Earth Day is one of my favorites! Don't laugh or judge.. you don't have to cook, shop or entertain. Just think about what you can do and try not to consume :-)
My favorite Earth Day is also the first one I ever celebrated. My not-yet-husband was staying with me in Chicago. We were feeling a connection to the cause so went to the "party" which consisted of informational tents, organic tastings and lots of determined people. We took our literature and a new recycle bin and proceeded to walk through Lincoln Park.
We needed our own celebration. A trip to the co-op for organic fruit, a stop at the wine store for something that sounded earth friendly (Fruscati), a hemp like blanket and an afternoon in the park marked our day. We were together and simply happy.
That was about so long ago. Since then we have done park clean ups, written checks, agreed to non-drive days and sported demonstration like t-shirts. We recycle, we have given up pesticide lawn care and we actually think about our carbon foot print. I think thats a lot more than our little lunching celebration and it only took 20 years.
I wonder what my son's celebration will be for Earth Day 2030.
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Embarrassed to say, more than I did.
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