an author
· Why Great Teachers Quit and How we Might Stop the Exodus by Corwin Press in 2010
· Change the World with Service Learning by Rowman Littlefield Press in 2010
a writer
· Founder and Editor of Non-Toxic Kids in 2007
· Blogger for Mightynest from 2009-2011
· Eco-Child’s Play blogger 2007-2009
· For Hip Mama magazine
· For the Green Child magazine
· For Seen magazine
· For Five magazine
· For the Moms Clean Air Force
· And many other educational blogs and websites
a social media specialist and community builder
· Non-Toxic Kids Facebook page has over 4,000 active members
· @non_toxic_kids on Twitter has over 3,000 followers and growing daily
· Non-Toxic Kids has over 30,000 page views each month and growing
· Katy enages daily with readers, activists, parents, and bloggers about children’s health issues and is part of the Green Moms Carnival
an activist
· She has testified at the Vermont legislature help pass a lead in consumer products bill.
· She also participated in a body burden study of Vermonters and has been an activist about toy safety and the harmful chemicals in everyday products.
· She writes for the Moms Clean Air Force and advocates for better protections of our right to clean air
· She is an online activist—writing about environmental issues on her blog and linking to specific and clear actions for busy parents, with results
a speaker
· She was selected to be part of the In Women We Trust’s speaker’s bureau of change makers and thought leaders.
· She engages with others in this bureau and beyond about how women are leading the way to sustainable business practices
· She has been interviewed for numerous radio programs about education, parenting, and healthy living
a guest blogger
· Katy frequently guest posts at other blogs and websites. Her posts have appeared at MotherTalkers, Dr. Greene’s Perspective Blog, Green Talk, The Soft Landing, the Environmental Working Group, and many others.
a graduate level instructor and elementary school teacher
· Katy teachers graduate level education courses in service learning
· She is currently a sixth grade teacher in Vermont
a mother to two little girls that inspire and teach her everyday!
Katy and Non-Toxic Kids have been featured in The Washington Post, the Richmond Times Dispatch, The Associated Press, USA Today, the Toronto Star, Enviroblog, Terrain Magazine, the Huffington Post and on many green and educational blogs and websites.
Awards
Earthwatch Educational Fellowship Awardee
Wellsphere Top 100 Health Bloggers
Babble’s Top 100 Parenting Blogger
GoodGuide Featured Mother
Why Great Teachers Quit nominated for Prose Award
Invited Guest Blogger at Dr. Greene’s blog
Top 25 Eco-Friendly Moms
Katy is available for interviews and pubic speaking engagements to talk about teacher sustainability, green living, environmental issues, blogging, and the need for chemical reform. She is available for writing projects and social media support for environmental, health, and feminist non-profits and green small businesses.
For more information about her books, or to schedule an interview or presentation, please contact Katy at farbud (at) comcast (dot) com.
· Why Great Teachers Quit and How we Might Stop the Exodus by Corwin Press in 2010
· Change the World with Service Learning by Rowman Littlefield Press in 2010
a writer
· Founder and Editor of Non-Toxic Kids in 2007
· Blogger for Mightynest from 2009-2011
· Eco-Child’s Play blogger 2007-2009
· For Hip Mama magazine
· For the Green Child magazine
· For Seen magazine
· For Five magazine
· For the Moms Clean Air Force
· And many other educational blogs and websites
a social media specialist and community builder
· Non-Toxic Kids Facebook page has over 4,000 active members
· @non_toxic_kids on Twitter has over 3,000 followers and growing daily
· Non-Toxic Kids has over 30,000 page views each month and growing
· Katy enages daily with readers, activists, parents, and bloggers about children’s health issues and is part of the Green Moms Carnival
an activist
· She has testified at the Vermont legislature help pass a lead in consumer products bill.
· She also participated in a body burden study of Vermonters and has been an activist about toy safety and the harmful chemicals in everyday products.
· She writes for the Moms Clean Air Force and advocates for better protections of our right to clean air
· She is an online activist—writing about environmental issues on her blog and linking to specific and clear actions for busy parents, with results
a speaker
· She was selected to be part of the In Women We Trust’s speaker’s bureau of change makers and thought leaders.
· She engages with others in this bureau and beyond about how women are leading the way to sustainable business practices
· She has been interviewed for numerous radio programs about education, parenting, and healthy living
a guest blogger
· Katy frequently guest posts at other blogs and websites. Her posts have appeared at MotherTalkers, Dr. Greene’s Perspective Blog, Green Talk, The Soft Landing, the Environmental Working Group, and many others.
a graduate level instructor and elementary school teacher
· Katy teachers graduate level education courses in service learning
· She is currently a sixth grade teacher in Vermont
a mother to two little girls that inspire and teach her everyday!
Katy and Non-Toxic Kids have been featured in The Washington Post, the Richmond Times Dispatch, The Associated Press, USA Today, the Toronto Star, Enviroblog, Terrain Magazine, the Huffington Post and on many green and educational blogs and websites.
Awards
Earthwatch Educational Fellowship Awardee
Wellsphere Top 100 Health Bloggers
Babble’s Top 100 Parenting Blogger
GoodGuide Featured Mother
Why Great Teachers Quit nominated for Prose Award
Invited Guest Blogger at Dr. Greene’s blog
Top 25 Eco-Friendly Moms
Katy is available for interviews and pubic speaking engagements to talk about teacher sustainability, green living, environmental issues, blogging, and the need for chemical reform. She is available for writing projects and social media support for environmental, health, and feminist non-profits and green small businesses.
For more information about her books, or to schedule an interview or presentation, please contact Katy at farbud (at) comcast (dot) com.
