A Guide to Picking Your Own Strawberries
Posted by Francesca OlivieriMiddle of June to early July is strawberry time, and also the occasion of one of our family’s all-time favorite …
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Francesca Olivieri
Green consultant and eco-parenting blogger
Home: New York, NY
Bio: Inspired at an early age by her grandmother, Frances Reese, one of the co-founders of Scenic Hudson, an environmental group focused on protecting the Hudson River, Francesca has always been passionate about environmental causes. In 2006, she co-founded sage baby, an online eco-friendly baby store, to spread the word about great organic baby products.
Building on this love of talking with people about green products and practices, she recently launched her own green consultant business helping clients make healthy changes in their homes.
Francesca writes regular blogs for several sites including The Family Groove and Scenic Hudson, as well as contributing articles for Daily Candy Kids, YogaCity, Citiscoop, and NRDC’s simple steps. Prior to starting sage baby, she focused on interactive learning, working as an executive producer on CD-ROM and web initiatives for IBM and Time Warner. She also worked in children's book publishing at Jim Henson Productions. Francesca lives in NYC with her husband, 3 young children and their cat.
My philosophy: Small steps can have a big impact. Some of the environmental challenges that our world faces seem overwhelming. But when you break things down and make small changes in your lives and tell your friends about those changes, progress can be made.
If I weren’t doing what I do now, I’d probably be a carpenter or landscape gardener – I have no skills in any of those careers, but a girl can dream.
Favorite piece of advice: You must be the change you want to see in the world - Gandhi
My websites: www.francescaolivieri.com (full site coming soon) and www.sagebabynyc.com
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Snack Mom's Dilemma: Healthy and Tasty Treats for Kids
Posted by Francesca OlivieriFor the past couple of weeks at my kids’ baseball games, I’ve been cringing, watching all the kids (including mine) …
Eco-Friendly Bedwetting Protection: Wool Puddle Pads
Posted by Francesca OlivieriTried and true, simple and basic, the wool puddle pad is probably one of the most useful and effective eco-products …
Farm Fresh: Making the Most of Your CSA
Posted by Francesca OlivieriOur Community Sponsored Agriculture (CSA) starts in a week, on June 8th. I can almost smell the fresh spinach and …
Kids, Cavities, and Fluoride: What to Do?
Posted by Francesca OlivieriExcuse me, Dr. Corrielli? How many cavities did you find in my three kids? 15? Yikes. That trip to the …
Bird Watching With Kids: A How To
Posted by Francesca OlivieriThe other afternoon I was drawing in a coloring book with my five-year-old. Coming across a page asking us to …
