Comments on: Green Friends of the Week: Sara, Eli, Avery, Zach, and Leah http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2008/04/14/green-friends-of-the-week-sara-eli-avery-zach-and-leah/ Written and photographed by Jessica Monte Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JDavis http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2008/04/14/green-friends-of-the-week-sara-eli-avery-zach-and-leah/comment-page-1/#comment-250 JDavis Fri, 09 May 2008 09:43:43 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=186#comment-250 I am not sure that I can completely understand your comments. Would you be so kind as to expand on your reasoning a little more before I comment. I am not sure that I can completely understand your comments. Would you be so kind as to expand on your reasoning a little more before I comment.

]]> By: Green Mamma http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2008/04/14/green-friends-of-the-week-sara-eli-avery-zach-and-leah/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Green Mamma Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:45:25 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=186#comment-202 all the more argument for having large families (our children learn to tend to the earth in a considerate way). all the more argument for having large families (our children learn to tend to the earth in a considerate way).

]]> By: Gander at BigBrood http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2008/04/14/green-friends-of-the-week-sara-eli-avery-zach-and-leah/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Gander at BigBrood Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:50:50 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=186#comment-194 If you continue to look deeper, you'll find that larger families will tend to be lighter on the environment than you think. Many of the really large families I know are very concerned about their environment and work to reduce their impact in many ways. We compost (vermi and standard), recycle and reuse. We grow our own food or try to buy locally. We use the library constantly. We try to reduce our trips into town. (though, we use less fuel per capita than a smaller family.) We buy many things at resale shops and garage sales. Our clothes are used by 3-4 children. Most of this stuff, especially reusing, is just a natural part of a larger family. And most importantly, we teach these things and why we do it to our children. If you continue to look deeper, you’ll find that larger families will tend to be lighter on the environment than you think. Many of the really large families I know are very concerned about their environment and work to reduce their impact in many ways.

We compost (vermi and standard), recycle and reuse. We grow our own food or try to buy locally. We use the library constantly. We try to reduce our trips into town. (though, we use less fuel per capita than a smaller family.) We buy many things at resale shops and garage sales. Our clothes are used by 3-4 children.

Most of this stuff, especially reusing, is just a natural part of a larger family. And most importantly, we teach these things and why we do it to our children.

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