Archive for the ‘ educating kids about green; back to school ’ Category

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 ]

School fund raising makes me wanna scream

Last night, I went to the parent/teacher association meeting at my school. When I arrived there was a representative of a school fund raising organization giving her spiel. She had catalogs of candies, candles, wrapping paper and easy to grow seed bags and mats. With the exception of a couple of soy candles, there was [ READ MORE ]

Going Back to School in Green Style Part 1: Assessing What You Already Have

I’m so sorry to do this – talk about going back to school that is. While actually going back is still weeks away for most our kids, the time for gathering the items on your child’s back to school list, stocking up on supplies for the year from the good sales, and purchasing items for [ READ MORE ]

10 Easy Ways to Be More Sustainable with Your Back to School Shopping (Going Back to School in Green Style: Part 2)

In yesterday’s post about assessing what you already have before going out shopping for school supplies, I encouraged you all to buy only what you really need. Here are tips for doing that in an eco-friendly way. Buy recycled paper products whenever possible. Kids are going to need things like notebooks, composition books, printer paper, [ READ MORE ]

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