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Easy Ways to be an Eco-friendly Parent

Here at Custard and Mustard Craft we're passionate about our approaches to ethical sourcing and strive to make products that not only are safe to use for babies/toddlers, but that follow fair and caring social and environmental policies. We believe that every family has a responsibility to protect the world into which our children are growing, and we hope you agree. Being a green parent really isn't as hard as you might think. In fact, there are many ways that you can actively be more eco-friendly- here are just three of them and it does not relate to only baby furniture.


Know the Brand/Read the Label

This is probably one of the easiest changes that you can make! Your family is precious, so why wouldn't you want to protect them? What you buy for your Baby's use is so important. Just as you'd think twice about feeding your little ones lots of preservatives and chemical flavourings, you should also think twice about the products you use for your little ones. Clothes, creams and lotions all come with labels that you need to read, just as baby furniture should be made by a brand you trust.

When it comes to food, the more natural the ingredients and the shorter the ingredients list the better. Avoid heavily processed foods and preservatives. As for clothes, do your research. Does the company you're buying from have readily available information on how they source their materials? Are they using materials from sustainable crops, responsibly sourced? If you're not sure, then do some digging. Most ethically minded brands will make such information easily available so that you can make the right decisions for your family.


Hand-me-downs/Re-use!

In an increasingly 'disposable world, it's heart warming to know that more and more families are starting to recognise the importance of recycling and re-using as much as possible as well as the process of hand-me-downs.

Re-using clothes is such an easy thing to do, and choosing garments that you know are going to last can also help to prolong the life of your wardrobe. The hand-me-down process can apply to our durable convertible baby cribs that are not only made from responsibly sourced fine wood (which is also super sustainable and super kind to babies!) This means that they will last longer and when your baby outgrows the crib, your new baby can use it, thus reducing the need to buy another.

Incidentally, the fact that we make them with the finest wood in the market also means they are more durable than any other baby furniture around, and last longer too - a great example of why knowing the brand is so important! When you're ready to hand your Custard and Mustard Craft furniture to another family, you can be rest assured it's going to serve them well too.


Make small changes you can build on 

We all start somewhere, and often the smallest steps take us on the biggest adventures. If you want to make positive changes towards a greener lifestyle, start small. Opt for home-made baby food and fill your own pouches instead of buying more expensive plastic packages. Switch to BPA free bottles. Reduce your use of plastic packaging overall. Arm yourself with the knowledge of the simple things you can do in order to contribute towards bigger environmental impacts.

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