School is right around the corner, which means it is time to order my favorite Avery cardboard binders. Over the years, I have switched to these type of binders since I was sick and tired of throwing away those vinyl binders. At the end of the year I recycle rather than trash all the […]
Conservation in Education. GP Hosted Panel Discusses How Biz Help
Georgia-Pacific’s Educational in Nature® program provides environmental education supplements for elementary school children. With the rapid growth in global learning and increased need for sustainability education, the company is seeking to expand its program. Over the course of four months, the company has sponsored two education based panel discussions in which I was the moderator. […]
Enhancing Classroom Sustainability. A Goal Set by Georgia-Pacific
In order for sustainability to become a common thread in society, it must be woven into our children’s curriculum. Georgia-Pacific shares that same belief and years ago created the Educational in Nature program. In a nutshell, the program provides conservation education supplements and lesson plans to teachers as well as hands on classroom activities. However, Georgia-Pacific […]
Green School Supplies. Affordable and Safe Via Green Apple Supply
Back to school is right around the corner. But are you like me? Fretting about finding school supplies that are planet friendly, nontoxic, and the cost doesn’t break the bank? Luckily, I don’t have to make a choice when sourcing from Green Apple Supply. Co-founder and chief Mama Bear, Stephanie Tobor, has you covered in […]
National School Lunch Program Struggles. Lunch Line Producer Reveals
Lunch Line, a film produced by Michael Graziano and Ernie Park, reaches deep down into your soul to shine a light on the issues surrounding the National School Lunch Program started in 1946 (See the trailer here.) Every day, the Program feeds 32 million children, in which only a dollar is spent on the actual meal. Listen […]
Portion Control Help with Laptop Lunch Boxes
I love Laptop lunches and wrote about the Company’s nifty lunch boxes for young and old alike when I just started Green Talk. When I wrote about the Company my bent was the amount of food wrap waste that we generate from our bagged lunches. In fact 67 pounds of garbage per kid according to […]
Why Great Teachers Quit. Farber Advises How to Stop the Exodus
Welcome guest poster, Katy Farber, author of Why Teachers Quit. She also blogs at Non-Toxic Kids. This post is quite timely with the kids getting ready to go back to school. Did your child’s favorite teacher suddenly leave mid-year, or quit in the summer? Have you noticed the palpable stress levels of teachers and staff […]
Green News for 6.27.2010: Urine, Carbon Nanotubes, and LCD Waste Uses
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. Here are the green links for this week! I have to say, the news get more interesting every week. In the links are articles ranging from the environmental impact of nuclear, introduction of new electric/hybrid cars to how LCD waste could prevent bacterial infections. What is this world going to […]
