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What I Did On Earth Day
April 22, 2008

Last night, one of my friends asked me what I did or bought anything special on Earth Day. I told them honestly that I did nothing out of the ordinary.

• In the morning, my daughter and I played in the yard, measured the height of our vegetable seedlings and taught Katie Bear the names of our new spring blossoms. We then took a walk around the neighborhood and picked up a couple pieces of stray trash along the way.



• In the afternoon, I had the joy of having the preschool kids “teach” me about their spring garden and their very full RolyPoly Pig composter. I was especially proud when my daughter automatically put her snack scraps into the compost bin, as if it was second nature to her.
• For dinner, we had a meal made with seasonal produce (from the farmers’ market) and local, free range chicken.
• Before her bedtime, my daughter and I read a book borrowed from the library.
• After the nightly cleanup was done, my husband and I planned for our summer garden and then I feverishly tried to finish my gardening book (for my bookclub discussion tonight).

The most notable thing about my otherwise ordinary day was that there was an element of a Green Journal action in every one of our activities: appreciating nature, composting, eating local and organic foods and enjoying the simple things in life, without the aid of TV, trendy eco-friendly products or the mall.

I guess I subconsciously followed The Good Human’s call to make Earth Day truly about the Earth and not consumerism.

CindyC at Organicpicks

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