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Quotable Tuesday

“To waste, to destroy, our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them.” — Theodore Roosevelt[ READ MORE ]

10 ways to be more sustainable with your vegetable garden

Yes, I know a vegetable garden in and of itself is a pretty sustainable thing. Growing your own food instead of getting it from the store (usually in some sort of plastic bag or container) is great. But what are some extra steps you can take to be even more sustainable with your garden? Here [ READ MORE ]

Noooooo….It’s almost time for back to school

We have over a month till the boys go back to school so I’m not feeling too bad about it yet, but I know elsewhere in the country, kids will be going back in the next two weeks. I don’t think I’ll do too many back to school posts this year, but last year I [ READ MORE ]

Going green has never been so fun!

Today’s post comes via my friend Bethe who I introduced you to a few months back. ______________________ One of the first steps to caring for our environment is getting to know and love it. For those of us who grew up playing outside until the street lights came on, this is not such an alien [ READ MORE ]

Greening the end of school

It’s the last week of school. I cannot wait for the boys to be done school so we can slow down our pace and have fun. We’ve all earned it. As the kids come home with backpacks full of stuff, here are some ideas for greening the end of school. Go through everything that the [ READ MORE ]

We’re hippies

I found this little gem I had written last fall for a website that never got around to publishing it. I thought instead of letting it languish in my documents folder, I’d share it with you. _____________________________ I had an unexpected knock on the door this morning. It was the local phone/internet/cable company canvassing the [ READ MORE ]

Some national parks going fee-free for three weekends this summer

On Monday, I wrote about getting your kids out into nature so they can learn to love the earth so they want to treat it right. The National Park Service has a deal this summer that can help you do that for free. For three weekends, more than 100 National Parks that usually charge fees [ READ MORE ]

Get your kids out in nature

On MNN‘s The Green Parent video series this week, Keri Greenwald talks about getting your kids out into nature so that they can learn to love the planet that you are trying to teach them to take care of. Our friend, Bethe Almeras from the Grass Stain Guru would certainly agree. And so do I. [ READ MORE ]

New Green Parenting Video Series

Over on Mother Nature Network, there’s a new green parenting video series that I wanted to share with all of you. Keri Greenwald from Responsible Mommy will be doing a series of short videos that help parents teach their kids how to easily live a little greener. The series launched today. Here’s the first video. [ READ MORE ]

8 Reasons to Pick Your Own

I have to get to the local farm that allows you to pick your own strawberries. I don’t know when I can get there, but my summer will be much sadder without my strawberries that I freeze for daiquiris. What’s so great about picking your own fruits and vegetables from a nearby farm. I’ll tell [ READ MORE ]

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