Natures Garden Delivered: Organic Fruits and Veggies at My Doorstep!

I am a strong supporter of organic foods for many reasons, but sometimes when I'm grocery shopping, it is difficult for me to justify the higher costs. But now I have a wonderful source of organic produce, at a great cost, AND it gets delivered for free to my door every Friday morning. I have tried several of these services, but Natures Garden is my favorite. Easy healthy eating, that is a great Mommy Basic!

Their ordering process is a simple email sent to me every week letting me know what I'll be getting. I can approve the box or I can switch up to three items per week (for example, we don't like grapefruit, so I can switch to another favorite), or I can suspend the service that week. There are no sign-up fees.

The small box is $35 and is plenty for me, my husband and our veggie/fruit loving toddler. The produce has always been gorgeous and fresh. This week we'll be getting:
(Organic Local) APPLE - 3ea Gala
(Organic) BANANA - 2lbs Yellow
(OL) BERRY - 1ea Strawberries
(OL) CARROTS - 1ea Bagged
(OL) CHARD - 1ea Green
(OL) CUCUMBER - 0.75lbs Green
(OL) LETTUCE - 1ea Red Romaine
(OL) ONION - 0.5lbs Yellow
(OL) ORANGE - 3ea Valencias
(OL) PEACH - 2ea Peach
(O) PEAR - 3ea D'Anjou
(O) POTATO - 1.5lbs Russet
(OL) SPINACH - 1ea Spinach

Sometimes there are interesting things to try, and you can also add other items, like fresh bread, granola, olive oil, coffee, tea, etc. They are a zero waste facility which means they either recycle or compost virtually all of their waste. Plus they use Biobags, an alternative to the plastic bag which is fully biodegradable.

Now for the savings! You can save 20% off your first order by entering coupon code NGD CARDS during your sign up at Natures Garden Delivered. Enter my name, Stephanie Gerding, in the "How did you hear of us" section of the sign-up process too, please, as I'll get free products for every two sign ups!

If you aren't in the Phoenix area, look into other organic delivery options. Sometimes there a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs that will have pick up locations, if they don't do delivery.

Plum Tots Sale on Amazon: Save up to 55%

Save up to 55% on select Plum Tots baby foods sold by Amazon.com. Save 40% when you enter code PLUMTOT5 at checkout. Plus, save an additional 15% when you combine the instant rebate with a Subscribe & Save order--bringing your total savings to 55%. You can immediately cancel the subscription plus get free shipping. Offer valid through May 31, 2010.

I ordered a case of the fiddlesticks last year when this sale was going on. My daughter loved them and they are a quick and easy organic snack.

Entertainment Book

I bought an Entertainment Book this year, not knowing if I'd really use it. I'm not great at remembering to use coupons when going out at night. But there are four $5 off $50 at Safeway, so I already used two of those. Then tonight, we got a free game of AMF bowling AND $5 off our dinner at Macayo's. Nice!

Plus it was my daughter's first time bowling!

Coupons for Wine!

Today was the first time my husband sent me a coupon link. I've been surprised to find coupons for wine and liquor lately. I haven't been following the coupon world for long, but hey, saving money is saving money! This is for one of our favorite wineries...Ravenswood. Love their Zin and their motto, "No wimpy wines." So here is a coupon for 15% off online or $1.50 printed (at least that is what I got when I selected AZ). Thanks Ravenswood!

Three Free Mom's Day Photo Cards at Shutterfly

Shutterfly is offering 3 free photo 5x7 Mother's Day Cards. You do have to pay shipping but I had all 3 shipped to me, and it only cost me $1.02 for all 3! They have some cute designs that you can use with multiple photos. I made one for my Mom, my mother-in-law, and a close friend, all with fun photos of my daughter playing outside.

Use code CARDS4MOM at checkout to get the discount OR if you like to see the credit first, like I do:

•Login or register with Shutterfly.
•Click on “My Shutterfly”.
•Scroll down and click “Enter Special Code Offer”.
•Enter code CARDS4MOM to get your credit!

