An organic apple from New Zealand or a conventionally-grown apple from a nearby orchard. Which is the smarter choice?
"Eat local" has become a common mantra, but a British think tank warns that the "local=good, imported=bad" concept is far too simplistic to truly benefit the planet.
Can you do it? Can you buy food, gifts, and everything else from local merchants on the weekend before Thanksgiving?
Could you eat only local — or food grown within a 100 miles of your home — for a year? A Canadian couple did, even though it meant a year without flour, sugar and fair-trade coffee.
Eating local produce is a lot tougher than I expected.
Not because there's not enough high quality, locally-grown organic produce. But because there's too much.
Interests: Horseback riding, watching the silence of the snow, obviously anything creative, cooking
Inspiration: Like most of you, when I heard of recycling to save the earth, I naturally assumed I needed to separate my plastics, newspapers and glass. I was helping. That was all I needed to do. Then one day, I was searching around for something fun, some art, and I came across this abstract piece. It was gorgeous - it looked like a naturally formed wave of icy white water bursting into the air. When I looked closer at it, I saw that it was made from recycled plastic caps. I was in shock. What kind of imagination and talent does that take to look at a plastic cap and see more to it then what it actually is? How can someone be so ingenious that they can take something that we normally throw away and create such a piece of beauty with it? This is the thought process that I could not stop pondering and it took over my mind, body and soul and soon enough became my muse.
I began Earth's Journey for this reason. I wanted to show the world that there was more to saving the earth than just recycling. There is beauty in things we can't even imagine, and so many ways to help our planet flourish. There are products out there that we all could use to completely decorate, furnish and run a home... all environmentally safe. You can buy organic bedding, non-toxic cleaning detergents, solar power, or make a change in a small way by using energy-efficient light bulbs. But the best part of recycling and being eco-friendly is the beauty that you'll find here, with all of our different artisans. As you can see I'm very passionate about this type of artistic creativity, and I hope you will be too.
I invite you to sit back, relax and ... Be Inspired by Green!