Vanessa, a wife, and mama of three grew up fishing, gardening, and exploring local parks with her family in Florida. It wasn't until she had children of her that she really took the time to slow down, observe, learn and become more involved in her community.

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A lover of books, and cookies, Vanessa saw that many of the stories she read to her children were missing- something and she set out to do something about it. Using her love for nature, artistic thumb, and yerning desire to learn and share her cool findings with others, Vanessa set out to start GNR Magazine. 

 

 Bridging the environmental learning gap for culturally diverse families who are curious and ready to use nature as a learning pad.