Book Review – “Balanced and Barefoot” and “There’s No Such Thing as Ba
This week’s blog post is written by Kim Norman, who will be entering her 6th year as an eco-counselor at HDT for this summer. For more...
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HDT Team
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Home Grown Stewards – Family Activity Kits
There are two kits that will be offered over the summer. The first kit, which is available to order until June 29, has a gardening theme....
HDT Team
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
World Environment Day – Teaching Our Children
It should never be understated the importance of raising awareness amongst future generations, our children, of sustainable practices. It...
HDT Team
- May 29, 2020
- 4 min
Home Grown Stewards Program
Unfortunately, with considerations to distancing guidelines, we have decided to give our in-person programming a break while everyone is...
HDT Team
- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
Fighting Food Insecurity at the Local Level
Food insecurity is already more widespread in this country than most know. On a daily basis, one in seven households with children are...
HDT Team
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
Arbor Day 101
Arbor Day is an international holiday that encourages celebrating participants to plant and care for their trees. Did you know that the...
HDT Team
- Apr 17, 2020
- 5 min
Finding Wonder in the Small Things: A Social Distancing Blog, Part 2
Things are different. It’s okay to feel different. If you need help, the National Alliance on Mental Health is a great resource and can...
HDT Team
- Apr 10, 2020
- 4 min
We’re All in this Together: A Social Distancing Blog, Part 1
This is an unprecedented time. If you need help with your mental health, here are a list of numbers from the Minnesota Department of...
HDT Team
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
“Log In At Eco Camp”
Eco Camp registration is now open! If you’d like to learn more about a specific camp, visit our website for more details. You can even...
HDT Team
- Mar 6, 2020
- 3 min
Microplastics
This year, World Water Day occurs on March 22, focusing our attention on one of earth’s most important resources: water. According to the...
HDT Team
- Feb 21, 2020
- 1 min
Back to Basics 2020 – A Review in Pictures
On Saturday, February 15, we held our 14th annual Back to Basics sustainability event at the Pine River-Backus School. There were a...
HDT Team
- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
Collective Energy = Wow
The energy of a collective makes pursuit of big ideas possible. This is true for Back to Basics: without the effort of a few for months...
HDT Team
- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
Back to Basics 2020 – An Interview w/ Presenter Laura Adrian
*For complete event details including workshop descriptions, vendor list, and to register and pay online, visit www.happydancingturtle.or...
HDT Team
- Jan 16, 2020
- 3 min
Back to Basics 2020 – Our Longtime Partnership with PR-B Schools
We’re about to hold the 14th annual Back to Basics sustainability event and everyone on the Happy Dancing Turtle staff works with a...
HDT Team
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
Back to Basics 2020 – A Primer
It’s several weeks into the new year, and things are growing busier and busier around the HDT office. Workshop sessions and vendor spaces...
HDT Team
- Dec 31, 2019
- 3 min
HDT’s 2019 Top Ten
Who doesn’t love to occasionally look back and see from where they’ve come, and reflect on where they’re going? 2019 was a year we...
HDT Team
- Dec 20, 2019
- 3 min
Alternative Holiday Wrapping
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the average American spends so much on wrapping paper during the holidays that they...
HDT Team
- Dec 13, 2019
- 3 min
Eco Friendly Holiday Decor
Smaller trees and homemade ornaments can make your holiday greener. You don’t need to have new decorations each year. You can make your...
HDT Team
- Dec 6, 2019
- 5 min
Holiday Gifts – Made from the Heart
As we’ve discussed in previous blog posts, there are a lot of great alternatives to material gifts – volunteering/donating, giving...
HDT Team
- Nov 22, 2019
- 3 min
For the Holidays: Give the Gift of Memories
We just covered how many people are choosing to buy less stuff for the holiday season. We must admit that the tremendous amount of...
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