Book Excerpt:

Start Making Green Changes Today

Reading through this book, a person may feel overwhelmed by how many daily choices impact the environment. Living a greener lifestyle doesn’t require an individual or family to change overnight. It does require intentional decisions about our use and conservation of natural resources.

Choose one room of the house to begin “greening.” Evaluate the products, resources and activities required for that space and start replacing, updating or removing items that are hazards to personal health and the earth. Then move to the next area and the next—before long, a greener lifestyle emerges.

Work with partners. Join efforts with neighbors and co-workers to build a greener community. Teach children about green choices at a young age. Grow a new generation of eco-conscious inhabitants of our fine planet. Friends and neighbors banding together means sharing resources.

A family can cut costs on “greening up” by splitting the cost of high priced items with a small community or purchasing large quantities together. Think about ways to trade ideas and products. Investigate green technologies and resources together. A community garden shares the harvest and the cost of healthier, greener living.

When we work together as individuals and communities for greener lifestyles, a healthier earth is just around the corner.