Last year was our 1st abundant garden, since we moved to Malad, Idaho. The ground was tilled, but it was already June and my husband Bill was busy putting in a sprinkler system, there was no sign of a garden.
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When my husband was away with the Navy Reserves, my sister-in-law Jean and I decided to take our kids camping without the help of our husbands. Together we had eight kids between the ages of 1 and 12–four each. We would have so much fun! After all, how hard could it be?
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It’s not always obvious what to do with certain items when you’re done with them. For example, what do you do with medications, light bulbs, and batteries? Here are a few tips on how to be green when disposing of various hazardous items.
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What: Jill Ammon Vanderwood, author of What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live, will take a Leap for Literacy by skydiving from 12,500 feet in Ogden Utah. This event will help support two literacy programs, and it will be the kickoff for the Leap for Literacy school recycling program.
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Grandmother of six and author of What’s It Like, Living Green?, Jill Vanderwood, will take a Leap for Literacy, skydiving from 12,500 feet Saturday, September 12, 2009. This is a fundraiser to benefit the Literacy Action Center in Salt Lake City and the Reading Tub in Virginia and promote eco-consciousness through children’s literature.
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My son is an organic gardener. It’s really just a hobby with him, but also provides a variety of tasty vegetables for our table. This year we grew spinach and three varieties of tomatoes; grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and a much larger table size. We also have zucchini in all shapes and sizes and, of course, the pickling cucumbers!
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Announcing What’s It Like, Living Green Fundraiser for the Hibiscus Children’s Center in Florida
‘Giving Back’ has become a family tradition for Devon and Jessie Green. Now the Hibiscus Children’s Shelter will get a playground.
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What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids by the Way They Live was published on March 10th of 2009!
This book is a compilation of stories and tips about living green. You will meet a girl who learned to drive with a car fueled by used cooking grease. You will read about a girl who started a recycling business when she was only five years old, reaching up to one hundred homes and businesses. Learn about Ryan Hreljac, who started Ryan’s Well Foundation, by saving up his first $70 to build a well for a school in Uganda, when he was seven years old.
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Just in time for Earth Day, children’s author Jill Ammon Vanderwood is excited to introduce you to some very special families who live green and kids who really make a difference for the environment. In her new children’s book, What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live, kids as young as four up to seventeen are making green choices every day–and so can you.
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Just in time for Earth Day, children’s author Jill Ammon Vanderwood is excited to introduce you to some very special families who live green and kids who really make a difference for the environment. In her new children’s book, What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live, kids as young as four up to seventeen are making green choices every day–and so can you.
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