Two 12-year old Girl Scouts from Ann Arbor, MI, Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen, have refused to go door to door shilling cookies this year upon learning that Tagalongs, Thin Mints and other Troop-approved sugary confections are made using palm oil, which, due to harvesting methods, is not only incredibly Read more

Every week, the NPR program Tell Me More features parenting commentary from the women behind Mocha Moms, a national network of stay-at-home mothers of color. This week, the ladies are discussing the Girl Scouts with the first African-American president of the organization, Dr. Gloria Randall Scott. Scott took the helm Read more

We were never involved in Girl Scouts as kids — we were in the less-publicized, bastard-stepsister type Camp Fire

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