This past week while my mom was in town, she helped me make the entrance to my house look inviting. Since I live in a place that does not get a lot of rain, We decided to plant a succulent garden. Chiggity check it out!
I also took my mom to Santa Monica while she was in town. S.M. is one of my favorite places to hang out because the people are very friendly and there is a bit more environmental awareness than most other places. It is also home to one of the biggest community gardens I have ever seen. Have you ever seen a sunflower so big??? Shopping in S.M. is also fun because many of their stores use only organic material to make their garments. Patagonia is one of these places. Their mission statement says it all:
“Our definition of quality includes a mandate for building products and working with processes that cause the least harm to the environment. We evaluate raw materials, invest in innovative technologies, rigorously police our waste and use a portion of our sales to support groups working to make a real difference. We acknowledge that the wild world we love best is disappearing. That is why those of us who work here share a strong commitment to protecting undomesticated lands and waters. We believe in using business to inspire solutions to the environmental crisis.”
While at Patagonia, I bought a t-shirt whose proceeds will go to supporting their current environmental cause: Freedom to Roam. The goal is to create, protect and restore pathways between wildlife habitats so that the animals can survive. I also bought a long sleeve shirt that is ideal for working out in cold weather. It keeps me dry and warm on the beach during the winter months.
I applaud and fully support the efforts and practices of Patagonia and encourage others to support them as well. Individuals can make big differences by making small environmental decisions in their lives, as well as by supporting the businesses that operate under environmental ethics.
Here's why gardeners wear six in spike heels,
or in this case borrow their step-daughter's
http://comics.com/9_chickweed_lane/
for 5/9/2009
Colleen, imagine being a half foot taller...
(Of course, with heels sinking in soil you
would not be that much taller and would
topple backwards easily. Still, it is funny.)
Posted by: Sukie | May 09, 2009 at 08:22 AM