The Green Parent

It never hurts to get a fresh perspective, especially if it’s green. So for today’s contest I’m going to give away some new perspectives.  That is, I’m giving away a $40 gift certificate towards an eco-savvy gift bag from .  They’ve got 4 different styles to choose from…Green Essentials, Into to Green, Green Your Kitchen, [...]

There are tons of exciting new green options for folks interested in building or remodeling their home. Even if you aren’t going to DIY your project, take a look at the U.S. Green Building Council’s website. The USGBC has develed an eco-savvy rating system called LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) that serves as [...]

Eben Bayer grew up around mushrooms, helping his father harvest fungi on their farm in Vermont. But he probably never realized he might be inspired by mushrooms to patent an invention that would take the green building movement by storm. Bayer, and his classmate Gavin McIntyre, graduates of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., recently [...]

As a parent, I knew that I did not want to raise my kids in a world full of toxins. And I wanted my kids to respect the planet and the other species that share it with us. But let’s face it, there are days when it is all I can do to keep my [...]