Interested in Living a More Sustainable Life? Consider becoming a member of The Growing Green Co-op! Member benefits include participation in a state-wide delivery of sustainable goods - biofuels, local produce, organic bulk foods, raw food to go boxes, toxic free house cleaning products, organic linens, eco-friendly body care lines and other "green" products/services will be delivered to co-op members state-wide starting this July that will grow our local economy.
Being "green" is of the utmost importance to us as a family. It infiltrates into every aspect of whatever we do. Our children are just as passionate about living on this planet in ways that are earth friendly and sharing their knowledge as we are. For us, it is an inherent truth that is reflected in our choices as consumers and how we choose to live our lives. We decide as a family what the best choices are with imput from each member of our family. We offer guidance as the adults of the household, but when our children know the facts about a certain issue - for example that 25% of the world's pesticides are used to produce cotton fabric - then they naturally do not want to buy products that support such practices. At times, they are the ones pointing out to us areas we may overlook simply due to societal conditioning. As a family we question everything. We do not simply choose to look the other way. In a way I think we feel a sense of satisfaction from knowing that we are being conscious in our choices. In our children it is reflected with a sense of empowerment. They are able to first recognize that there are choices and then second ecome empowered by making the healthier or better choice. This is demonstrated to me repeatedly by our four year old who says to me, "mommy I just like to hear the sounds of the ice cream truck, but I don't want to eat the ice cream." She frequently asks me if the food we are offered is organic or gmo...granted we own an all organic juice bar and she over
