It seems like every other day there is another product recall or food safety warning. How do we keep our children safe in the face of toxic toys, potentially unsafe food, and the myriad of chemicals in our households? With so many sources for potential threats, how do we decide which are the most important?
This Green Drinks North Shore edition will explore ways to keep our kids safe and healthy, while making sure they grow up embodying an ethic of sustainability.
Dori Boneck
Founder and President, Maddy's Organic Meals
Dori Boneck, a former Chicago Public school teacher and mother to Madeleine, launched her certified organic baby food business a little over a year ago. Maddy’s Organic Meals, LLC (M.O.M.) is the Midwest’s first certified organic baby food. Working with local, certified organic farmers to insure superior taste and quality, M.O.M. brings the rich nutritional value from the heartland’s best farms to your baby. From smooth single ingredient starters to chunkier fruit and vegetable blends to protein rich gourmet meals, these healthy treasure are personally and lovingly created for your little treasure. As we all know, M.O.M knows best.
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Founder, The Green Mama
Manda Aufochs Gillespie (a.k.a. the Green Mama) is a Chicago-based writer and green living consultant. She is the author of the Green Mama Blog, consults with homes and businesses, and teaches green living and green nparenting classes throout the Chicago Land region.
Jennifer Murphy
Founder and President, Chapter One Organics Inc.
With a love of fashion and design combined with business knowledge and the inspiration of her philanthropic family, Jennifer founded Chapter One Organics in 2007. Jennifer designed the Chapter One Organics line of baby and toddler clothing not only to be modern and colorful but also to make a positive impact on the environment and in the lives of the women producing the line. Jennifer believes that we not only have to care about the environmental impact of textiles but also who is making our clothing and under what conditions.
Jennifer is also the author of The Green Eaters – A Dream Comes True, a fun and heartwarming picture book where Gertie and friends are sent from Dreary Day Factory Farm to The Green Eaters Farm, an organic paradise!
