Growing Green

Tips, tools, advice, and activities for raising eco-friendly kids while nurturing compassion, resilience, and community engagement.

Do you play sports? Maybe you dream about scoring a goal on the soccer field or hitting a home run in baseball. Perhaps you're thinking about trying a new sport, but you're still not sure. In We Got Game! you'll meet 35 female athletes who played hard, broke records, and inspired girls around the world. Some of these athletes have retired. Others are still competing. But they have one thing in common: They all got game!

Anne of Green Gables is one of the most cherished books of all time. The story follows adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in Prince Edward Island. The novel recounts how this talkative, spirited, red-headed girl makes her way with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the small town.

After a lifetime of being homeschooled, Ham Hudson is hoping that a new year in a new school will help make him a whole new Ham. Instead, he’s saddled with an archnemesis to avoid, a confusing and exhausting social sphere to navigate, and a whole host of insecurities to add to his old ones. But then Ham meets Micah. Sympathetic and effortlessly cool, Micah quickly becomes a lifeline in a strange world. Ham wants Micah to think he belongs—to want him around as much as Ham wants to be around him.

Tras regresar de un largo viaje por Europa con su amado Gilbert, Ana descubre que ha habido muchas novedades tanto en Glen como en la propia Ingleside. Convertida ya en una mujer madura y disfrutando de su matrimonio, Ana es madre de seis traviesos niños que han heredado la imaginación y las ganas de buscar aventuras de su madre. Estos chicos y chicas ya han encontrado un lugar especial para ellos, el Valle del Arco Iris, pero no pueden ni sospechar las cosas que ocurrirán cuando otra familia se mude a la vieja mansión que se encuentra en las cercanías.

Tras realizar una visita a Avonlea, Ana vuelve a Ingleside, la que es ahora su casa. Han pasado seis años desde que ella y Gilbert dejaran atrás la Casa de sus Sueños y el joven matrimonio se ha transformado en toda una familia con cinco hijos.

Ruby's mind is always full of ideas. One windy day, she invites her brothers to help build something stupendous. But her brothers don't want to plan—they only want to play. As the wind huffs and puffs and blows their hasty efforts down, can Ruby prove that patience and persistence pay off?

You are about to discover how to develop a highly productive garden that supplies you with fresh herbs, fruits, and vegetables all year round by leveraging the power of greenhouse gardening and hydroponics! Now more than ever, people are increasingly looking for efficient ways of growing fruits and vegetables – ways that are not at the mercy of the environment; ways they can create ideal environmental conditions for growth of plants within the growing area even when the surrounding is hostile or unsuitable for such plants.

Filled with catchall research, American Hemp examines what this new domestic crop can be used for, what makes it a superior product, and what made it illegal in the first place; the book also delves into the many health and medical benefits of the plant. Hobbs weighs in on how hemp can improve existing industries, from farming to energy to 3D printing, plus how it can make a serious impact on climate change by removing toxins from the soil and by decreasing our dependence on plastics and fossil fuels.

Growing up at her grandparents' amusement park, Reilly Rhoades spent her life in the glow of bright lights, hard work, and sweet treats. That is until her beloved grandfather died. With Grandpa gone now, the sweetness of the park disappears, and the pride Reilly had for her family’s legacy grows bitter. Without Grandpa, Reilly’s family fights to keep the park going—spreading happiness to others as they struggle to find it themselves. The strain causes one problem after another to erupt, until the Rhoades family, and their amusement park, comes apart at the seams.

It starts off as a normal week for Rowena. A car full of stewed apples. A police call. A desperate struggle to keep Dad off national TV.

Be kind to your wallet: Grow your own food. Do you want to eat healthier and fresher vegetables without worrying about added chemicals? Gardening is gaining popularity day by day as many households make the switch toward self-grown sustenance. The beauty of having your own garden is the flexibility to grow vegetables anywhere you want - and that really does mean anywhere. Whether you’re in a tiny studio apartment or you have your own piece of land, an urban garden is just what you need.

This audiobook is an introduction to homesteading and turning your space into a self sufficient environment. However big or small it may be, this audiobook will guide you through the steps needed to get you well informed on what to expect in the beginning, during and after stages of planning and executing your self sufficient space. Urban homesteads are very versatile. I’ve seen people homestead on their apartment roof, in their little inner-city yard, in the yard of their suburban family home, in warehouses, shipping containers, and so much more. You can build a farm anywhere.

The average person knows little if anything about hydroponics; however, the practice of growing plants without soil has been known and used for more than 1,000 years. This audiobook contains tons of tips and tricks based on years of experience that will save you lots of money and lots of time and frustration in doing silly things easily avoidable if only someone had told you before.

Grace has a lovely day with her grandma from gooey grapes to hungry goats to greedy geese. This story is a fun listen for children as it takes the use of alliteration to help listeners in sounding out the letter G. Fans of the Alliteration series and Nicky Gamer-Jones, Charlie's Cheeky Chickens, and Archie's Awful Apples will love this adventure with Grace.

This is a tale of a young and slightly oversensitive bird. The Woodpecker has just started carving its first hollow when a sound started to distract him from the task. He assumes the other forest animals are making fun of him – but is it really the case? The Woodpecker sets off on a lonely expedition to the oldest part of the forest to get some answers.

In the fourth book in Alyssa Milano's funny and relatable middle-grade series, Hope Roberts is determined to save the world - literally. Hope has already gotten her school to add more recycling bins and coordinate a carpooling program. But it's not enough. Hope wants to do more to protect the environment before it's too late. But will Hope's plans to help the planet backfire?

In the story, Ana is an eight-year-old girl who sometimes struggles with telling the truth and her self-esteem. One day during a difficult family moment, Ana’s adoptive mother shares with her the attributes and life cycle of a dandelion, explaining that though the dandelion looks like a flower, some consider it a weed, not understanding its value—the way that Ana sometimes feels.

The phone rang; young Morgan recognized the phone number as belonging to Dinsdale, the school bully with whom she had several run-ins since returning to school after the pandemic caused extensive shutdowns in her neighborhood. These encounters had all been verbal, as Morgan was not one to get into physical disputes with anyone. She had gotten so weary of Dinsdale’s bully ways. She had no idea why he was calling. She only thought that it could not be anything good. She decided that when she picked it up, she was going to finally give him a piece of her mind and send him on his way.

Are you ready to transform your outdoor space into a thriving garden but don’t know where to start? SIMPLE STEPS TO START YOUR FIRST GARDEN is the perfect guide for anyone who dreams of growing their own flowers, vegetables, or herbs—no prior experience required! This book is your all-in-one roadmap to gardening success, offering: 🌱 Easy-to-Follow Steps: From choosing the right spot to planting your first seeds, every step is explained in plain, simple language. 🌼 Beginner-Friendly Plant Choices: Discover the best low-maintenance plants that thrive with minimal care. 🛠️ ...