I promised you sprouts!

... and that's exactly what you'll get!






Look attem! They've grown so fast! Mark is worried they're stretching too much for light, so shop lights are on our to-do list.

Our eggplant isn't cuttin' it so far. I wish I knew why. The three sprouts we got kicked the bucket while we were up north this weekend. Ahh, the great north woods. What a wonderful place to be. My parent's have a camp up there, 2 hours from Concord, and it's been a part of my life since my mom was still Prego with me. I think it's pretty fantastic. Having a space like that to grow up in is part of why the environment means so much to me. If you feel connected to it, you're more apt to want to save it for future generations. That's why I say, "Send your children into the woods! Send them to summer camp! Send them to environmental camp! Show them God's good work and they will grow to appreciate it!"


In other news ... there's a gentlemen who wrote this great book, "Hot, Flat and Crowded." His name is Thomas L. Friedman. There is also a great weekly news magazine out there called "Newsweek."

Ever heard of these two? They're great. Recently, they worked together.

And now we've got this: an article about Mr. Friedman and why we shouldn't be so proud of using the term "Green".

American's are on a green high ... (badum'ching) ... and though the goal right now is to create a level playing field for environmentally friendly products, food, etc., versus the generic, easy stuff we've been raised on, the ULTIMATE goal should be to never have to use the term green at all.

Friedman really is a brilliant voice and I recommend his work to all of you. Another great book to read, that I've mentioned several times in other postings, is "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman. What an incredible insight into the world ... well, without us.



There are so many great minds working to end our Earthly suffering and so many of those minds are reaching out to us, begging us to change our ways. Sure, if you're reading this you're already of like mind and putting things like this in your psyche will either ...
a) give you a coronary from the sheer guilt induced stress or
b) make you feel like all is lost, since everyone around you isn't bothering to put the work in ...

Regardless of what reaction you get, these ideas are the ones that will save us.

Raise your hand if you've ever felt super overwhelmed about all of this ... like no matter what you do, it won't be worth it 'cause dammit ... no one else is trying!!! Welcome to the environmental movement. It's a hard road, but all of us have to stand together on this.

I badger the hell out of my friends and family just to get them to recycle! RECYCLE! I shouldn't have to, but such is life. It will seem like an up-hill battle, but it is a battle worth fighting. As we see Earth Day around the bend, let's put some muscle into it, shall we??

More soon. Hug them trees like yer life depends on it!
xoxo
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