When I wrote about a Green Back to School I received a question about how to handle supply lists you get from the school with specific product requests that are not so green. I am all too familiar with these lists and yes many do request specific products or brands that are not so great for green people. So I have written a sample letter you can send along with your student to explain why you have deviated from their recommendations. Feel free to use it, edit at will, and it pass it along to … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2008
Raising Green Kids – The Reality
I have written about raising green kids quite often here with tips and ideas for how to create in them a sense of eco consciousness. I think it is a wonderful goal to have...to teach our children to love and respect our planet, but I think it is also important to discuss the "other" side of that. Within the green movement we often hear about how we shouldn't be too gung ho and extreme and scare off other people who are perhaps a bit slower to make changes than we are. This is all very true and … [Read more...]
Birthday Party Toy
Guess what? Today is my birthday. I am 31 years young today. So in honor of that I thought I would highlight one of my favorite natural toys from Melissa and Doug...the Birthday Party toy. This really cool wooden birthday cake pretend-play set includes a lovely cake with 6 slices, removable candles and toppings, and a cake server. It is colorful and exciting for little ones...especially ones that like playing with pretend food, doing tea parties, and generally love a good birthday party. This … [Read more...]
The Green Smoothie Challenge
When I heard about raw foods I had my doubts. Mostly because raw foodies are also vegans. I tried the whole vegetarian/vegan thing for a couple years and I walked away thinking I had done my body more harm than good. My eyes had dark circles, I was weak and tired all the time, my nails were brittle and broke often, my hair was dry and lifeless like straw. People would take one look at me and run screaming from all thoughts of a vegan diet. It was BAD. After researching the raw food diet and … [Read more...]
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