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WELCOME
Welcome! JUST A GREEN GRANDMOTHER is the blog for GREEN GRANDPARENTS: an organization of concerned grandmothers and grandfathers and other special persons (Godparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and friends) who support Mother Earth by educating all children in living GREEN by setting a good example. The way that we live in the message we give! LIVE GREEN! Green Grandparents evolved naturally with the joy and…
Read MoreMy Journey
I grew up Green with a mother and grandmother who wasted nothing, shared everything and left only their footprints upon the earth long before it was fashionable to be Green! They raised their own food without pesticides and it was a family activity to pick the potato bugs off the young plants every morning…having contests to see who…
Read MoreABOUT US
Just a Green Grandmother is the blog for GREEN GRANDPARENTS.ORG, an educational resource providing materials and volunteer opportunities for bringing GREEN programs, activities, puppet projects and storytelling to elementary school classrooms, churches, libraries and any other place children may gather. Green Grandparents is a collection of ideas and activities to share with children at home, in school and in the community…
Read MoreAWARENESS IS THE ANSWER
Living GREEN is not just a choice…it is an honor. As we sit in a drum circle connecting to the heartbeat of Mother Earth…the message is very clear….We ARE the caretakers of the earth and it is our responsibility to preserve the beautiful gifts of nature for future generations.  As I was doing research for Green Grandparents, I…
Read MoreBE A BELIEVER
Be a Believer:  Simple words…straightforward…no double meanings…easy to understand…but not so easy to actually think that each of us…young and old CAN work together to find solutions to the problems facing the environment. Today is a good day to believe we can make a difference for a GREENER tomorrow.  The PLACE to start is wherever you are and the…
Read MoreTHE GREEN THING
A-Awareness is the Answer,  B-Be A Believer …If I am going to go down the alphabet, it is time for C-Claim A Cause. I could stay right on track, but there are so many GREEN distractions along the way that leads to new information I want to share!  The GREEN Thing is too good and too true to ignore and was sent to…
Read MoreWHAT’S UP?
WHAT’S UP? Everything! In just 2 weeks, the garden has exploded with new life and everything is UP. We made the “Minnesota deadline†of planting by Memorial Day. Some years it is hot and some years it is cold. But rain or shine, this date has been instilled in us and we feel like the…
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