{"id":64,"date":"2019-04-18T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oaksofdenton.com\/blog\/?p=64"},"modified":"2019-03-28T18:59:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T18:59:24","slug":"host-an-earth-day-bash-to-show-our-planet-some-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oaksofdenton.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/18\/host-an-earth-day-bash-to-show-our-planet-some-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Host an Earth Day Bash to Show Our Planet Some Love!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 1970, April 22 has been designated as Earth Day to celebrate our planet and encourage us all to preserve the environment. While each of us can individually adopt eco-friendly practices, why not join forces with friends and family? By collaborating with others, we hold each other accountable and generate more ideas about environmentalism than we can alone. <\/p>\n

This year, make your efforts fun by throwing an Earth Day Bash. Start by gathering your friends and family at a nearby park or field to pick up trash. Supply the crew with garbage bags and rubber gloves and set a timer for thirty minutes to an hour of clean-up. Be sure to separate recyclables from waste and dispose of everything properly.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, offer each member of your clean-up crew a dollop of hand sanitizer and invite everyone to reconvene at your home for an Earth Day potluck. Ask your guests to bring items that are ethically and sustainably sourced, such as produce grown organically by local farmers and dishes that don’t require using a lot of electricity to prepare. Think salads, delicious dips, hummus, and zucchini “noodles.” <\/p>\n

After the meal, invite your guests to adopt one or two eco-friendly practices and commit to them for a whole year. Examples include carrying your groceries home in reusable bags and making your own non-toxic cleaning solutions out of white vinegar and essential oils. <\/p>\n

Once everyone has selected one or two eco-friendly practices to adopt, have guests take a moment to pull up the calendar app on their phones and enter reminders such as “place a reusable bag in the car” or “add tea tree oil to Sunday’s shopping list.” <\/p>\n

Finally, schedule a follow-up to the Earth Day Bash, so that everyone can share new eco-friendly ideas, report the results of their efforts, and enjoy another clean-up and potluck.<\/p>\n

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Since 1970, April 22 has been designated as Earth Day to celebrate our planet and encourage us all to preserve the environment. While each of us can individually adopt eco-friendly practices, why not join forces with friends and family? By collaborating with others, we hold each other accountable and generate more ideas about environmentalism than we… <\/p>\n

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