“Once
destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.” --Ansel
Adams
“Think about
how you live and make ethical choices.
How do you treat people? How do
you treat animals? Do you bother to pick
up litter? Although just you picking up
a piece of litter won’t make a difference, the cumulative effect is huge. The whole of that is the resilience of
nature. I have seen it happening
everywhere.”
--Jane Goodall,
Primatologist
“Wean off
beef and other meats and reduce it dramatically to no more than one hamburger a
week. Use non-processed foods. Preparing food for yourself is healthier and
dramatically more energy-efficient; freezing and microwaving takes an enormous
amount of energy.”
--Denis Hayes, longtime
environmental activist and coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970
“He that
plants trees loves others besides himself.”
--Dr. Thomas Fuller
“What’s the
point of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on.”
--Henry David Thoreau
“Never doubt
that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;
indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
--Margaret Mead, American anthropologist
April 22,
2020 is Earth Day. Every day should be
Earth Day. A vital part of the mission
of the Growing Healthy Kids organization
is to teach kids about respect for farmers, for the work it takes to grow foods
organically, for not wasting food, for reducing our footprint where we live, for
taking care of our water, land, and air so that there will be a healthy planet
for our children.
Do what you can. We are, after all, Growing Healthy Kids.
With love,
Nancy
Heinrich, MPH
Founder and
Wellness Architect
Growing
Healthy Kids, Inc.
