Leslie Garrett is an award-winning journalist, author and mother of three children who frequently send her to the mall in search of snow boots, underwear or whatever else they’ve outgrown.

Tired of coming home with stress headaches, she began researching how to shop with a social and environmental conscience.

Convinced she wasn’t alone in her desire to make smarter, more earth-friendly purchases, she developed The Virtuous Consumer, a syndicated column about socially and environmentally responsible choices, that appears regularly in newspapers throughout North America. Her book, The Virtuous Consumer: Your Essential Shopping Guide for a Better, Kinder, Healthier World (and one our kids will thank us for!) was released in July 2007.

Leslie has been the "green" correspondent for the A Channel's Morning Show, CFRB’s Garden Show with Mark Cullen and award-winning co-host of CHRW radio's GreenWorld.

Her articles on green living frequently appear in national magazines and she's a regular blogger for gaiam.com, petergreenberg.com and her own site, virtuousconsumer.com.

She speaks frequently to groups ranging from consumer shows to not-for-profits.

Blog Posts by Leslie Garrett:
Exorcising Ghosts of Christmas Past
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…Regift?
There’s a new Toxin in Toyland
In Praise of the Family Dinner
Mother’s Manifesto for a Healthy Baby