We know that there has been some confusion about composting Nature Babycare nappies. Hopefully, our post earlier this month, “How to Dispose of Nature Babycare Nappies” cleared up some of those questions. We still suggest that you place the nappies in our Nature Babycare Disposal Bags and dispose of them in the trash bin.

That being said, we recognize the importance of ecologically friendly composting. So, for those of you who have the space in your garden, we’d like to explain how to get started with your very own compost pile. It’s the perfect step for anyone interested in environmentally friendly organic gardening.

First, you need to make some room. The size of your compost pile is up to you, but you usually want to set aside a one meter by one meter area.

To ensure that you get a good pile of compost started, some wire fencing around your composting area is a good idea.

Once you have the area set aside, you’ll need something to compost. There are two different forms of composting material, usually referred to as green material and brown material.

• Green material is just what it sounds like, green material. Things like old fruits and vegetables and even grass after having mowed your lawn. Green material acts as a nitrogen source for your compost pile.

• Brown material is your carbon source. This includes things like dead leaves and even un-dyed cardboards.

Make sure that you have a good mixture of the two different materials. It is important to the decomposition process and a good balance will allow for a better compost pile.

How you mix your compost is up to you. Some people suggest you layer your brown and green materials in the beginning, others suggest you mix them all up from the start. I prefer to mix them from the start.

Now that you’ve got your compost pile started, make sure that you the pile stays damp. Not wet, but damp enough that decomposition can occur. To ensure that decomposition is occurring, turn your compost pile once or twice a month. Once every two weeks usually works well.

Over the course of a few months, you’ll notice that your compost pile is shrinking. This is a good thing. That means it is working. You’ll start to notice a dark rich soil appear which is perfect for your vegetable garden, flowers, or anywhere else around the house.

Because you are most likely adding material to your compost pile, be sure to sift through the soil so that you don’t have any material that has yet to fully decompose.

With that, you’ve created a compost pile which will put you on your way to an organic and environmentally friendly garden.

Good luck and happy green gardening!
 

It has been just about one month since we launched the new Nature Babycare website. And we couldn’t be happier. We’ve received a lot of great response from customers all over the world.

We especially appreciate all of the responses from everyone in Finland!

As we launched our website we wrote to all of our Nature Babycare Ambassadors and Nature Babycare Friends about an exciting competition. Just by leaving a comment, you were entered into a contest for 10 Nature Babycare Gift Boxes.

Each Nature Babycare Gift Box includes great Nature Babycare products! The winners will receive Nature Babycare Eco Sensitive Fragrance Free Awarded Wipes, our ecologically friendly baby wipes, Nature Babycare ECO Sensitive Shampoo, our ecologically friendly baby shampoo, as well as other great products from all of us here at Nature Babycare.

Today, we’d like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their comments, as well as announce the winners of the Nature Babycare Gift Boxes.

Congratulations to the following Nature Babycare users:
Kaarina
Henna
Kaisa
Riikka
Anniina
peipponen
J&J&J
Sandra
Marika
Eliza

The winners have all been notified by e-mail as well.

Thank you again for taking the time to comment on the new website and letting us know what you think. And of course, thank you for choosing an ecological option in baby care – Nature Babycare.
 

One of the questions frequently asked to our Customer Service is how the nappy should be put to waste after it has been used. We would like to take the opportunity to give some advice about this and give some information about the materials in our nappies.

We love hearing from Nature Babycare users, and Satu Ruotsalainen, is one of those users. She and her twins have been using Nature Babycare diapers for a while now. And we couldn’t be happier.

But enough from us, read on to see what Satu has to say:

Meillä opetellaan juuri puhumaan ja Mila juoksee kovaa kyytiä karkuun Sofiaa, joka ei aivan vielä pysy samaa vauhtia mukana. Yöt menevät edelleen yhdellä Nature Babycare -housuvaipalla ja äidille miellyttävää on ollut se, ettei yhtään vahinkoa ole sattunut. Housuvaippa on todella pitävä ja imukykyinen.

