Ellie and I are attending a conference this weekend – Biodiversity for a Livable Climate. We’re learning a lot about using healthy ecosystems to capture carbon and reverse climate change. One of the techniques several of the speakers have been discussing is the use of intelligent grazing of cattle to restore ecosystems. They have shown examples […]
Children’s Book Review: The Green Kids Club
Posted on November 16, 2014 Written by Leave a Comment
I’m always on the lookout for children’s books that reflect my values, so when the Green Kids Club contacted me to review their books, I jumped on it! They sent me the series for free, so I could review them and tell all of you about them. This series is designed to engage children in […]
Getting Started Hiking
Posted on October 5, 2014 Written by 5 Comments
I’ve loved to hike since shortly after I started going to a summer camp at which you hike one or two mountains each summer and then after summer camp, my mother began dragging me up Mt Washington every year. I eventually became known as an expert hiker at camp, and I think it is perhaps the only […]
Identifying Ragweed
Posted on August 23, 2014 Written by 2 Comments
Are you allergic to ragweed? Jon is. According to Wikipedia, Ragweed is a very common allergen. Just ask around and you’re sure to find people who know they are allergic to it. But do you know how to recognize it? It’s a very common weed and I realized recently that I’ve seen it’s growing all over […]
Charcoal vs. Propane Revisited
Posted on August 13, 2014 Written by 3 Comments
Last summer I blogged about the age old controversy: Which is the greener way to grill: Charcoal or Propane? My conclusion was that it matters far more what you grill than how you grill it. Now I have discovered something new and I need to revisit this topic. Which is greener – Charcoal or Propane? Burning propane, a […]
Is Poison Walking Around Your Home?
Posted on June 11, 2014 Written by Leave a Comment
When I was a kid we finally sweet-talked my mom into a cat. She kept saying she didn’t want to be responsible for another thing that had to be taken care of, she already had four children. One day a cat started hanging around our house and we started to take care of it. When […]
Identifying Invasive Plants: Garlic Mustard
Posted on June 8, 2014 Written by 1 Comment
Recently I had the opportunity to go out in the woods with Eagle Eye Institute. They were teaching students from our high school how to identify invasive plants in our area and remove them. This time we were focused on garlic mustard. Garlic mustard is invasive in North America. It puts out chemicals from its […]
Camping With Friends
Posted on May 27, 2014 Written by 1 Comment
We love to camp. We’ve been camping every Memorial Day weekend with the same group of friends since long before we were married. Conveniently, some of our very good friends have children similar in age to ours, which has made continuing to have family outings together easy. Many of these outings have inspired camping posts from […]
Don’t Trust Marketing and Labels
Posted on May 18, 2014 Written by 8 Comments
I have to start by saying: I have friends and relatives that work in marketing. Not everyone that works in marketing is a lying scumbag, but some are. To start with, the goal of marketing is to get you to use or buy their product rather than another product or nothing at all. I’m not really […]
I Love Being A Green Mom
Posted on May 8, 2014 Written by 3 Comments
People keep asking me what I’m doing for Mother’s Day this year. We have been so busy and have had so many difficult things happening this past month that I’m just looking forward to spending some time with my husband and children appreciating being a “green mom”. I love being a “green mom”! I love […]
