Local ‘EnviroMom’ Sets Example for Sons
October 25, 2007 – We have all heard about Global Warming. If you haven’t seen Al Gore’s movie, An Inconvenient Truth, you have surely viewed a David Suzuki commercial or a political speech, emphasizing the time to act is now.
Markham (Cornell) resident, Monika Jazyk, heard the message and is determined to join the fight to preserve the environment for our children (left). “If we have time to correct the damage we have done to our environment, I want to be a part of the solution,” she says. Monika is driven to be an environmental role model for her young boys, emphasizing that “each person can and should make a difference.”
In her day-to-day life, Monika looks for ways to reduce her family’s environmental footprint. As a mother, teacher, and entrepreneur, Monika has a panoramic view of waste reduction opportunities. Her challenge is the hunt for solutions to daily waste and making these solutions available to other families. This journey drove Monika to create Enviromomonline.com, an e-commerce website designed to inform, educate and provide single source for consumers to purchase environmentally friendly products.
“When I have a product idea, I look for ‘euphoria’ in a solution. If the best solution is available in the market, I arrange to become a local distributor. If my idea for a solution hasn’t been created yet, I develop it myself,” says Monika. Monika describes herself as a philanthropic, type-A personality with a thirst for knowledge and drive to be a positive role model to her own children and those entrusted to her in the classroom.
When asked how her health and environmental focus impacts her as a teacher, Monika responds; “It is very difficult to watch children bring lunches to school in boxes containing lead, housing prepackaged foods with excessive wrapping.”
Enviromomonline.com offers a Laptop Lunch System that is lead-free and the containers are made of #5 plastic (polypropylene and polyethylene) that is FDA-approved for food use. The lunch systems include a bento box with individual reusable food compartments that eliminate the need for additional packaging, while providing a recipe book with simple and nutritious hints for snacks and meals.
“My kids love their Laptop Lunches. The open design of the bento box makes it easy to see what their options are and encourages me to be creative in offering varied choices as I pack their lunches. The containers are all dishwasher and microwave safe and come in a variety of attractive colours,” says Monika.
Laptop Lunches come in a variety of different colours.
As a fast food society, we have come to enjoy the convenience of individually wrapped snacks that can be easily tossed into a lunch bag. We have learned the cost of this convenience is damage to our environment and a dent in our wallets, along with a dramatic increase in childhood obesity. Monika, and others like her, provide the tools to create nutritional meals from buying food products in bulk to reduce our grocery bill and eliminate waste caused by excessive packaging.
To join the fight for the environment alongside Monika, visit Enviromomonline.com and sign-up for the quarterly newsletter. This 6-page environmental guide is designed to share all the latest news on environmental solutions and distributed with a seasonal focus so you and your family can also reduce your environmental footprint while improving your overall health.
Article by Sheri Gammon Dewling
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