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Manda Aufochs Gillespie

 Manda Aufochs Gillespie, aka The Green Mama, writes, teaches, and consults on growing greener families, homes, and businesses. She has been featured on the TV shows Save My Planet and The Lazy Environmentalist and in news media in the US and Canada.  Get the latest savvy green living advice at www.thegreenmama.com.  

Articles

Election promise fulfilled: Vancouver's first flexible childcare opens
The Green Mama
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Dec 5th, 2011
What to do when your preschool's hours and yours don't match?
The raw milk debate: Did Canada just give away your right to choose what you consume?
The Green Mama
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Oct 17th, 2011
Canadian court says: "No right to milk."
Antibacterial hand soap: the real danger lurking in school bathrooms
The Green Mama
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Sep 16th, 2011
Our children are back in school and the dangers lurking in the school bathroom are real.
How to green your child's school
The Green Mama
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Aug 27th, 2011
Sick of school or just a sick school? The Green Mama shows you how you can make a real difference in the health of your child's classroom.
Who pays for Vancouver's hockey riot damage?
Commentary
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Jun 15th, 2011
On Wednesday night when the Canucks lost in game seven of the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins it was reminiscent of their 1994 defeat in game seven to the New York Rangers. The disappointing game...
Vancouverites are bad sports, but who pays?
Commentary
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Jun 15th, 2011
On Wednesday night when the Canucks lost in game seven of the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins it was reminiscent of their 1994 defeat in game seven to the New York Rangers. The disappointing game...
How to make compost in your apartment
The Green Mama
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
May 16th, 2011
The Green Mama explains the ins and out of composting for urban dwellers, and the lazy.
Composting is Sexy with the Red Dragon: the indoor, electric-assist composting appliance
The Green Mama
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
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Apr 21st, 2011
The Green Mama shows just how sexy composting can be when she tells how she fell in love with her little red composting appliance: The Red Dragon.
Composting is sexy with the Red Dragon
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Manda Aufochs Gillespie
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Sponsored Content
Apr 21st, 2011
The Green Mama shows just how sexy composting can be when she tells how she fell in love with her little red composting appliance: The Red Dragon.
Breastfeeding mom says, "Shame on you," to newspaper for chastising nursing mother
Commentary
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Jan 24th, 2011
Manda Aufochs Gillespie reads her response to the Vancouver Sun's piece that criticized a woman for breastfeeding in public. Breastfeeding is considered a human right in Canada and is protected under...
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