Sensible Green Parenting

Easy ways to help your family go green and find balance

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Water Filter - Big Berkey Review

Water Filter – Big Berkey Review

I am fortunate enough to live where there is reasonably tasty tap water. However, after some research into what still might be contained in that tap water, I decided it was time to start looking into a water filter.

Why is Water Quality Important?

Water is one of the key components of our bodies. We all know this. We need water to survive. Fortunately for many of us, access to drinkable water is…

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10 Best Green-Eating Cookbooks

10 Best Green-Eating Cookbooks

I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to get continuing inspiration to cook for my family. I love them dearly and I love to cook. But I hate to cook the same things over and over! I want variety and something that makes my mouth water. This is where my best green-eating cookbooks come in!

We all know that cooking at home is more cost-effective. We control what goes into our mouths if we cook…

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Veggie Broth from Food Waste Scraps

Veggie Broth from Food Waste Scraps

If you have never made your own veggie broth before, this is the recipe for you! You cannot mess this up! It’s so easy and is the perfect way to use up food waste scraps that you have probably been throwing away. If you didn’t get a chance to read about why food waste is important, feel free to click back here to read more.

This recipe will save you oodles of money too! I used to buy at least 4…

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Food Waste - Why I Care and So Should You

Why I Care About Food Waste

Why is caring about food waste important? There are many problems and environmental issues out there in the world, so why food waste? I care about food waste for many, very personal, reasons. I also care about food waste because it affects humanity.

My Personal Hunger Story

I was fortunate enough to grow up in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. There I had a loving home that…

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Sensible Green Parenting - Some Definition

Sensible Green Parenting – Some Definition

What is sensible green parenting exactly? Our definitions may be different but let’s start getting the ideas out there!

Sensible

Sensible is defined by dictionary.comas “having, using or showing good sense or sound judgment” and also “conscious”. I really like both of those definitions. What it comes down to for me is using sound judgment and trying to make conscious choices for each area of my…

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