light+green. . . is to live within a lighter environmental footprint in a way that’s easy to incorporate into daily life.
Green Home and Family knows that our audience cares about how their purchasing decisions affect the environment and the people that have touched their products. Yet, they also want to live according to a modern aesthetic.
And so do we. We walk the walk and operate a light+green office. The Magazine is printed on recycled paper and with soy inks and we even use a font that is eco-friendly and uses less ink. We strive to be as carbon neutral as possible. Eventually (and hopefully sooner than later), everything will be made from recycled paper or other eco-friendly materials. But until then, we can still do something to make the world greener. With Eco-Libris we plant trees to offset our paper use and we also offset almost 100% of the carbon emissions from our publishing of this magazine through the Carbonfund.
Through our strategic partnerships and support of these organizations, we attempt to lessen the environmental mark that we make on our community.
At Green Home and Family we know that different people access information differently. That is why we have made light+green living available to the public in many ways.
• Subscriptions
• Rack Delivery
• Monthly delivery to eco-friendly locations
• Blog and E-mailings
. . . all we are saying is
"give GREEN a chance"
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April/May 2009 Issue
Going the Extra Mile
Your green options are growing each day. Check out which local businesses are doing more than their share for the environment.
Keeping Your Green in the New Economy
Nine great ideas that help you to hold on to the money in your pockets while helping the environment.
Earth Day and Beyond
Our Earth Day calendar will keep you busy from now until summertime.
Eco-Fashion - Mommy and Me Outfits
Health & Beauty - Berry Best Superfood
Kid Picks - Earth Day Fun
Eco Home - Rub a Dub in the Green Tub
Done With It! - Strike Up the Rubber Band
The business of green is something we take very seriously at Green Home and Family. For the last year, the Staff at Green Home and Family has been watching trends for you. Our talented staff has been researching and exploring some of the options available to green businesses. Never before has the greening of your business been so easy. Your well-placed ad will been seen by more than 30,000 different people in our community, from young parents to green boomers everyone in the area is reading, learning and embracing light+green living! Need some proof? Call one of our sales representatives to access our research - (818) 874-9838 or download our media kit from the "about us" link.
Think Local, Buy Local, Think Green
Our free, regional magazine thrives based on a local influence and presence.
• When more money gets re-circulated in the community, general prosperity, as well as tax
revenues increase, creating a more vibrant and sustainable economy.
• Strengthening our local business community promotes authentic and meaningful relationships between employees, business owners, customers, suppliers, and neighbors.
• Staying local requires that a business is easily accessible by local residents. This cuts down on car travel and promotes sustainable neighborhood economies while at the same time avoids high public expenses for gas costs.
• A wide variety of local businesses contribute to a stronger local identity and cultural diversity, creating
an attractive place to live and visit.
Speaker Series -
Green Home and Family can rpovide speakers for your business event. From business green to social media to conscious business purchasing, our experts will be there to provide a seminar that enlightens and encourages attendess to make simple easy changes in their lives.
Resources from Us
Calendar
Special Events
light+green living blog
Resources
a year of light+green living
I have been thinking about all of the ways that I’ve gone green this year. One theme emerges: I have simplified, taking inspiration from the way our great-grandparents lived. I strive to conserve energy and resources and practice a more community-focused life. I’ve shunned plastic bags and take my own bags just about everywhere I go. Most days my office lights stay off, and I have made a conscious effort to buy less stuff and reuse what I already have.
I would love to say that all of these efforts were inspired by my going green. Sometimes that was true, but it is also about conserving another kind of green: my dollars.
