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50 Under $10 Books for Nature Kids

reading is fun by John-Morgan

A list of under $10 nature books for kids. As well as seeing nature while playing outdoors kids need to learn about nature from books.

Books prompt the kind of questions which start great nature conversations and help kids learn and place their knowledge in context. Every one of these under [...]

10 Christmas Surprises You Won’t Find On My List

christmas tree by wolfsavard

Despite the growing green awareness, there are still plenty of wasteful and just plain unnecessary things on sale this holiday season, gifts which will sadly soon be discarded into the landfill. I’m left wondering what the true cost of gifts like these is for our Earth. Would people still buy them [...]

Black Friday Duck Shopping

White Duck in the Water by Pingu1963-very busy!

While many spend their hard-earned cash on Black Friday by lining up for stuff on sale, and others are set to protest consumerism with Buy Nothing Day, I plan to shop for some ducks and support sustainable agriculture.

Why Ducks?

I’m thankful for the life I have with what [...]

Me and My L’il Wheelbarrow

Do your kids have a wheelbarrow? When I was just a sprout my very favorite, in fact the one I remember most vividly, outdoor toy was a kid-sized wheelbarrow. It was the very best of outdoor toys and one that is very, very useful in a nature garden; I’ll tell you why.

A Wheelbarrow is Better [...]

How to Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls

Some people know how to attract wild birds by mimicking their calls, and I’m not talking here about using the type of goose call or duck call hunters use.

If you’ve ever wondered how to attract wild birds using calls, The Art of Pishing by Pete Dunne, not to be confused with the similar sounding phishing, [...]