Yes my friends, writing from Salt Lake City – where the weather seems to enjoy a Jeckyl and Hyde sort of identity crisis until summer, I am reminded that a year ago prior to Earth Day, you and I began what I consider a special friendship: we launched a renewed commitment to the planet’s matriarch, our dear Mother Earth.
I thought about making a memory/photo book to commemorate our journey, but figured bullet points could suffice!
Kicked off with Movie Night, e.g. Food, Inc. and I’m guessing we’re all thinking twice about our pop-“corn.” Got our thumbs a Little Greener planting gardens Extolled on the virtues of the local Farmer’s Market Discussed how “It’s not trashy to compost” Got Canned, figurative speaking of course, to preserve the bounties of the harvest For Manic (and meatless!) Mondays we vowed to eat a little less animal Ideas flooded the comments section for a greener Halloween The holidaze turned planet-healthy with eco-conscious ideas for Thanksgiving and Christmas Our family welcomed a new addition in December which redoubled my efforts on raising a green-bebe. We cleaned a little less toxic, eco-overhauled our kitchens and beyond And I’ve got a host of new breakfast delights to try thanks to those who commented in the “Nix the Pancake Mix” bit
With this past year chock-full of green tidbits, what could there possibly left to talk about? I jest, of course. So we’ll continue our monthly journey, but until then, might I suggest kicking off Earth Day this year by checking out the new-and-improved Practically Green website. “[Their] mission is to make living healthy and more sustainably easier, faster, and way more fun.” The site highlights 400+ actions that “make it easy to discover what to do and why it matters.” I’ve mentioned this place before, but it’s a nice resource for seeing exactly where you fit into the green landscape (yes, you get rated!) and where to go from there. So we’ll continue this journey – and I’ll be back next month, but in the meantime I’m anxious to hear what everyone’s got planned for Earth Day. Maybe watching/reading The Lorax? Planting a tree or two, perhaps? The sky’s the limit – and together we can each do our part to protect it and the planet below. photo via Ornella Binni
