An inspiring primer for eco-moms, "Green Matters" spotlights some trendsetters you probably already know. Their personal stories are woven into a cohesive picture of green living as they share hundreds of easy-to-digest shopping, travel, money-saving, home-buying and homebuilding tips along the way. Primarily set in Atlanta (a surprisingly dynamic microcosm of green-consumer trends nationwide) and written by a former bylined Contributor to People and Money magazines, you will enjoy this fun and engaging tale enhanced by beautiful color images throughout, many from the personal collections of the people featured.

In-depth and frank discussions with:

Laura Turner Seydel

Serenbe's Steve Nygren

Charles Brewer (Founder of Mindspring)

Cinda Boomershine (Design Expert for TBS's Movie & a Makeover)

Fine Living TV's Stephanie Oswald (All-Girl Getaways)

WSB Radio's Ilyce Glink

Nutrition Expert & Former Host of CNN's 'Travel Now' Carolyn O'Neil

Cookbook Author and Cooking Show Host Nathalie Dupree

Carl Seville

Jack's Harvest's Heather Schoenrock

Jack's Harvest's Connie Pope

Farmer D

Cici Coffee (Founder of Natural Body Spa & Shop)

Jazz Musician Will Scruggs

Dean Trevelino

Martin Melaver (Melaver Development)

Michele Russo (McGraw-Hill Construction)

Southface's Dennis Creech

Dr. Adam Payne, Senior Scientist with Suniva

Architect William Cox

Barb Shadomy (EarthCraft-certified Bed & Breakfast Owner)

Builder Pam Sessions

Clothing Swap, Inc.'s Suzanne Agasi

Edward Callaway, Chairman & CEO of Callaway Gardens

Richard Feis, Greenhaven Home

Wendy Feis, Greenhaven Daily

Developer Brent Beecham

Bert Jones, Ecolumina

Gift Guru Robyn Spizman, TheGiftionary.com

Award-Winning Novelist Terry Kay ("To Dance With a White Dog")

Designer Vanessa Noel

Holley Henderson, H2Ecodesign

HGTV's Paige Rein

Realtors Wayne Natale and Natalie Grubb

Tom Key, Executive Artistic Director at the Balzer Theater

Quotes from Actress and Director Jasmine Guy

Windowpane artist Francisco Joseph

Furniture designer Joe Manus (Shiner International)

Designer Linda Loudermilk

Cagle Family Farm

Linda Chipperfield, Green Seal

Rebecca Sullivan, Seaside

Richard Hammond, Founder of greentraveller

also, Author of "Clean Breaks: 500 New Ways to See the World"

Also featuring:

Serenbe

EcoManor

Las Catalinas

Montaluce Winery & Estates

Larry & Maj Hagman's Ojai, California estate

Greenhaven Home

Beehive Co-op (Petra Geiger)

Verde Home

Green Pomegranate

Morningside Organic Farmers Market

The Hoopoe Yurt Hotel (Cortes de la Frontera, Andalucía, Spain)

Strattons Hotel, Swaffham, Norfolk, England

The Crop Mob

Serenbe Farmers Market

Ecoist

GG2G

Escama Studio

brooksBANG

Sarah Barnard Design

Stephanie Jolluck, Coleccion Luna

Designer Denise Disharoon

Alejandra Dunphy

The Scarlet Hotel & Spa in Cornwall, England

Designer Mark Edge

Solio

Hotel Green

Chan Chich Lodge, Belize

Francis Ford Coppola's Blancaneaux Lodge, Belize

Amy Parrish, Ruby Regis

Evolve Boutique

ResponsibleTravel.com

Recipes from Nathalie Dupree and Carolyn O'Neil

Barkha's Custom Sourcing

Emily G's

Alys Beach

Brooklyn Bowl

Broadway's Stephen Sondheim Theatre

Ted's Montana Grill

Bloom in Serenbe

Burt's Farm

EcoLumina

Victoria House in Belize

Bag Borrow or Steal

Smart Glass Jewelry

Southern Building Showcase home, 2007

Rosebud Restaurant

Organic Bouquet

Environment Furniture

Kate Picton photography

Jim Jontz photography

Attic Fire photography

Seaside's Inn by the Sea, Vera Bradley

Vera Bradley Co-Founder Barbara Bradley Baekgaard

Museum of Design Atlanta exhibit "Atlanta: Beyond Bricks & Sticks

Original images taken at eco-destinations around the world