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Why Eat with the Season?
There's nothing like fresh, flavorful local bounty. One of the best ways to know and experience what’s in season is to patronize your local farmers market and see what regional farms are producing. Eating seasonally connects us deeply with place and time and nourishes our bodies with the natural cycles of the Earth. Fall and winter are when we need to eat foods that warm us and that means more cooked foods that often grow below the soil. Dense, nutrient and antioxidant-rich foods like onions, garlic, squash, turnips, potatoes and carrots keep us warm and protect us against illness. These vegetables also store well in root cellars during the cold winter months. Spring is a time for renewal and fresh new growth, so go for leafy, vibrant, nutrient-rich greens like dandelion, spinach, kale, swiss chard, lettuce, or cress that aid in cleansing the blood to help you …
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Everything You Do Makes a Difference, What You Eat
A New Dirty Dozen
Every summer, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases its annual list of the Dirty Dozen; the 12 most pesticide-contaminated fruits and vegetables. You can even download a handy little card listing the Dirty Dozen that fits neatly in your wallet. EWG estimates that individuals can reduce their pesticide exposure by 80% if they switch to organic when buying these 12 foods. By eating organic fruits and vegetables you: Reduce the amount of harmful pesticides and artificial chemicals you expose you and your family to; Increase your intake of natural antioxidants (called flavonoids) found in fruits and vegetables; Support agriculture that increases the health of our soil and water, which in turn grows more vitamin and mineral rich foods. Researchers have found that organic fruits and vegetables are higher in natural anti-oxidants than conventionally grown fruits and vegetables. Large conventional …
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Sep 22
Events, Everything You Do Makes a Difference, What You Do
September 22 is World Car Free Day
Participate in World Car Free Day to help save the planet!
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Nominations are now open for the 4th Annual Peter Benchley Ocean Awards
The Benchley Awards have been called the Oscars for those who act on behalf of the ocean. They are given annually and are the only existing awards that acknowledge outstanding achievement leading to the protection of our coasts and ocean across a broad range of categories. They are an opportunity to unify, inspire and recognize leaders in ocean and coastal conservation solutions: to celebrate what we have accomplished and the wonders of our blue ocean planet.
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Sep 17
Join the 26th Annual International Coastal Cleanup
In partnership with organizations and individuals across the globe, Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup engages people to remove trash and debris from the world's beaches and waterways, identify the sources of debris, and change the behaviors that cause ocean trash in the first place. Join us this September 17: Sign up for a Cleanup near you and get involved today!
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Nominations Open for UNEP’S Champions of the Earth Award
Nominations are now open for the 2012 Champions of the Earth -- the United Nations' flagship environment award that recognizes outstanding visionaries and leaders in the fields of policy, science, entrepreneurship and civil society action.
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Sea Otter Tax Write-Off Extended
California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 971 into law today extendiong the Sea Otter Tax Write-Off for another five years. Visit Defenders of Wildlife to find more information about this program and view a special message from Philippe Cousteau
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Everything You Do Makes a Difference, What You Buy, Media
For Teens: A Back-to-School Checklist for Going Green and Blue
Heading back to school? You may have a checklist for supplies, from calculators to notebooks and lined paper. Heading back to school is also ideal for another checklist, one for going green and blue at school, at home, and in your community. We all know the importance of going green. Being eco-aware is a must to protect and preserve our environment and increasingly fragile ecosystems. Why add “blue?” View the rest of the blog and my suggestions on Rodale.com
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Join Serve DC & DC Public Schools on August 20 for DCPS Beautification Day!
Beautification Day will be held this year on Saturday, August 20, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This annual event was established in 2005 as a citywide “spruce up” of all DC public school buildings in preparation for the first day of school. Beautification efforts will include landscaping, trash pick-up, light painting, planting flowers, and other external beautification efforts. Volunteers and supplies are needed at over 100 schools.
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Win a Copy of Going Blue and other Learning Materials
Edutopia is giving away five FREE copies of Going Blue in their environment focused giveaway the first week of August. To get your hands on a free copy of Going Blue and other great resources, visit http://www.edutopia.org/giveaways
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