I wake up in the morning, not to the smell of coffee, but to the sound of beeping hair irons and the various bumpings and thumpings of my three teenagers and husband getting ready for the day. This is just the start to a typical day for our family here in Western Pennsylvania. Just like many other US families, we rush around to school, work, and a variety of other activities. And, like some other families, we are making an effort to live in a way that is more in harmony with nature.

My name is Debbie and I am a Pennsylvania native. I’m very excited to have the opportunity to be involved with the Imorganic family. As the idea of being “green” becomes more mainstream, I am hoping that we’ll see more choices for people wanting to live organically.

Here’s just a little personal introduction. I grew up in a rural area, moved to a small city as a young adult, and back to the country when I married. I have 5 children and one daughter in law. Our family also consists of a dog, two cats, and three goats. If you were to cut me, I would almost certainly bleed green. Most of my activities involve being outdoors with my family; track, 4-H, boy scouts, orienteering, and hiking take up a lot of our time. And in all of this, I struggle to help my family live in a way that balances our needs with the environment, not always an easy task with three teenagers at home (note to self: it is not cool to serve organic salsa and chips at sleepovers, next time hide the bag).

“Harmony with the land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.” Aldo Leopold