The Green Parent » eco-friendly blogs http://www.thegreenparent.com Your Kid Friendly Guide To Earth-Friendly Living! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:53:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Green Parent Weekly Roundup http://www.thegreenparent.com/2008/10/19/the-green-parent-weekly-roundup-3/ http://www.thegreenparent.com/2008/10/19/the-green-parent-weekly-roundup-3/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:22:34 +0000 Jenn Savedge http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=814 The Green Week

The Green Week

This week’s roundup of green parenting stories from around the greenosphere:

  • A new site called Green Phone Booth launched this week and really hit the ground running with a post that gives the .
  • Crunchy Chicken reposted an oldie but a goodie that shows . A great idea for those who love yogurt but hate the cost/non-recyclable waste of the store-bought variety.
  • Anna Hackman, the blogger behind Green Talk, made the news for the recent she threw for her son.  Mazel Tov!
  • The Green Parent made the news as well in an interview I did on while speaking at the Evanston (Illinois) Green Living Festival.

Now, before you head off to click around the web, don’t forget to enter to win today’s giveaway:

How about some chocolate?  Yeah, I thought that might get your attention.  Thanks to the lovely folks at , I am giving away their scrumptious Thanksgiving Basket filled with the yummiest fair trade chocolates you have ever tasted.  I know because I tasted some of Divine’s chocolates and I can honestly assure you that their name hardly does them justice.  Wanna treat yourself to some eco-savvy chocolately goodness?

Join our Forum and leave me a comment on telling me you’d like to enter.  Already a member?  Just go ahead and leave a comment on at the forum.  One lucky winner will be chosen at random on Wed. Oct, 22nd.  See you there!

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The Green Week

This week’s roundup of green parenting stories from around the greenosphere:

  • Crunchy Domestic Goddess reminded us to celebrate , because family dinners are still the very best way to get connected with your kids.
  • La Marguerite’s got me as in why are they disappearing and what can I do to bring some of them back.
  • Diane from helps us sort out the green from the greenwashed.
  • And The Green Parent was named over on HowYouEco!

Now, before you head off to click around the web, don’t forget to enter to win today’s giveaway:

American Earth

American Earth

I’m giving away 5 copies of , an amazing book that captures all of the greatest environmental writing of our time.  It features the writing of , Henry Thoreau, Rachel Carson, Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and Al Gore.  Whenever I need an eco-boost, I pick up my copy of American Earth and read a selection.  It’s inspirational to see just how far the environmental movement has gone and how exciting the green future will be!  Contest ends 9/23.  To enter, just

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