We’ve rounded up these gems from Earth Days gone by
1. Building a green roof on your garage. The uber-cool eco-dad and founder of Green Garage tells us about going green with his family and building a natural green roof on top of his garage. He now counsels other families on how do the same.
2. Brockton Triangle neighbourhood cleanup. This amazing Toronto neighbourhood gets together for pot lucks, street parties, yard sales and even childcare. They also get together to clean up their neighbourhood for Earth Day. Adults and older kids perform the actual cleaning, while younger kids do crafts and decorate the ‘hood with sidewalk chalk. Coolness!
3. National Audubon’s Pennies for the Planet. The National Audubon Society provides lots of Earth Day fund-raising tips to help kids collect pennies to save wild species and places. The site also offers suggestions on how kids can save energy and respect the environment. The ideas are all child-friendly, inspiring and very easy to accomplish and help to make a difference. Read more...
What self-respecting eco-minded Canadian doesn’t love the Suzuks? His latest kids book keep you (and your kids) engaged and interested in this adventure as a brother and sister discover the magic of the natural world all around them.
This book is about much more than a mother and son who go shopping at a local farmer’s market. The incredible illustrations will help show kids how food is grown, how it is sold in stores and all the steps in between. Healthy eating and a healthy environment? Love it!
David Suzuki’s name has been synonymous with grassroots environmental advocacy for over 30 years. Recently, he was named by Treehugger.com as one of the top 9 environmental icons of all time. One of the nice things about Suzuki’s style of advocacy is that he brings planetary stewardship right into our living rooms, non-judgementally offering suggestions to help each of us see our contribution to the environment in non-threatening baby steps. Now, he wants to do that a little more literally. Through the month of April, David Suzuki wants us to open up our living rooms to friends and neighbours and have conversations about what we can all do to live well, simply. Read more...
