01/01/13Green Living Challenge 2013: Practicing Green LivingAnother year — another Green Living Challenge! How will you reduce, reuse, and recycle in 2013? Posted at 09:52 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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12/25/12Finding Happiness: Books and Online ResourcesWhat is happiness? One local blogger questions what makes one happy Posted at 09:05 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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12/18/12You Are What You Eat: Diets, Healthy Eating, and Food As MedicineIs the saying “you are what you eat” true? Mama Greenest investigates the philosophy of food as medicine Posted at 09:22 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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12/11/12Does Your Child Believe in Santa Claus?One local mom vows to keep the spirit of Santa alive for her kid Posted at 09:09 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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12/04/12Natural, Homeopathic Remedies: Healing a Broken BoneCan raw cabbage heal a broken bone? Posted at 09:52 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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11/27/12How to Make Healthy, Kid-Friendly Smoothies (That Your Children Actually Want to Drink)Want to incorporate more vitamins into your tot’s treats? Try a homemade smoothie Posted at 09:57 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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11/20/12How to Be a More Thankful and Gracious Parent This Thanksgiving (And Every Day After)The holidays can be stressful! Try these three tips to help find some peace — and gratitude — this season Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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11/13/12Understanding Your Child — And Yourself! — When Things Get RoughFeeling a disconnect between you and your kids? Learning to step back may help identify the issues Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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11/06/12How Do You Talk About Controversial Parenting Topics (Without Offending Anyone)?Every parent thinks they know the best way to raise a child; how do you exchange ideas and discuss tricky topics without causing World War III? Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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10/30/12Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives Film Screening November 2 at Fiber Flame Studio, SaugertiesMama Greenest leads a panel of doulas and midwives during a screening of Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |

Dutchess County native Shannon Gallagher is a contributing editor for Hudson Valley Magazine. An erstwhile thrill-seeker, these days she courts disaster of a different variety wrangling a spirited toddler, honing her vegan baking skills, and chasing the ever-elusive work-family balance. She teaches Pilates and does fascial bodywork, and lives in Rhinebeck with Coraline, a cat named Otie, and Sushi the Fish (named, of course, by the toddler).