Schools, youth groups, and spring sports… there are plenty of organizations looking to raise funds this season. Take this opportunity to teach kids the value of raising money while instilling the importance of helping the environment at the same time. The following companies offer the perfect spring fundraisers to do both: Good Search Who knew… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Back to School
Is Your School Ready for a Food Revolution?
In our Back to School issue, contributor Kia Robertson explained how to start a School Lunch Food Revolution. We’re excited that Kia is back to share how one school has turned this concept into reality. Shortly after the article published, I was approached by a local private elementary school to see if she could help them shift… Continue Reading
Reduce Waste and Earn Money for Your School with TerraCycle Fundraisers
As an eco-savvy parent, have the school fundraisers ever made you decide to attend a PTO meeting? Fundraisers are often known as cringe-worthy for their focus on junk food or wrapping paper made from virgin trees… not to mention the cheap incentive prizes that don’t even make it off the bus in one piece. We’re… Continue Reading
You Say You Want a FOOD Revolution: School lunches
By Kia Robertson Definition of a Revolution: a sudden, complete or marked change in something or a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something : a change of paradigm So what does it take to create a revolution? It takes education, tools, support, enthusiasm and patience because creating a fundamental change… Continue Reading
In Anni’s Conscious Kitchen: Back to School Lunch Leads
By Anni Daulter, Author of The Organic Family Cookbook With four children, we have a lot of lunches to make each day. In our family, we’ve found that pre-planning lunches is EVERYTHING! Here are the tips I like to call “Lunch Leads.” I hope this helps take the stress out making school lunches and gives you… Continue Reading
Simple Routines for School Days
With school starting, now is the time to set routines in place that help ease your children through the transitions of their day. For school-age, preschool and day care kids, the three most important transitions to manage are morning, the after-school transition, and evening/before-bed. Creating simple routines can make the day go smoother: Morning Encourage… Continue Reading
10 Eco-Friendly Fundraising Ideas to Kick off the School Year
By Anna Hackman Have you grown weary of the same old, same old wrapping paper/candy/cookie fundraisers especially when the products aren’t health or environmentally friendly? So how do you combine teaching children about the Earth and earning money for your schools? My eco-friendly fundraising committee’s goal was to accomplish both. We started with one program… Continue Reading
Back to School Apple Cinnamon Parfait
Back to school brings in a favorite season for many — Fall! And with all the smells, tastes and colors, this recipe makes apple cinnamon parfait the perfect autumn snack! We chose organic ingredients for this apple cinnamon parfait and used Wean Green tempered glass snack cubes with snapping lids for this recipe. Cinnamon and nutmeg contain potassium, vitamins A, C and E to name of… Continue Reading
Helping Your Child Make Friends
By Julia Cook To a child, having just one good friend can make a huge difference in how they adjust to the new school year. It’s truly not the quantity of friends that matters… it’s the quality. You can help your children become better at making and keeping friends by teaching them three basic friendship… Continue Reading
Meal Planning 101
Along with Back to School comes the return of routine. Schedules get busier, homework is on the agenda, and everyone needs to eat. Meal planning is the best way to help you create healthy, nutritious meals at home for your family even when the schedule seems to be spinning out of control. Kim Corrigan-Oliver shares six easy… Continue Reading