Take a Mommy Break at Aveda

I still have to remind myself that taking a break is a good idea. My husband is REALLY good at nudging me though. Whether it is a massage, lunch with a friend, or a walk by yourself, taking a break can really put things into perspective and help you to energize. So many women get lost in new mommyhood, as it is completely consuming. You have to take care of yourself so that you can take care of others, right? I relish moments of quiet calm.

So I like this deal!! Let's see if I can get myself to an Aveda to have this treat.

Print this coupon and head for some relaxation at an Aveda salon or store. The FREE Aveda Stimulus Package includes:

•Free Aroma Sensory Journey
•Free Cup of Comforting Tea
•Free Stress-Relieving Hand Ritual
•Free 5-minute Stress-Relieving Neck and Shoulder Massage
•Free Makeup Finishing Touch
No purchase necessary, offer expires 6/30/10. (That SHOULD be enough time for me to get there!)

Diapers.com and Cloth Pull-ups

There have been a few times that I've been really in a time crunch and turned to Diapers.com to help with keeping our home supplied with baby necessities. Diapers.com really delivered, in fact, they were on my doorstep over night and FOR FREE (with a $49 purchase). What a relief. I've ordered diapers, but also Bumkins bibs, my favorite baby foam shampoo by Mustela, and Babyganics Organic Lavendar Foaming Hand Soap.

I read about Bambino Mio Cloth Training Pants, and diapers.com was the only place I found them available online. And even then, they were often sold out. We are using these with potty training, and they are really soft, durable and easy. Though for some reason, my dd really likes them for pooping! Ack.

The other nice thing is the instant online coupons on the website that you just have to click on to save. Usually $1-$2. You can also mail in paper coupons and they will add them to your account. It seems like there are always plenty of sales. Right now Seventh Generation is 10% off and newborn diapers are 20% off.

If you'd like to try Diapers.com, you can receive $10 off your first order of diapers ($49 minimum total order) when you enter my referral code at checkout AND through April, you'll get a $5 credit on your second order. Referral Code: SKRA8868.

If you spend $75 or more, you'll get a one-year subscription (11 issues) to Parenting Early Years (a $10.00 value) OR you can ask for a $10 rebate. So that means you could save $20 on your first order plus more with coupons and sales!

Free sample of a biodegradable trash bag

This just makes sense to me. Can't wait to try it. Their website says Green Genius Bags:

• are just as puncture-resistant as leading bags
• are priced the same as regular bags
• meet ASTM D5511, which certifies their bags biodegrade under landfill conditions

Get your free sample and $2.00 coupon.

Diapers

I had high hopes for using cloth diapers once upon a time, but those plans never materialized. Instead, I just tried to keep up with all the other newborn needs. I did try gDiapers, but while they looked cute, I still needed easier diaper changing. I think they may have a new design though.

Even though we are approaching an end to diaper buying (I'm just going to keep saying that until it is true), I'm tempted by this deal:

1 FREE bumGenius All-In-One cloth diaper with the purchase of $10 or more of any bumGenius, Flip or Econobum products (including accessories).
http://www.greendiaperstore.com/info_bumGenius-Coupon-Sale.html

Most of the time, we bought huge boxes of Kirkland brand diapers from Costco, and loved them. Then I started couponing and found I could get better deals on Pampers and Huggies. I still feel a bit guilty about all those diapers in the landfill...

Babies R Us Clothing Deal

I don't normally buy clothes at Babies R Us, but this sounds like a really good deal. I don't have one close by, but I may make a trek to stock up on play clothes.

Thru April 22, you can print this .pdf coupon for a free tote bag AND 25% extra off all the clothing and shoes you can stuff in it! I think it includes clearance items too. The coupon does indicate that quantities are limited and valid on sizes newborn-48 months.