EcoMom Challenge: 10 Steps for A Healthy and Sustainable World

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EcoMom Challenge: 10 First Steps for A Healthy & Sustainable World

1. EAT WELL, BE WELL: Making healthy food choices is affordable and simple, especially if you have the right tools to guide you. Every mom deserves to know how to find and afford organic, locally grown and raised, and GMO Free fruits, vegetables, snacks, meats and legumes...as well as resources for good recipes. Learn More

2. GO TOXIN FREE: Indoor air quality can be up to 10 times worse than outdoor air quality due to chemicals often used in commercial "cleaning" supplies, paints, carpet, furniture and bath and beauty products. With a few simple changes, you can protect your family from ongoing exposure to harmful toxins. Learn More

3. SUSTAIN YOUR SELF: We believe everything is connected and taking care of your self is the first step in living a healthy and sustainable lifestyle; hence our Sustain Your Self, Sustain Your Family, Sustain Our World mantra. Granted, moms generally put everyone and everything else first, but it is possible to find You Time. Learn More

4. BE WATER WISE: Water is life, yet pollution, careless use, and environmental degradation threaten long term availability of clean water supplies. You can make simple changes to protect your family today, and preserve the quality of our water for generations to come. Learn More

5. CELEBRATE GREEN: From Green Halloween®, to birthday parties, classroom parties, Hanukkah, Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, and everything in between, how we honor the special occasions reflects how much we honor our selves, our environment, and our children. Learn More

6. BACK TO SCHOOL: With our children in school up to 8 hours per day, the pencils, paper, notebooks, school lunches, and classroom cleansers, in, on and around our kids at school have a huge impact on their health, wellness, and their capacity to learn. Learn More

7. SAVE ENERGY - Yours, Mine, and Ours: Creating an energy efficient home saves money and natural resources, and improves air quality for long term health and wellness. Learn More

8. REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, ROT: Waste reduction is about more than slowing overflowing landfills. Reducing the garbage stream saves you money, time, and clutter; Improves the quality of our waterways; Reduces global warming; And prevents air pollution. Learn More

9. FLEX YOUR BUYING POWER. The American economy is the world's largest democracy and women represent 85% of purchasing power. Every dollar you spend is a vote for what kind of world you want to live in. Learn More

10. PLAY MORE IN NATURE. Time outside is good for all members of the family. Children who play in nature do better in school. Outdoor time increases a sense of well being, relaxation, focus, and reminds us that we are all part of something much greater than ourselves. As the Lakota say, "Mitakuye oyasin." For all our relations. We are all connected. Learn More