The Tiny Home Movement: Could You Live In 50 Square Feet?
Posted by Francesca OlivieriI live in a relatively small New York City apartment with my husband, three children, and our cat. As my …
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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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The Junk Food Diaries: How Do You Control Your Kids' Intake Away From Home?
Posted by Francesca OlivieriGetting my kids to eat healthfully shouldn’t be so hard, right? Lots of fruits and vegetables, some protein and carbs, …
Five Great Summer Farm Camps Across the Country
Posted by Francesca OlivieriWhen the sun is shining, birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming, I always start questioning my choice to …
Recycle Your Stained and Ripped Clothing
Posted by Francesca OlivieriAs I was cleaning out my closet, I found some white t-shirts that had definitely seen better days. The unsightly …
Four Ways to Help Our Trees This Spring
Posted by Francesca OlivieriI just returned from a wonderful vacation with my family down in St. John. The island is primarily a national …
What the Prince of Wales Can Teach Us About Sustainable Farming
Posted by Francesca OlivieriI don’t know about you, but when I think of the British royal family, I think of Lady Di, Camilla, …
