"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle
1. 651,000 people lost their jobs last month...I can't even imagine and my heart is aching for these people.
2. Most foods that people eat travel 1600.00 miles before it is served up to eat. This is another plug for growing your own foods or to buy locally.
Lastly, the leading vegetable eaten in the USA for children over 3 is.....
FRENCH FRIES (vegetable?!?!?!, really)
and fries are the number 3rd most eaten vegetable for children under 3.
no wonder obesity is running rampant in the our country.
1 comment:
Terrible isn't it? I work in this field and I think one of the major areas public health campaigns have gone wrong is that they focus on food & obesity, so soooo many parents don't feed their children healthier foods because, in their words "they aren't fat". They don't get that kids can get diabeties, high cholesterol, have poor attention and are at risk of heart disease, obesity etc. I think somehow we have to get the message across that everyone no matter what shape, size or age needs to make sure they get the minimum recommended 5 a day (that is a mix of 5 fruits and veg, i.e. 3 veg and 2 fruits) for cancer prevention, diabeties prevention, heart health etc.
Over here potatoes are not considered a veggie.
Terrible re the distance food travels.
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