#earthmonth

[noaasanctuaries]

On the eve of Earth Day, meet the coral reefs of your National Marine Sanctuary System! Coral reefs can be found in several sanctuaries from the Pacific Islands to the Gulf of Mexico. Learn about corals in our latest #EarthIsBlue video!

#EarthMonth #CoralReef #Caption #noaa #science #nature #coral reef #earthday #earth #Youtube

[djmutt]

Isn’t it remarkable

Like every time a raindrop falls

It’s just another ordinary miracle today

Birds in winter have their fling

But always make it home by spring

It’s just another ordinary miracle today

It’s not raining acid of pollution, just pure water on the pure flourishing environment. No I don’t know why their circuits aren’t being destroyed by the rain’s water either. Whatever, I’m not letting those 3 hours of my life go to waste.

#wallexeve #wall e fanart #earthmonth #earthmonth2024 #procreate #🌎🌍🌏

[wilfredwil]

Save Earth! Save Home! We need to love Earth to save our lives!

#art #digital art #cartoon #earth day #earthmonth #mother earth #save earth #save planet #poster #poster design

[angelasouthern]

New work for @nrdc_org (Natural Resource Defense Council) 🌸🌎🌼 In celebration of National Poetry Month and Earth Month this April, NRDC has partnered with @orion_magazine to ask three poets to face our climate crisis head-on. Three writers counter despair and summon courage in facing the challenges of our warming world. #nrdc #rachelelizagriffiths #seanhill #janewong #poets #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrymonth #lettering #handlettering #letteringartist #digitalcollage #editorialillustration #letteringillustration #earthmonth (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqbagEBL-wS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#nrdc #rachelelizagriffiths #seanhill #janewong #poets #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrymonth #lettering #handlettering #letteringartist #digitalcollage #editorialillustration #letteringillustration #earthmonth

[downtoearthmarkets]

April is Earth Month, a time to raise awareness around the issues that are affecting our planet’s natural resources including the air we breathe, the water we drink and the oceans and land we depend on for food. In celebration of Earth Month, we will be sharing a series of recent interviews that tie directly into the environmental mission of Down to Earth Markets.

This week we are pleased to feature a recent chat with Ed McNamara of SOVA Farm. Ed and his wife Rose joined Down to Earth Markets as a vendor during the height of the pandemic in May 2020. They have since built a large and loyal following of enthusiastic shoppers at our Larchmont and Rye locations.

SOVA Farm is a USDA certified organic livestock farm nestled amongst the rolling hills of Norwich, New York. It has naturally defined fields and lush green pastures, a stream running through the middle of the farm, and a handful of ponds. Ed and Rose are passionate about producing the highest quality, nutrient-dense foods by tending to the earth through organic, humane and regenerative farming.

How did SOVA Farm come about? In 2016, I watched the documentary film Food, Inc. about the industrial food system and treatment of factory farmed animals, which deeply moved me. At the time, I had been working for major banks in Manhattan for over thirty years, Rose was a medical assistant, and our children were fully grown and living independently. Seeing this movie gave me an aha moment and I said to Rose “That’s it! We’re buying a farm and producing good food for people!” To which Rose replied, “Where you go, I go … but you have no idea what you’re talking about.” Boy was she right. 

Did you and Rose grow up farming?  Rose grew up on a government farm in the former Soviet Union in Kazakhstan that the whole family worked on. Their two-room house had no indoor plumbing or electricity. They carried water in two buckets on a pole across their backs for the house and to provide it to the animals. At one point, due to their German heritage, Rose’s father was sent to a Russian work camp in the Ural Mountains. Luckily, he was able to escape and rejoin the family in Kazakhstan. I, on the other hand, grew up in the suburbs of Long Island.

What was the first year on SOVA Farm like?  I spent two years reading all the books I could find on farming and raising livestock, or at least the first chapter. I went to conferences and seminars up and down the East Coast. I had some preconceived ideas about how things would run on the farm, but we mainly wanted a way of life that made sense to us by doing something that benefits people. Of course, I made every mistake possible but fortunately haven’t repeated many. Rose has been very kind in gently pointing me in the right direction on several occasions.

What do you produce on the farm and what kind of animals do you raise?  SOVA Farm’s primary focus is organic, pastured eggs and poultry from chickens, ducks and turkeys. We recently started raising heritage pigs as organic pork is very hard to find. We are restocking sheep this year so will have organic lamb available next season. As an aside, we also grow organic herbs and some vegetables.

