My overall favorite posts: 

Green Wedding Feature: I’m not the biggest fan of weddings in general, yet I really had fun during green wedding month. I liked the whole darn thing. The cake, the lighting, the flowers, the dresses, and more. It was a super entertaining theme, and I think I was surprised by just how many cool green wedding resources there are out there.

100 Ideas for Your Green Family & 60 Eco-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Spring & How Kids Can Make A Difference: Saving the Planet from A to Z – Good stuff. Also these lists posts take flipping forever, so I better love them.

The Tree Hugging Change Surprise – This post was pretty dull, but for me it marks something good. This was the post where I introduced Peggy when she joined Tree Hugging Family. I think Peggy’s been the best addition ever to this blog. She’s the best green co-blogger you could ask for, a good friend, and an all around killer person. Now, before I get too sappy, I’ll leave it at this – aren’t you glad she joined the party?

Month-by-month favorites:

I was trying to think, now how can I choose my favorite posts of the year. I can’t. It’s hard. So I’ll choose one great, visit again worthy post from each month, and be done with it. Here we go….

September: 10 Fun Organic Gardening Projects for Kids

October: Seven Trees A Year

November: Eco-Friendly Birthday Theme Cakes

December: 25 Reasons To Get Outside During Winter

January: Peace & Social Change: 10 Ways You Can Actively Participate

February: Make Your Own Solar Light!

March: Eco Tips from Kids

April: Homemade Organic Paint Soap for Kids

May: Organic Food Costs Rise – 11 Ways to Save Money on Organic Food

June: Overcoming Reusable Bag Shyness

July: Go organic without losing your mind

August: Solar Art Project

What are some of your favorite THF posts of the year? 

(random flower images via stock.xchng)

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And here are the really savvy and sweet Eco Tips from Kids:

We don’t throw garbage on the Earth and we pick up litter. We have a compost instead of putting it in the garbage. We use cloth diapers on our baby because they are softer and do not go in the garbage. We bring our own bags when we go shopping.
-Kaya, 6

More better than we are now.
-Corbin

By cycling.
-Kennedy, 3

Um, eat fresh food?
-Pip, 4

By not using paper and by not littering.
-Cedar

We have to plant lots of trees because they make the earth green and give us oxygen. And everyone should get a dog and clean up their poop.
-Deb’s son, 5

If people litter picking up their trash, help uummm people learn to love the earth like I do, make a garden and turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth.
-6 year old

By cleaning it by picking up all the trash and throwing it away. Go to the beach and plant stuff to make it from falling in the ocean. Recycle paper and plastic. Yeah that’s how you help the earth.
-7 year old

We should drive cars less, take shorter showers, plant lots of flowers and take care of the animals.
-Alex

I think teaching people to be nice to trees.
-3 year old

Well you need to think! Don’t throw away good trash you can reuse. Don’t leave the water running when you brush, use both sides of the paper when you draw and alway be kind to animals and nice people!
-Noah

We could walk places. We could recycle. Turn lights off. That is what Grandpa always tells me to do.
-Debbie’s daughter

They should have a contest for who can pick up the most amount of trash and whoever does wins an award and a puppy.
-Amber’s daughter

I think we should keep the air and the water clean for the fish and the sharks.
-EGirl

do NOT act like sepiroth (she’s a Final Fantasy nut)
-Nine year old

By giving away toys.
-3 year old

Not hurt God’s creatures
-Alicia’s daughter

Goo.
-Evie

Started singing the Jack Johnson song from the Curious George Soundtrack…”reduce, reuse, recycle.”
-Arden, 6

Doos, Use, Cycle.
-Rena, 2

Just drooled at me when asked.
-Guinn, 8 months

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