Laura Seydel

Activist, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Parent, Philanthropist, World traveler

Laura Turner Seydel is an international environmental advocate and eco-living expert dedicated to creating a healthy and sustainable future for children. Laura is chairperson of the Captain Planet Foundation, which provides project-based environmental learning strategies and grants to educators worldwide. She co-founded Mothers and Others for Clean Air and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. She serves on the Board for The Turner Foundation, Turner Enterprises, Inc, Environmental Working Group, League of Conservation Voters, Defenders of Wildlife, Waterkeeper Alliance, Carter Center Board of Councilors, Rotary Club of Downtown Atlanta and Advisory Board for the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. Laura and her husband have three children who enjoy living in their home, Eco Manor, the first LEED-certified Gold home in the southeastern United States.

My family, environmental conservation, children's health issues, education, organic and natural foods, farm to table and learning garden programs

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children -- Native American Proverb