Jennifer Lance is the founder and editor of Eco Child's Play at EcoChildsplay.com, as well as being an editor and writer for several other environmental blogs including ReallyNatural.com, and our own BlueLivingIdeas.com, and GreenLivingIdeas.com. The focus of her writing is on environmental issues and specifically those centering around green family life.

Jennifer lives on 160 acres off-the-grid in a home built with her own two hands (and several more skilled pairs of hands) from forest fire salvaged timber. Her home is powered by a micro-hydro turbine, and she has been a vegetarian for 21 years.

Jennifer graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in art education and has been teaching art to children for over 16 years. She also spent five years teaching in a one-room schoolhouse before becoming the mother of twochildren. Jennifer has a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education and is currently teaching preschool, as well as k-8 art. She enjoys writing, gardening, hiking, practicing yoga, and raising four akitas.