Our favorite livestock animal is the sheep. Their dark eyes look right into your soul, and they can show many emotions. They can be very playful on the fields, can express joy and are supportive of each other. Watching lambs run around and frolic together is so fun. On a domestic basis we have five dogs and three cats, mostly for keeping predators at bay.

SOVA Farm’s products are USDA Certified Organic, which sets them apart from similar locally produced products. What does this process entail?  It’s not easy to become organic and maintain that status. It requires a lot of time, effort and expense. For instance, our most recent inspection took four full days to prepare for and the annual application took 52 hours to complete. Our annual fees will exceed $3,000 and, because we must purchase organic feed, it means that we spent $45,000 more than our conventional equivalent. However, it’s what we believe in and by doing it our customers know they are getting the very best pastured product available without any antibiotics or harmful chemicals.

April is Earth Month. Agriculture, and meat production in particular, has an outsized environmental footprint. How do you minimize the impacts of SOVA’s meat production?  We don’t want to minimize our impact on the environment – we want to maximize it in a very positive way! It all starts with our rotational grazing which means moving animals around the farm. Their hooves in the dirt and their manure boost soil health by fertilizing the pastures, which provides nutrients for the different types of grasses to grow. It enables worms and insects to thrive and dig holes in the soil, allowing water to penetrate deep and reach the roots. Earthworm castings and insect frass are wonderful for the plants as well.

We are essentially grass farmers, because if the fields do well the animals do well. We only make enough hay to feed animals in the winter months – the rest is cut and left in the fields to create thatch. This helps protect the fields during hot summer days and reduces moisture loss. It also feeds the insects, and the decaying grass feeds the plants. When we clean out our barns in the spring we create large mulch piles of several tones. After two years, we use the decomposed mulch to further naturally fertilize our fields.

Thank you, Ed and Rose. We are so appreciative of all you do to environmentally steward your land, tend to the animals, and bring the best Certified Organic products to our markets.

#downtoearthmkts #farmersmarket #eatlocal #buylocal #shoplocal #localfood #farmersmarkets #eatdowntoearth #agriculture #sova farm #earthmonth #regenerative agriculture #organic food #organic farming

[sgcruz21-blog]

(via Hiatus Spa + Retreat's Spa For A Cause during Earth Month)

#hiatusspaandretreat #earthmonth #water #wellness #charitywater #fundraisers #nonprofitorganizations #spanews #businessnews

[indhacraftorg]

https://www.indha.in

#conciousconsumerism #earthday #earthday2023 #earthdayeveryday #earthhero #earthmonth #ecofriendly #sustainableshopping #Desk Organizer #Document Holder #File Holder #Handmade #Home Utility #Magazine Holder #Magazine Stand #News Paper Holder

[supernerdninja]

Is buying refurbished electronics better for the planet than buying brand new ones?             

Given the buildup of e-waste these days, environmentalists are increasingly looking at refurbished items when shopping for new electronics.

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the world produces some 50 million tons of electronic waste each year, and the figure is increasing. Meanwhile, only 20 percent of this electronic waste is disposed of properly. The remaining 80 percent is either sent to landfills, incinerated or illegally traded, resulting in a host of environmental problems including groundwater…

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#earthmonth #earthtalk #electronics #landfill #laptops #refuburbished

[freezecrowd]

The world is your oyster as college student. Go explore! Join us on FreezeCrowd.com to show gratitude for our natural world! Freeze with your passion that led you here. #AllIsOursDay #AllIsOurs #EarthMonth

#AllIsOursDay #AllIsOurs #EarthMonth

[carolcooks2]

Monday Musings...3rd April 2023...There Will Come Soft Rains...#Earthmonth,

  Welcome to Monday Musings...April has arrived already it is the second month of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the second month of astronomical fall in the Southern  Hemisphere… Every month, there are hundreds of national and international celebrations dedicated to raising awareness and support for meaningful causes. April the 1st was the start of Earth Month and given…

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#Earthmonth #National Wildlife Awareness Week #blogging

[cesgmorris]

Enjoyed by carry out the blackened Wild Alaska Pollock & Potato Chowder with the Blackened Wild Alaska Pollock with Cajun Risotto from @nordstrom Grill to cater my working lunch with @coastalvillages today! This amazing partnership with @nordstromseattle, @tridentseafoods, and @wildakpollock for #earthmonth brings #climatefriendlypollock to menus nationwide. #wildalaskapollock #akpollockfuturefish #teamwildalaskapollock #nordstrom #nordstromrestaurants #eatdrinknordstrom (at Nordstrom Downtown Seattle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqZFEzAv8w2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#earthmonth #climatefriendlypollock #wildalaskapollock #akpollockfuturefish #teamwildalaskapollock #nordstrom #nordstromrestaurants #eatdrinknordstrom

[djmutt]

Marlin, Nemo and Dory post to remind you to PROTECT and RESPECT the ocean and ocean life. Imagine an ocean completely devoid of garbage, pollution and extinction. THAT is the ocean we want.

