Joyful Ways to Heal the Earth
Guess how many of the ten plastic bottles you put in the recycling bin actually got recycled. While you’re thinking about that, let me say that I do not want to discourage anyone from recycling plastic. It’s a better-than-nothing option. But there are simple things we can do as better… Read more“The Truth about Recycling”
Earth’s forest are being lost. Fast. Vast swaths all over the world are being clearcut for commercial use and purposely burned to make room for crops and cattle grazing. Just since 1980, nearly 2.5 billion acres of trees have been cut down world-wide. For comparison, that is more than the… Read more“Destroying Trees is a Double-Whammy”
Pesticide use has increased dramatically around the globe farmers, cities and home gardeners began using it regularly in the 1940’s. Over one billion pounds of insecticides are used every year in the United States alone. The problem – one of many created by insecticides is that they kill indiscriminately, wiping… Read more“Grow Your Own “Pesticides””
Butterflies have mesmerized humans for millennia. Images of butterflies have appeared in 3000-year-old hieroglyphs, in ancient Mayan art and among the artifacts of many ancient Native American cultures including Aztec and Hopi. Such a shame that butterflies are appearing less and less frequently in our gardens, right? They bring a… Read more“Disappearing Butterflies”