Mixing humour with everyday, affordable examples at home, Going Green tours the original Eco-Home with a group of middle-school kids who discover first-hand some simple, inexpensive ways to become more earth-friendly.

Guided by eco-pioneer Julia Russell, Founding Director of the non-profit Eco-Home^TM Network, the children learn how to conserve water through drip irrigation, soaker hoses, grey water systems and xeriscape. They discover how and why to compost, what household hazardous waste may be lurking in their own homes, and how to conserve energy with sun pipes, solar hot water heaters and solar panels.

The kids experience the delight of making their own organic tomato juice with tomatoes they picked right off the vine in Eco-Home's backyard garden. They learn, hands-on, how to compost and have fun watching the progress of several serious-looking bugs that Julia describes as a crucial part of the 'composting team'. The kids ask questions, and then come up with some of the answers!

Going Green shows us how we can live earth-friendly lives on a limited budget in the middle of a city. Narrated by environmentally aware Emmy-winner Tony Shalhoub, star of the TV series, "Monk". Running time of 24:20.

Produced & Written by Mary J. Proteau & Judith Vogelsang. Directed by Judith Vogelsang.

Perfect as a classroom based video with the Discussion Guide that gives times for segments and a series of discussion points for classroom interaction.

DVD is Region Free, and is in the NTSC format (should work on all modern players and televisions).