In honor of Mother’s Day, last year’s May issue looked at local “mompreneurs” — entrepreneurs managing to successfully juggle the demands of running a business and running a family. For this year’s nod to Mother’s Day, we thought we’d take a different spin on things and pay some much-deserved attention to Mother Earth’s role in Southeast Louisiana’s economy.
As survivors of the most destructive, and most costly, natural disaster in American history —Hurricane Katrina — followed by an epically horrendous man-made disaster — the BP oil spill — we know what it looks like, and feels like, when things go bad, when preventative measures fall hopelessly short and when we fail to recognize our very precarious situation.
This month we spoke with three women who are helping businesses and industries make the connection between our economy and the environment. Every day their work is ensuring we not only have a future, but that its one in which New Orleans plays a visible role in leading the global effort toward sustainability and disaster management.
And speaking of nature, the temperature is heating up and the bugs are coming out, which means we thought you may be interested in stocking up on one local entrepreneur’s creative offering: Medic Murder Mix. An all-natural bug spray that smells good, hydrates your skin and is safe for not only you, but your pets? Too good to be true? Thousands of bottles sold point to no.
Finally, I’d like to take this public opportunity to extend a Happy Mother’s Day to my own mom, Pat MacPherson. To you, and all those mothers that encouraged us to make a career out of our passions, I can’t say thank you enough.
Happy Reading,
