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The Breastfeeding Photo Battle Rages On

by mamafier May 16, 2011 Earth Mama HQ

Earth Mama Angel Baby is no longer in Facebook Time Out! So help us out. We want to post a breastfeeding photo, but we don’t want to jeopardize our Facebook page. Which photo (below) would pass Facebook’s unclear rules? Which photo do YOU think we should post? If you’ve just tuned in, here’s a brief [Read more...]

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Much Ado About a Baby’s Lunch

by mama April 20, 2011 Earth Mama HQ

This weekend I saw a Facebook post about a woman who was banned from a public place in Washington for breastfeeding her baby. And then today, Facebook decided to delete one of the two breastfeeding pictures on Earth Mama’s Facebook page. I don’t consider myself a militant. Or a lactavist. I’ve always tried very hard [Read more...]

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Breastfeeding Photos Deleted by Facebook!

by Earth Mama April 20, 2011 Earth Mama HQ

One of these things is not like the other. Last night, Facebook sent Earth Mama’s Facebook page a WARNING that a picture in our photo strip had been removed because it apparently “violated the Terms of Use (see above). Facebook does not allow photos that “attack an individual or group, or that contain nudity, drug [Read more...]

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What it REALLY Takes to be Organic

by mama December 22, 2010 Earth Mama HQ

It’s that time of the year again. Oh sure, you’re probably thinking I reference cheerful, festive preparations with tinsels and bows, lights and carols. But no, it’s time for Earth Mama’s annual organic inspection, and believe me, the process is no holiday. With so many companies blithely tossing around the “O” word, we think it’s [Read more...]

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Herbs for Healthy Breast Milk Production

by mama November 3, 2010 Mama U.

Breastfeeding is the natural way to nurture a new baby, but sometimes the Milk of Momness needs Mother Nature’s help to flow freely. Galactagogues (‘galact’ or ‘galacto’ is the Greek prefix that means milk, and the suffix ‘agogos’ means flow) are nature’s herbal gifts to lactating women, and have been used for centuries to help increase milk supply. [Read more...]

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The Dark and Stormy Night Garden

by mama October 29, 2010 My Garden

Halloween approaches, and as the harvest moon casts an eerie pall over the land, our thoughts turn to all things dastardly and mysterious. The days are becoming shorter, the skies darken, and [Read more...]

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