ABOUT GROWING GREEN HEARTS
We can heal our earth -- and our society -- by connecting and learning to care for the land, air, water, and living things all around us.
Growing Green Hearts is here to help your school, church, organization, family or community group be a part of the solution.
Through our bespoke, in-depth approach, we’ll help you create
site-specific projects that foster environmental literacy, inspire love of nature and strengthen community connection.
Just start. There’s always something you can do right where you are.
- Heidi Ferris
About Heidi Ferris
Heidi Ferris (M.A. Environmental Education, Doctoral Candidate EDLD) started Growing Green Hearts in 2011 to combine her passions for earth’s interconnected systems with her creative talents in the teaching of children and educators.
The importance of nurturing climate literacy in the next generation hit home when her daughters asked her how they could attract more butterflies to their backyard.
The local library had tons of books describing butterflies but not many on how to create healthy habitats.
So Heidi decided to write one…
And the rest, they say, is history.
Prior to Growing Green Hearts, Heidi gained over a decade of first-hand experience through teaching middle and high school-level science courses. Her 25 years of experience in education are now applied to effective and creative curricula writing for classrooms, watershed districts, cities, faith-based groups and secular non-profits. She coaches people in using solid science, play, and stories to connect with nature.
Heidi is a member of the National Science Teachers Association, serves on the board for the Minnesota Association of Environmental Educators; and holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas.
