Leah Thomas
Leah Thomas, known online as Green Girl Leah, is an environmental author and creator connecting sustainability, social justice, and everyday creativity.
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Podcast
Green Girl CraftsOverview
- Also known as
- Green Girl Leah
- Based in
- Los Angeles, California
- Work
- Author, environmental educator, content creator, and event producer
- Studied
- Environmental Science and Policy at Chapman University
- Breakout
- Her 2020 Instagram call for environmentalists to support Black Lives Matter
Mini bio
How it started.
Leah grew up outside St. Louis and went on to study environmental science and policy at Chapman University. While still a student, she freelanced and started Green Girl Food in January 2017, sharing sustainable food and plant-based eating through a blog and Instagram.
Finding her voice.
After working in sustainability at companies including Patagonia, Leah reached a wider audience in 2020 with an Instagram graphic reading “Environmentalists for Black Lives Matter.” She helped build Intersectional Environmentalist into a nonprofit and resource hub connecting environmental protection with racial and social justice.
From posts to books.
Her debut, The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet, was published on March 8, 2022. UCLA selected it for its 2022–2023 Common Experience program. Her next book, Earth as Mother, explores ecofeminism and the relationship between women and the planet; its publisher lists March 2, 2027 as the release date.
Making room for creativity.
Leah now brings ecological learning into community craft gatherings through Green Girl Crafts, with activities ranging from floral dyeing to cyanotypes. She also hosts As She Rises, whose fourth season explores rewilding.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2027 · forthcomingEarth as MotherAuthor
- 2022The Intersectional EnvironmentalistAuthor
Audio
- 2025As She Rises: Season fourHost
Community projects
- 2026Earth School of Craft and EcologyOrganizer and speaker
- 2020Intersectional EnvironmentalistFounder
Awards
Quotes
I just know that multiple truths can exist at once.Leah Thomas, The Creative Independent
In her July 2025 interview, Leah explained how intersectional thinking shapes her empathy and everyday interactions.
Trivia
- Her early blog was called Green Girl Food and focused on sustainable food and plant-based eating.
- She studied Comparative World Religions alongside her environmental science and policy degree.
- She makes small batches of ceramics as a hobby.
- Painting and ceramics classes helped her work through a period of writer’s block.
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