Growing Green: Simple Tips to TEACH Green

Growing Green

The quote on the back of my Seventh Generation dish soap inspired the idea for this week’s post.  It says, “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.” – From the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy When I think about teaching green, I naturally think [...]

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Growing Green: 3 Simple Tips to Go Green in the Kitchen

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Today is the beginning of an exciting new series in honor of Earth month.  Over the next four weeks, I’ll be working with Christine at I Dream of Clean, Michelle at The Frugal Seed and Lori at Laurel of Leaves, to share simple tips to green your lifestyle.  Each week has a theme starting with [...]

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Book List: Teaching kids about healthy living

The Lorax

Have you ever been in the middle of what you thought was a great teaching moment only to realize your child’s not actually looking at you, they’re looking right through you, lost in thought as you preach on?  I have to admit, this has happened to me more than once.  I can stop talking, wave [...]

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Recycling Old Christmas Cards

As the Christmas cards start rolling in, here are a few ideas to recycle all those beautiful cards and photos and make your holidays a little more eco-friendly.  The first idea is courtesy of Joreen at Tiny Prints . “One thing my family does with old Christmas cards is we cut the photo out and [...]

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5 Tips to Green Your Home

I spent the weekend in Asheville, NC where living green seems to come naturally to just about everyone.  The restaurants buy local, organic food and serve up a healthy but delicious variety from high-end to southern biscuits and grits.  There are recycling containers all over the city along with signs offering helpful reminders on how [...]

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