Earth Day 2011
by Rachel Tayse • April 11, 2011 • Eco-friendly, Events, Travel • 2 Comments
Earth Day, the annual 24 hour period begun in 1970 to draw attention to environmental causes, is coming soon on Friday, April 22.
Columbus Area Opportunities
Green Columbus has scheduled a week’s worth of activities to lighten up and work towards a more sustainable city. On April 16 and 17, they are hosting work sites around the city. Volunteers who sign up by April 15 will receive sweet perks like swag and a token for free beer or Jeni’s ice cream at the April 23rd celebration.
Speaking of the party, all are invited to the Earth Day Celebration at Franklin Park Conservatory’s edible garden campus on Saturday April 23 from 11 am to 10 pm. Hosted by Green Columbus and ARTillary, guests will be treated to exhibits, music, children’s activities, and more. Food and drink vendors using earth friendly tableware will be available.
Northstar Cafe is again hosting their free veggie burger on Earth Day at all Columbus locations. They’ve teamed up with the Nature Conservancy’s Taste Conservation effort to inform and promote sustainable eating in Ohio.
Not in Columbus? Visit the Earth Day Network for activities across the country.
How Hounds in the Kitchen Celebrates Earth Day
Of course, many of us celebrate Earth Day every day. In 2010 I reflected on my mixed feelings about the holiday and listed simple habits to reduce my family’s environmental impact.
On Earth Day this year, we will be driving home from our Massachusetts spring break vacation. In the coming week I will share some of the ways we try to stay green when we travel.
How do you celebrate Earth Day?
We’re writing a whitepaper for our customers on how to make their restaurant environmentally friendly. It’s been eye-opening to do the research for it and find out all of the small steps you can take to make big changes.
I’m excited to read your info on green traveling. Great idea!
I don’t know what I’m not on Earth Day except to take my recycling to the mall. Origins stores and makeup counters is giving a full size face wash instead of samples like they normally do on Earth Day when you plastic bring makeup tubes and containers in for recycling. They don’t have to be their brand and they will take plastic toothpaste tubes, or at least mine does. I take hard plastic bottle caps to Aveda for recycling. Last time I was there they said they were having an event but didn’t have specifics at the time.