Save Our Planet

Something I find so important to pass along to Parker are ways to save our planet. I fully plan on dragging him along to clean up the shores/waterways here. The Chesapeake Bay has numerous dead zones and has been in serious danger for years. I can't wait to pick up trash with him once he is older (I'd need a baby sitter now) and I'm doing my part to help protect it from further damage. International Coastal Cleanup day is Septemer 19th. Check out this link to find out more on what you can do every day to reduce your carbon footprint.

I recycle, take short showers and choose the cold setting when doing laundry. I try to fill Parker's bath as low as possible and give him a bath every other day. I reuse the water from his wading pool to water the garden. And we are growing quite a bit in the garden. That's definitely something I want him to learn to love. My mom gardened and had to have given me the love for it. I find it so relaxing to weed and tend to plants. The things I grow taste a million times better than what is found in the stores and I know they are full of the love that I put into them. I support the local farmer's market as well. Try going to one this weekend. It's really fun to just walk through and find gorgeous produce that begs you to eat it. I also make most of our food from scratch. It's much healthier than convience foods. I get to control, for the most part, what goes into the end product and I choose organic when I can. I'm on a budget and as much as it pains me, I have to feed us on a limited amount, so organic is not always what we can afford. I have found that here in the Eastern Seaboard, Giant Grocery Stores has a great house line of inexpensive organic foods. I'm very impressed with how reasonable their prices are.

 I also prefer to make gifts rather than buy them. It's so important to support those who are taking the time to create one-of-a-kind items. Check out etsy.com I'll be selling there soon once I get through making some gifts for my family.

Here are some other links- 

http://www.coolmom.org/assets/docs/coolMom_10Things.pdf

And a website about a book by my favorite author, Barbara Kingsolver,  that just made me love her more.

Also another book link- http://www.michaelpollan.com/omnivore.php

Enjoy and treat our planet right! If we all just do one thing to save the planet, what a difference that will make.