In search of the ultimate “unplugged” summer experience, we asked Edible Gardens LA owner Lauri Kranz for some tips on backyard gardening with tots.

In honor of Earth Day this Sunday, we’re tipping our hats to these LA-based baby companies (all started by moms) for making parents’ lives a little better while treading lightly on Mother Earth.

Kidville is a big deal in New York. There’s one in just about every neighborhood, and most of the moms we know on the other coast are regulars. So we’ve got high hopes for the kid-centric empire’s first Los Angeles location.