Going green has never been so easy
Even with the hectic life of a working mom, I have made a commitment to changing the way I do many of my daily acts. Sometimes, it is no simple task. We all get into habits that become hard to break - like sitting in carpool with my engine running - less of an issue now that I drive hybrid. I am still not sure why the checker behind the counter thinks that if I bring my own bags, it means that I want to pack my own groceries? But with my back-to-basics credo firmly set in my mind, body, and spirit, I’m ready to make this my greenest year yet. I hope that you take the time to experience everything that the green world has to offer. Take inspiration from the magazine, from your communities, from whatever speaks to you. Remember that your own experiences may be the flame that inspires greatness in someone else, so start talking about what you are doing. In fact, tell us.
E-mail me at hillary_greenhomeandfamily.com or become our friend on facebook and let us know what you have learned.
Remember, all we are saying is give green a chance!
green brings more life
life brings more green
more green brings life
more life brings green
Our publisher -
After selling Ventura County Parent Magazine in 2005. Editor and Publisher, Hillary Lynn
(now Hillary Jiler) took a break. After 8 years of helping to raise the awareness of parents in Ventura County it was her time to raise her own children. A local girl, this Calabasas native took time to explore the neighborhoods that she grew-up in. From park trips with her twins, to long hikes over the Newbury Park and Malibu mountains, she spent time re-looking at the scenery. “Sure, I had hiked to the water tower in Agoura when I was a girl, but did I take the time to look down at the view? Now I do!”, says Hillary. “It is so beautiful around our communities, I just wanted to do something to make sure that my kids and their kids would be able to enjoy the same sights. I really wanted to be the mom that makes her own granola and remembers to bring her own cloth bags to the supermarket, but to tell the truth, sometimes just remembering what day I drive carpool, can be taxing! So I do what I can, and I try.”
That is the idea behind Green Home and Family, to try to help families do a little bit more for the Earth. Maybe you have time to compost, GREAT and maybe you are just proud of yourself for remembering to throw your paper plate in the recycle container. It doesn’t matter to us, but what does matter is your intent and desire to make a change.
Green Home and Family will show you how to save money, where to find the coolest sustainable items and how to reduce your carbon footprint one day at a time.
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Why advertise green?
Our audience is devoted to leading a healthy lifestyle, weaving convenience and environmental awareness into purchasing decisions. They choose their brands and information sources carefully – and we stand behind them.
Our readers are:
• Opinion leaders who advise friends and family.
• Conscious consumers who have the means to make purchasing decisions with their hearts.
84% are willing to pay more for products that are environmentally friendly or socially responsible.
With a broad range of content – including healthy living & eating, environmental, personal development and health & wellness topics – Green Home and Family reaches a diverse audience of busy moms, local professionals, techsavvy consumers and affluent couples who represent the full spectrum of progressive, green consumers.
• Green consumers take action; they make sure the products they purchase and the companies who make them are aligned with their values.
• People who think of themselves as “light+green” are
educated (95% have attended college and 65% graduate school) and affluent.
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Hillary Jiler Named 'Emerging Woman Business Owner of 2009' by NAWBO
Healthy Planet, Healthy Me Interview
Green Your Business
Integrate your brand with relevant and timely content. Green Home and Family magazine is a trusted source of information for more than 50,000 readers who look to our magazine as a guide for green & healthy living. We can show you how you can be a part of the green movement and capture the attention of our readers.
• When more money gets re-circulated in the community, general prosperity, as well as tax revenues increase, creating a more vibrant and sustainable economy.
• A wide variety of local businesses contribute to a stronger local identity and cultural diversity, creating an attractive place to live and visit.
Learn more by checking out the work green button and greenhill or give us a call and we will help your organization make the switch.
The Green Movement is impossible to ignore, and companies are scrambling to understand how to develop business models that are more sustainable. After assessment of your current marketing strategy, we can develop a comprehensive sustainability and corporate responsibility strategy to increase ROI and breathe new green life into your business.
* Become more efficient through environmental and social responsibility
*Achieve a superior advantage and brand differentiation, as well as enhance your brand image in the marketplace.
* Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Marketing Audit
*Brand Development *Marketing Copy
*Graphic Design *Social Marketing
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