"All it takes is all of us to do one thing." This is the mantra of Green Is the New Blue, the environmental nonprofit dedicated to inspiring the horse industry to help preserve our planet through small changes that have huge impacts. In their admirably approachable, positive-action-packed handbook, you'll find more than a hundred easy-to-implement, planet-friendly practices that begin right in the barn, alongside your horse, including:
- Creative ideas for reusing, recycling, and upcycling.
- Uncomplicated guidelines for sustainable cleaning and energy practices.
- Practical tips for water conservation.
- Sensible recommendations for natural pest control.
- Feasible ways to reduce rider-related waste.
- Simple changes to manage your carbon hoofprint on the road at shows and events.
- Straightforward methods of engaging composting and energy alternatives on the farm.
- And much more.
You won't find a better practical guide to the very best ways to cleaner, greener, more sustainable stable management and horsekeeping practices. From the simplest recycling techniques to sun and wind power, from basic water conservation to manure management, you'll not only get the low-down on popular eco trends and techniques, you'll find fantastic ideas you never thought of before. Plus, you'll see how businesses, riders, and barn and farm owners throughout the country are already successfully pursuing their own green initiatives. The result? A surefire source of both eco-friendly information and inspiration for every horseperson who wants to help make a difference. Printed on 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Paper.
About the Author: Lucinda Dyer is as passionate about the environment as she is about horses (well almost). She brings over two decades of experience as a literary publicist to her business Nodebud Authors, which crafts websites for the literary world. She's coordinated national media campaigns for publishers from Random House and Simon and Schuster to MIRA and the Library of Congress, and her author clients have ranged from New York Times bestsellers and Pulitzer Prize winners to world renowned explorers, award winning novelists and historians, and cultural trendsetters. A former Contributing Editor at Publishers Weekly, Lucinda has reviewed books and interviewed authors for the Los Angeles Daily News and BookPage and currently reviews YA books for Common Sense Media. She is the author of Back to Work: How to Rehabilitate or Recondition Your Horse and lives outside Nashville, Tennessee.
Green Is the New Blue is an environmental nonprofit dedicated to preserving the planet for the animals we love and their future riders. It has two goals: to educate the equine industry about best practices for sustainability and ecological safety, and to provide the tools to make these changes easy and straightforward to implement. Founded by Stephanie Riggio Bulger, a lifelong New Yorker whose passion for horses began as a kid in Central Park and culminated in the top echelon of the hunter world, and inspired by her son Leo, Green Is the New Blue combines Stephanie's love of horses with her passion to make the world a better place for our children (greenisthenewblue.org).