#ocean #earthmonth #earthmonth2024 #finding nemo #dory #procreate

[rosecay-australia]

I’m very thankful to all of my Poshmark Australia customers! 🥰 🙏 💕 16 Items sold during my weekend flash sale! 🥳🤗❤️🌹 @poshmarkau I really appreciate each one of them! ☺️😘 I’m also supporting all of the packaging & satchel businesses that is 🌏 #ecofriendly , #compostable 🪴#compostablepackaging , and ♻️ #recyclable #recyclablepackaging ! Happy Earth Month!!! 🍃🌳🌱🌲🌏 #earthmonth 2022!!! 😌 . . . Check out my listing I just added to my #Poshmark closet: @Rosecay | Poshmark AU Closet. #shopmycloset @poshmarkapp ❓ No Poshmark Account yet? ✅ Sign-up for the first time and 💰 Get $A10 off! 💰 ✅ Use Code: ROSECAY upon signing up! ➡️ Bundle to Save! 🎁 ➡️ Pay One-Off Shipping fee 🚀 ➡️ Buy 3 Items Or More... Get 10% OFF! 💰 Thank you 💕 Ruth | @Rosecay | Poshmark AU Closet Poshmark Ambassador II ⭐️ . . . . . . . . . . https://poshmark.com.au/closet/rosecay or Link in bio ☝️ #poshmarkau #poshmarkaustralia #rosecayaustralia #rosecayposhmark #rosecaycloset #preloveddress #poshmarkseller #secondhandaustralia #dressaustralia #upcycledfashion #thriftandconsignmentaustralia #thriftaustralia #prelovedaustralia #onlinestore #smallbusinessaustralia #australiawomensfashion #australiapreloved #prelovedfashion #secondhand #secondhandclothes #ootd #poshmarkambassador (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb7eTFfpMMO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ecofriendly #compostable #compostablepackaging #recyclable #recyclablepackaging #earthmonth #poshmark #shopmycloset #poshmarkau #poshmarkaustralia #rosecayaustralia #rosecayposhmark #rosecaycloset #preloveddress #poshmarkseller #secondhandaustralia #dressaustralia #upcycledfashion #thriftandconsignmentaustralia #thriftaustralia #prelovedaustralia #onlinestore #smallbusinessaustralia #australiawomensfashion #australiapreloved #prelovedfashion #secondhand #secondhandclothes #ootd #poshmarkambassador

[brockinitiative]

So, last month was #EarthMonth … Did you celebrate #EarthDay? 🌎🌞 Wondering what you can do? 🤷🏻‍♂️🌏🤷‍♀️ Order a free copy of #RichardBrock’s "PLANET CRUNCH The Life (or Death?) of Planet Earth” for plenty of ideas! 🌍👌 . This 150-page paperback book is FREE to all those interested. It is part of an ambitious project that draws attention to the challenges we all face; especially involving #biodiversity. 💚 . This book is unique perspective on planet Earth at crunch-time. Based on how the media have lifted the natural world to the front-page headlines, the book is richly illustrated, packed with commentary on #wildlife, #naturalresources, impacts of #globalpolitics, #population, #climatechange and our future. 📖 . There are limited numbers now available, so we encourage you to order now to score your free copy! 📚⏳ . It’s #PlanetCrunchTime … Be interested. Swipe right for example pages … It’s very visual! ➡️ . Free book including P&P to the UK, subsidised postage elsewhere. Visit brockinitiative.org 👀 . We do suggest that you make a donation to a #wildlifeconservation charity, Richard’s preferred charity local charity being the Avon Wildlife Trust - @avonwt 🦡 Not obligatory. . There’s an accompanying film in three parts, free to watch too. See out Youtube or Vimeo accounts. 🎞️ . . . . . . . . . #makeadifference #freebook #brockinitiative #climateemergency #climatecrisis #savetheplanet #saveourselves #wildlifefilm #wildlifebook #conservation #nature #PlanetEarth #naturewriting #environmental #environmentalwriting 🌐 #reading 📚 (at Brock Initiative) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdDvBS_s8mU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#earthmonth #earthday #richardbrock #biodiversity #wildlife #naturalresources #globalpolitics #population #climatechange #planetcrunchtime #wildlifeconservation #makeadifference #freebook #brockinitiative #climateemergency #climatecrisis #savetheplanet #saveourselves #wildlifefilm #wildlifebook #conservation #nature #planetearth #naturewriting #environmental #environmentalwriting #reading

