Welcome to the Green Mama

The Green Mama grows greener families and businesses through research-based support for those trying to create healthier, sustainable lives. The Green Mama was founded in 2007 by Manda Aufochs Gillespie. Manda has worked in the sustainability field for more than 14 years as a community planner, project manager, and writer. Her project expertise ranges from helping establish Chicago’s first major green daycare (with over 120 children) to managing one of the country's first urban ecovillage projects. She has also worked directly with hundreds of families, bringing her passion for research and sustainability along with her sensitivity to addressing individual needs. She shares the products of her research and work through the popular Green Mama blog; classes; corporate, daycare/school, and home consulting; and through guest appearances in the national press.

Her extensive green experience and upbeat approach has led her to be described in the media as  “the green guru” and “serious, but not absolute.” Her work has most recently been showcased on the television shows Save My Planet (on ABC’s Living Well network) and The Lazy Environmentalist (on HBO).