDay App #OneDayKids
If you’re a parent and you have an iPhone, you’re probably like me and have thousands of photos and video snippets of your kids on your camera roll. Technology is a wonderful thing because it makes it easy to capture memories that we’ll treasure forever. It makes it so easy that I have 20 variations of the same photo of …
Why Brands Should Support Mandatory Labeling
We’ve been talking about GMO labeling a lot lately and it might seem confusing that we’re specifically asking Quaker for support around this issue. “There are no GMO oats…” is the response many people have. I want to shed some light on why we’re asking for brand support in this way. Here’s the thing: our government is heavily influenced by …
DIY Strengthening Hair Mask
Since growing my hair out to a basically ridiculous length (it’s almost down to my butt!) I have had to be more intentional about keeping the ends healthy. Long hair is more prone to split ends, since the hair is older and more damaged. Those ends need a lot of nourishment to stay healthy and masks can really deliver what …
Will Quaker Oats Conceal or Reveal GMOs?
Hi, Jess here. I have some important information to share with you about something that affects all of us. It affects you. It affects your children. It affects our environment. In fact, there isn’t much that the topic of this post does not affect. It is so important to us over here at Scratch Mommy that we applied and were accepted …
Quinoa Burger Recipe {Vegan}
 I was so excited to receive some amazing products from NOW Foods as part of this campaign, and my first post since starting work with Scratch Mommy as the e-magazine Editor-In-Chief! It was fun to develop a recipe to share with our lovely readers. My husband and I *really* enjoyed this Quinoa Burger recipe and I hope you do, too. …