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Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama

San Diego, California
My name is Dawn and welcome to Small Footprint Family! As a new parent and longtime environmentalist, this blog is about my family’s adventures in learning to reduce our environmental impact, take good care of ourselves, and enjoy the simple pleasures in life so we can ensure an abundant,... Full Bio
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WINNER: Indulge! 70 Grain Free Dessert Recipes by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living It’s time to announce the winner of my latest favorite cookbook, Indulge! 70 Grain Free Desserts . Carol Lovett of  Ditch the Wheat  has taken all the gue ... Read on »
Cherimoya Love (With 3 Recipes) by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Here in Southern California, land of amazing food, grown year-round, there is a fruit in season now called the cherimoya. Being an East Coast native, I had neve ... Read on »
GIVEAWAY: Indulge! 70 Grain Free Dessert Recipes by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living If you checked out the  Chocolate Truffle Cake  in my recipe section, then surely you know how much I adore my latest cookbook, Indulge! 70 Grain Free Desserts . ... Read on »
Small Footprint Fridays #27 – A Sustainable Living Link-Up! by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Welcome back to another  Small Footprint Friday —a blog link-up party about sustainable living. Every Friday, we come together to support and encourage each other i ... Read on »
HUGE SPRING SALE: Get 30 Books on Real Food & Natural Health for Only $39! by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living It’s Springtime! Even though there is still snow on the ground in several places around the U.S. and Canada, the birds are chirping, the days are getting longer, an ... Read on »
Healthy Probiotic Fruit Candies by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Babyzilla is approaching school age (OMG, already!), and consequently she is more frequently encountering kids who don’t have food sensitivities and who don’t eat t ... Read on »
20 Ways to Avoid the Toxins in Plastic by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living While I am no big fan of plastic because it is made from petroleum, it is nevertheless an unavoidable part of modern life in the U.S.  Therefore, it is extra import ... Read on »
Snap Pea Bounty by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living The first snow and sugar snap peas are ready for harvest from the garden, so Babyzilla and I went out and picked enough for dinner tonight. Babyzilla has neve ... Read on »
Small Footprint Fridays #22 – A Sustainable Living Link-Up! by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Welcome back to another  Small Footprint Friday —a blog link-up party about sustainable living. Every Friday, we come together to support and encourage each o ... Read on »
Leasing the Sun by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Solar panels for your home can require up-front investments of thousands of dollars. Fortunately, more and more states are authorizing solar panel leasing, making solar ener ... Read on »
Small Footprint Fridays #21 – A Sustainable Living Link-Up! by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Welcome back to another Small Footprint Friday—a blog link-up party about sustainable living. Every Friday, we come together to support and encourage each other in living gr ... Read on »
How to Make Raw Sunflower Seed Butter by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living High in vitamins, minerals, and protein, sunflower seeds are little powerhouses of nutrition. They are also a great stand-in for nuts for those who are allergic to them. How ... Read on »
WINNERS: Beautiful Babies Nutrition E-Course and Book by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living The winners of the Beautiful Babies Nutrition course are:  If you didn’t win, don’t worry — you can still get into the class for only $15!  Pre-ord ... Read on »
Small Footprint Fridays #20 – A Sustainable Living Link-Up! by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Welcome back to another Small Footprint Friday—a blog link-up party about sustainable living. Every Friday, we come together to support and encourage each other in living gr ... Read on »
“Stank-a-Dank” Crock Pot Pork Spare Ribs by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Every time I make them, my Chinese 5-Spice Pork Ribs fill the whole house for hours with their intensely sweet, pungent aroma. For this reason, my husband recently ... Read on »
GIVEAWAY: Beautiful Babies Book and E-Course ($224 Value!) by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living One of the best parts of being a blogger is that I often am sent new products, classes and books to check out, and get to tell people what I really think of them. T ... Read on »
Order Beautiful Babies and get the Popular Online E-Course For FREE! ($199 Value!) by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Want to take a comprehensive prenatal nutrition course for FREE? No, this isn’t a giveaway. There isn’t any form to fill out or page to like. It’s available fo ... Read on »
20 Perennial Vegetables to Plant Once and Enjoy Forever! by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Perennial vegetables—crops that you plant just once and harvest year after year—are relatively rare in North American gardens. With the exception of asparagus, ... Read on »
Small Footprint Fridays #17 – A Sustainable Living Link-Up! by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Welcome back to another  Small Footprint Friday —a blog link-up party about sustainable living. Every Friday, we come together to support and encourage each other i ... Read on »
Online Tools for Planning the Perfect Vegetable Garden by Dawn Gifford aka Small Footprint Mama Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Maybe you are an experienced gardener, and you have a neat binder full of garden plans and notes where you’ve carefully recorded your crop rotations, varieties and ... Read on »