Pienikokoisempi Mila käyttää päiväaikaan tavallista vaippaa ja isompi, jo reilu 11 kiloinen Sofia, housuvaippaa. Koska vaippoja kertyy päivän aikana niin paljon, kerään kaikki ekopussiin ja vien roskiin vasta illalla.

Olemme päässeet jo reilun vuoden ikään iho-ongelmitta, joka on säästänyt myös monilta yöitkuilta. Tytöt nukkuvat muuten todella hyvin, paitsi silloin kun uusi hammas on juuri puhkeamassa. Tytöt ovat opetelleet jo kuukauden ajan potalla istumista, ja onnistumisen elämykset ovat kirvoittaneet raikuvat aplodit. Siskolle on tärkeää taputtaa, kun pissa on tullut pottaan. Koska vaippoja kuitenkin vielä tarvitaan pitkän aikaa, meille on tärkeää, että vaipasta suurin osa on luonnonmateriaalia. Tulevan omakotitalomme pihalla tulee varmasti olemaan komposti, johon saamme vaippapinon isolta osalta maatumaan.

Ja kun lähisukuun on juuri syntymässä lisää vauvoja, haluan jokaisen saavan lahjaksi vuoden Nature Babycare -vaipat. Pitkäaikaisessa käytössä huomaa parhaiten vaipan suotuisan vaikutuksen ihon hyvinvointiin.

- Satu Ruotsalainen -

Nearly 15 years ago, Marlene Sandberg found herself thinking about nappies, and doing so on a regular basis. She was the mother of two boys, a corporate lawyer, and had a burgeoning sense of environmental awareness. As all new parents eventually realize, nappies became an everyday occurrence. 

It was during this period that Marlene came across a newspaper article reporting on the damaging effect that disposable nappies had on the Swedish environment. On average, every Swedish baby was responsible for a half ton of dirty nappies every year. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, it can take hundreds of years for an ordinary disposable nappy to decompose. So the nappies kept piling up, due in part to the material in traditional disposable nappies being predominately oil-derived plastic. While the nappies were out of sight, for Marlene, they were never truly out of mind.

Marlene Sandberg, who nearly 15 years ago started working on the idea that would become Naty and the Nature Babycare brand, was awarded the 2009 Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday, May 12th 2009.

The Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award was founded 37 years ago and recognizes business women who exhibit qualities of entrepreneurship, determination, and creativity.

The 2009 Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award focused on those same qualities, but also looked at social responsibility, such as environmental activism. And that’s where Marlene and Nature Babycare come into the picture.

Marlene was recognized for, “with passion and commitment, having founded and built an expanding company with extensive exports throughout the world. In a competitive market, she has developed ecological and environmentally friendly products designed for children, and thus, like all true entrepreneur, challenged the industry giants. She is recognized for her entrepreneurship and achievement in breaking in as a supplier to major retailers throughout the world.”

In the end though, we can’t take all of the credit. In fact, it is people like you who deserve the credit. So thank you. Thank you for continuing to support what we do. Thank you for thinking about, and taking care of, the environment. And of course, thank you for putting the health, well-being, and future of your baby, first.

Welcome to our brand new homepage and the Nature Babycare Blog!

Here at Naty our intentions are simple, to create products that are gentle on you, your baby, and of course, the environment. Our intentions for our new blog might be even simpler. We want to start a conversation with you. A conversation about you, your baby, and the environment. And what we can all do to make sure that all three are in harmony.

There’s so much to think about. Raising a child has never been easy, but raising a child today means so many things to think about. Everything from education to the environment. We know. We’re parents too.

We hope you’ll check back often. We hope that you’ll leave your questions and comments and add to this conversation. But most of all, we hope that you’ll join us as we strive to create something that makes the world just a little bit better of a place to live.