One of my favorite presents to give to kids (and adults actually) is a butterfly seed kit, and I have done that in the past on several occasions. now that the weather is getting better, maybe we can start thinking about our garden and start planning a butterfly and or bee garden to help nature along a bit. for those who really do not like mowing int he first place, would this not be fantastic? I might actually try this…
inspired by last weeks post 🙂 https://www.healthline.com/health/banana-peel-uses
Now that we are all in lock down and have all this time to our disposal, (right ??) please take a moment to browse this fantastic website I found. I am always struck by how we all have the same way of thinking, no one has to be perfect, no one has to (or can) do it all or all at once, but TOGETHER, we can make a difference, there is power in numbers. The site is easy to read,…
we REALLY can make a turn around, if we work together! https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/mountain-gorilla-numbers-grow-in-spite-of-threats and finally this one about my beloved city where I was born and raised.
For a long time I have been hoping to find alternatives for the plastic bags I continue to use. I no longer use the plastic bags in the grocery store, both for fruit and veggies as well as the bigger grocery bags. These were very easy adjustments that did not cost any effort at all. For garbage and doggy poop, I still am using plastic 🙁 Recently I saw true compostable bags from Trader Joe’s which made me very happy….
there are many videos like this on Youtube, but with our limited time and attention span I decided to share only one. But how uplifting is this idea. Reduce Reuse Recycle, the solution to our “house on fire” (c) Greta Thurnberg has to come from all levels, from the ground up and from the top down, from stopping to produce all this waste to finding a way to use all this waste. These videos/ideas/initiatives give me great hope and it…
I came across this today. Knowledges Empowers. “When you know better you do better” Maya Angelou
https://earthbits.com
Please take some time to explore this website and the information given in it. As it might appear to be about another HUGE problem (chronic Illness and the overload of unhealthy food that we consume) it is actually very closely interconnected with our poor mother earth. It also has a very positive message and a call to action that everyone can answer too. There is power in Numbers and together we can make a difference.
best if you read it yourself but the bullet points are offsetting is a last resort not a checkbox for feeling good and going on with your life, you should first try to decrease your footprint and use this for things you cannot (yet) change Some offset companies are more trustworthy/effective then others When buying an offset, experts say to check to see if it’s verified by a third-party agency such as Climate Action Reserve, Verified Carbon Standard, Climate, Community,…