Nowadays people use reusable bags when going grocery shopping or visiting the Farmer’s Market. From our last trip to the Farmer’s Market I had with me Joey Totes bags. What makes Joey Totes different from other reusable bags is that they fold nicely into small pouches making it easier to put in your purse or coat pockets whenever you need them.
Joey Totes are not the usual carry-around reusable bags that you see everywhere. It is made of rip-stop nylon which is commonly used on outdoor clothing making it durable and easy to fold for easy stowage inside your …read more

What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live. In this non-fiction book for ages 9 and up, you’ll read about a teenage girl who began a recycling business, with 100 clients, when she was five. Learn about a boy who started a foundation to bring fresh water to an entire village, at age seven. You will see how kids, like you can make a difference for the environment, help others and even earn some money.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood is the author of four childrens books. She is a mother and grandmother who wants to make a …read more

What does it mean to raise a green kid? Apparently, Green is more than just a color these days. Green is the way we live, the way we must live in order to protect our environment AND be healthy.
AND, we MUST raise our children to be this way too.
1. Reduce consumption. Don’t buy what you don’t need, evaluate what you really want, and use everything you have.
2. Reuse when you can. Pass down clothing, donate, use papers again, etc.
3. Recycle cans, bottles, paper, books, toys, clothing, etc. Use Freecycle, eBay, and Craigslist instead of buying new.
4. Enjoy nature instead of …read more

Organic is the IN thing in fashion these days. Clothing manufacturers from the high end to the mass-produced are putting tags on their clothes that say “organic“.
But are they really? There are so many terms and so many things out there that say “organic”, and I don’t still know for sure what it totally means. So it was a treat for me, and quite a learning experience, to talk to someone who makes it her mission to be environmentally responsible in her life and at work.
  Jennifer Murphy is the proud owner of Chapter One Organics, a …read more