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Rachel

Oct 14, 20221 min read

ECO KIDS

Kids Books: Kira's Animal Rescue

Information can sometimes come from unlikely sources and I had that experience this past weekend. My daughters love reading the American...

"Sheila Says We're Weird": A kids book about growing up green

Hannah

Aug 31, 20221 min read

BOOKSHELF

"Sheila Says We're Weird": A kids book about growing up green

Sheila Says We're Weird is the first picture book in awhile that has lured my nine-year-old over to the reading couch. Usually he thinks...

The Blue Zones Challenge: How a Healthy Lifestyle is Good for You AND the Planet

Hannah

Jul 12, 20222 min read

BOOKSHELF

The Blue Zones Challenge: How a Healthy Lifestyle is Good for You AND the Planet

A few years ago I learned about the Blue Zones, a study that tracked the habits of the longest-lived, healthiest people on Earth. The...

Rachel

Apr 8, 20223 min read

BOOKSHELF

Weekday Vegetarians

There are many reasons why eating less meat is good for the planet. I won't go into all of them, but a lot is centered around the large...

Hannah

Aug 24, 20213 min read

GROW YOUR OWN FOOD

My Five Favorite Gardening Books

I have been growing vegetables for six years now. Each year I gather a bigger, better harvest and feel more confident in my abilities,...

Rachel

Feb 8, 20213 min read

ECO KIDS

Kids Books: Historical Novels

I’ve shared on here that the girls and I have been listening to a lot of audio books. After a few too many turns of Ivy and Bean (nothing...

Hannah

Jan 14, 20214 min read

BOOKSHELF

My Top Five Cookbooks, plus one bonus

Let me preface this post by saying I am not an amazing cook. I am not a foodie. I do not pretend to be an expert on cookbooks. But I do...

Vegetarian Cookbooks Owned by a Meat-Eater

Rachel

Jan 11, 20212 min read

BOOKSHELF

Vegetarian Cookbooks Owned by a Meat-Eater

If you’ve been following Hannah’s awesome 12 eco-resolutions, you know that reducing your meat intake is first on the list. For reasons...

Become a Frugal Hedonist and enjoy life again

Hannah

Dec 17, 20202 min read

BOOKSHELF

Become a Frugal Hedonist and enjoy life again

I don’t know how I ended up in possession of The Art of Frugal Hedonism by Annie Raser-Rowland and Adam Grubb- and I have since lost my...

Rachel

Dec 14, 20202 min read

BOOKSHELF

Kids Books: Celebrating the Solstice

I think it’s hard to get people, especially little ones, to care about climate change if they don’t see and feel the effects in their...

Rachel

Nov 11, 20201 min read

BOOKSHELF

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez

My girls’ school read this book last week, in relation to the election. While there’s obviously a lot to say about our new first woman...

Rachel

Sep 23, 20203 min read

BOOKSHELF

The Omnivore’s Dilemma

I love to read and tend to gravitate towards novels. Yet it’s the non-fiction books that have changed my life and way of thinking. The...

A Vegetarian Cookbook for People who like Meat and Potatoes

Hannah

Sep 15, 20202 min read

BOOKSHELF

A Vegetarian Cookbook for People who like Meat and Potatoes

Do you wish you could be vegetarian, but you don’t know how? Are you worried you will leave the table hungry or dissatisfied? Or are you...

How Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything Review

Hannah

Sep 10, 20202 min read

BOOKSHELF

How Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything Review

I love this book! I read it first in 2010 and it has shaped a lot of my decisions since then. I am rereading it now to refresh my memory....

David Wallace-Wells “The Uninhabitable Earth”

Rachel

Aug 20, 20202 min read

BOOKSHELF

David Wallace-Wells “The Uninhabitable Earth”

As a lay person, I’ve been interested in the environment and climate change for about a decade. However it was a few years ago- when I...

Rachel

Aug 3, 20202 min read

BOOKSHELF

We Are The Weather

Photo borrowed from wearetheweatherbook.com Jonathan Safran Foer has been writing about vegetarianism for over a decade. I read his book...

Going Green & Living Clean Quick Start Guide by Rebekah Lara

Hannah

Jul 26, 20201 min read

BOOKSHELF

Going Green & Living Clean Quick Start Guide by Rebekah Lara

Available on her website, https://simplygreenrebekah.com/, Rebekah Lara’s e-book is a great resource for those who want to make greener,...

Pretend Soup and Salad People by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson

Hannah

Jul 1, 20201 min read

BOOKSHELF

Pretend Soup and Salad People by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson

Want to raise vegetarian children who love cooking and eat their vegetables? These two books are just what you need! Full of fun and...

Rachel

Jun 30, 20201 min read

ECO KIDS

We Are Water Protectors

My children’s school recently celebrated Earth Day and We Are the Water Protectors was part of the curriculum. My younger daughter...

Rachel

Jun 29, 20201 min read

BOOKSHELF

One Meal A Day by Suzy Amis Cameron

Photo borrowed from the book’s website Many environmentalists will tell you that eating animals takes a huge environmental toll on the...

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