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Making your life greener - one bite at a time.

For Mothers’ Day, we look at greener and more practical ways to celebrate motherhood, and the work of carers. The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honour of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. 

Writing a Mother's Day poem can be a fun activity for you and your child, as well as make a special gift to last a lifetime. We hope you find the following poems + top ten famous quotes about Mother inspirational to start you on your path.

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. Stevie Wonder

I love my mother as the trees love water and sunshine – she helps me grow, prosper,and reach great heights. Adabella Radici

Wishes of strength, peace and hope for this Mother's Day ... Only recently dubbed “Mother's Day,” the highly traditional practice of honoring of Motherhood is rooted in antiquity, and past rites typically had strong symbolic and spiritual overtones; societies tended to celebrate Goddesses and symbols rather than actual Mothers.

Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children.
Kenyan Proverb

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
Native American Proverb

The earth does not belong to man - man belongs to the earth.
Chief Seattle