Mother's Day Fundraiser for MAU.

So perhaps you're going to reclaim Mother's Day an wrest the holiday from the profiteers of the big box stores and sappy commercials with a parade, a vigil a rally or a simple lunch from your well tended garden. But you still want to show mama some extra love. (And remember, mama might be YOU, or a girlfriend, or your sisters...)

Straight outta Boulder, home of the MAU Mothership, comes Boulder's Best Organics with beautifully handcrafted goods that'll nourish mama, align spending power with good practices, AND help fund the movement with a part of each purchase going straight to MAU. See the below description and details, and you can visit their website to see the products.

Mother’s Day Gift Fundraiser

Beautiful. Convenient. Eco-friendly. This Mother’s Day, Boulder’s Best Organics is offering something special for moms everywhere – organic Gift Collections and donations to MAU! This great gift is all organic and all from Boulder, CO! It includes a tea assortment, three-part facial care, essential oils candle, herbal soap, mints, and a lavender plant. Even the attractive Presentation Box is reusable and filled with eco-friendly cushioning. On top of all this, $5 of every Gift is donated to Mother’s Acting Up! Ordering is easy at www.BouldersBestOrganics.com, or at 303.499.ORGANIC (6742). Be sure to enter coupon code MAU for the donation, and share this idea with friends!

Of noses, bums, and tall trees.

As women and mothers, we're the largest consumers for our households and families. Where we put the money speaks volumes about what we value. Which is why, when I look around my own home at the tail end of colds, pollen takeover, ear and upper respiratory infections, I see just how much tissue we've been using.

Adhering to the MAU principle of following the money and affirming with support, I look for ways to throw my monetary and ethical weight behind the Mother Agenda, looking away from Kleenex and toward products that are kind on my wallet, my baby's nose, and ancient forests.

For forest friendly tissue products, when cloth just won't do, I'll be printing this list for handy fridge reference where it can nestle up to my running grocery and household list. I encourage you mamas to do same.