Sweet Greens
Your Earth Friendly Guide to All Things Green | Green Parenting | Eco Kids | Green Families
While we plan which beach to visit this week, here are a few green things I would love to share with you.
– Eben would dig these recycled action figures. Would your child?
– I would totally buy cookies from a San Francisco apartment window. You?
– Emily shares her favorite 25 fonts, they are now my favorites too!
– This carpet totally inspires me – who knew?
– I can’t wait to have chickens. Which of these urban chicken coops should we choose?
– This has to be the cutest lemur on Madagascar.
– OK, now I am so craving Seven Layer Dip!
– Doesn’t this just get you in the mood for spring? (picture above)
And while you are here, don’t forget to enter to win a super sweet sustainable apple brooch from Jetta’s Nest.
I hope you have a sunny weekend, I will see you on Monday.
xo,
Sweet Greens
Writing on the wall is always fun for kids, but with Coco Boheme’s chalkboard stickers it can be fun for parents, too. These animal-shaped wall stickers are biodegradable as they’re made from a potato starch material. Each sticker is reusable and can be repositioned over and over again. Once you’re done with them, you can either compost them and return nutrients to the soil, or put them in the trash knowing that in about 6 months, 90% of the material will have biodegraded (as opposed to many decades for most vinyl stickers). The inks and glue are also eco-friendly, no chemical solvents. Stick one in a kid’s bedroom or in the entry way for family messages, wherever you decide to display these fun, eco chalkboards, adults and children alike will delight in them. Jump over to Inhabitots to check them out. 
This week’s superfood is Maqui Berries. Maqui Berries are small, tart berries that are similar to grapes. They top the list of superfoods because of their antioxidant potency. Maqui Berries are packed with vitamin C and have been a health staple in parts of South America since the 1800’s. You can enjoy Maqui Berries whole or as a juice or jam. Have you ever tried Maqui Berries? What are your thoughts?
Since 2003 Kathy Russell and Brenna Ritch have been teaching cooking at an elementary school in Berkeley. Lunch Love Community focuses on teaching children to prepare healthy, delicious meals and also offers evening cooking classes for families. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if all schools had a lunch/cooking program like this? Brilliant!
Does your child’s school offer a cooking program? Or, a lunch program that incorporates cooking?
