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Happy Earth Day – or should I say Earth Month since the official day has passed.

Our family celebrated Earth Day by taking an evening walk picking up recyclables and trash along the way. My son’s loved know that they were making a difference in keeping our neighborhood clean. Isn’t funny how kids believe that their small actions will help the planet but adults think the problem is too big to make difference. On Earth Day, I watched several shows and listened to several green pod casts (my new favorite thing to do while making jam and cleaning) and the one theme held by every show/podcast was your small changes will add up. It may not seem that the one plastic bottle will make a difference but if you recycle that bottle along with another million people, cumulatively, it will have a positive impact for our earth. The funny thing is kids believe this – no questions asked. Something else we can learn from our children – we can each make a difference: And don’t we owe that to them? Our next generation deserves clean air, beautiful oceans and the best environment we can give them.

One thing I heard on a podcast was if we all eat one meatless meal a week that would be the equivalent energy savings as one person driving a hybrid car for a year! WOW! Now that is significant. Not to mention the added health benefits – assuming your not eating onion rings, fried mushrooms, and a double stuffed bean burrito from Taco Bell. You can find more at www.meatlessmondays.com.


Our family started eating more local; as much as possible anyway. About a year ago, we started buying local fresh eggs. I love them. If you have not had real fresh eggs you are defiantly missing out. Not only is it satisfying to see the chickens that lay our eggs but the flavor far exceeds those found in the store. In fact, my egg lady told me that eggs sold in the store could be up to 90 days old – yuck.

So I encourage you to try one small thing to help the environment. One prefect way to re-connect with your community and support the environment is to visit a local Farmer’s Market. These are so much fun and the best way to actually get the freshest food available (besides your backyard of course).

We will be at the Elizabeth City, NC Downtown waterfront Market this Saturday from 9 am – 1 pm selling our freshly made jams and jellies (made with locally produced fruit). If you have the opportunity please come see us as it is a very nice market and it will be a beautiful day!