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My always thinking Mother’s idea of going green meant recycling everything, using all natural and organic products. Even hand me down clothes was just another way to recycle.

She even is destined to stay a vegetarian. Actually the later one was my idea. I needed away to boost my competitive ego once more and challenge my soon to be Veterinarian Mom to a no red meat marathon. All it took was a little statement that went something like this “How can any educated woman like yourself, morally eat the same meat she has dedicated her life to protecting? “ Not to bad for an eight year old no it all huh?

Her eyes wide, trash bags in hand and I actually thought about putting my foot in my mouth after that one. Many sun and moon’s later my foot is about as close as I have come to eating anything that once bled.

Let me remind you that Going Green and having A Green House does not have to be that extreme.

However my childhood nature once again got me in a pickle. (I have always hoped to use that phrase in an appropriate story)

My idea of creating our Green House meant outdoor adventures becoming one with nature.

We had to try extreme downhill mountain bike riding. My Mom said all we ever gotten from mountain bike riding beside great exercise was sore butts and blistered hands that seem to never heal. I on the other hand almost got a spanking after that one. Besides who wants to be seen with a Mom that just lost her front teeth by kissing a tree during an extreme downhill mountain bike ride lead by her thoughtful, loving daughter?

Bottom line boys and girls creating a green house inside your home will be a lot more enjoyable when it’s shared by the entire family. You create stronger bonds together and learn some awesome things about you and your environment.

Start small by recycling everything you can. Even in those areas that do not mandate or have a paper recycling center. Roll up old newspapers or magazines ( even better , read them online ) wet the rolls, making different sizes, place them on a rack of some sorts to air dry and the next time you and your green house family goes camping you have plenty of fire wood.

Cicada Green

Environmental Conservation Society

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