[jimabernethy]

#Repost @teamsharkwater —— Shark DNA has been found in 1/3 of pet food samples, say scientists at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. Additionally, the ingredients listed on the pet foods did not indicate that shark was included but instead labels shark ingredients as “ocean fish,” “white fish” or “white bait.” Of the 144 samples tested from 16 different brands, 45 came back with Shark DNA. Blue shark was the most commonly identified species, followed by the endangered silky shark, whitetip reef shark, sicklefin weasel shark, Caribbean sharpnose shark and the sand tiger shark. "The vague terminology used to describe pet food ingredients, and in some cases, the mislabeling of contents, prevents consumers—in this case, pet owners—from making informed and environmentally conscious decisions; consequently, pet owners and animal lovers may unwittingly be contributing to the overfishing of endangered sharks," said co-authors Ian French and Dr. Benjamin Wainwright. @diegocardenosa , who was featured testing pet foods and cosmetics with Rob Stewart in “Sharkwater Extinction” found endangered sharks in 63% of pet foods purchased in the U.S. in a study released in 2019 and said, “Shark populations could benefit if consumers have the alternative to choose whether or not to purchase products containing threatened shark species.” Sharks are highly sought for their fins and livers – leading them to be overfished at an unprecedented rate. The remaining shark body has a low value and often becomes a by-product that ends up in pet foods, fertilizers and fish pellets. With over 75% of oceanic shark populations currently at risk of extinction, it is crucial for producers to be more transparent to their consumers. Invest in our planet by being a conscious consumer and buying products that are shark-free. #robstewart #sharkwater #savesharks #sharks #conservation #finfree #wildlife #robstewart #sharkwaterextinction #earthmonth #earthday # DiegoCardenosa (at Mother Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc_7PVVlMGP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#repost #robstewart #sharkwater #savesharks #sharks #conservation #finfree #wildlife #sharkwaterextinction #earthmonth #earthday

[downtoearthmarkets]

April is Earth Month although, here at Down to Earth Markets, we like to treat every month as Earth Month. Our planet is facing a multitude of challenges including climate change, waste management, pollution and biodiversity loss to name just a few. Responsible environmental stewardship lies at the very core of our mission to provide access to locally, sustainably grown and produced food. But there’s more than one way that a weekly trip to your Down to Earth farmers market can reduce your carbon footprint and have you treading lighter on mother earth all season long. If you’re looking to cut back on the volume of waste you generate this month and beyond, read on to learn more about some of the initiatives we’re taking: Textile Recycling The average American consumer throws away 81.5 pounds of clothes every year and, in New York City alone, more than 400 million pounds of clothes are discarded annually! It’s estimated that 85% of this waste ends up in landfills and incinerators, which has major environmental implications as textile production requires significant amounts of chemicals, energy, water and other natural resources. Furthermore, it can take 200+ years for materials to break down in a landfill, during which decomposing textiles generate greenhouse methane gas and leach toxic chemicals and dyes into the groundwater and soil. Down to Earth has partnered with Green Tree Textiles to provide textile recycling in many of our farmers markets since 2013. Green Tree Textiles strives to protect the planet by collecting unwanted textiles for repurposing by environmentally minded manufacturers and designers. They accept clothing, shoes, accessories, and household linens. Gently used pieces are re-donated to local and overseas charities, while those in poor condition are sold to fiber and rag manufacturers. If you’d like to divert your unneeded textiles from the overburdened waste stream and give them new life, click here for a list of our locations with Green Tree Collection Bins. Food Scrap Recycling The FDA estimates that between 30-40 percent of the U.S. food supply is wasted every year, amounting to a whopping 219 pounds of food waste per person. In fact, Americans throw away more food than any other country in the world! Industrial food production entails massive quantities of land, water and energy while discarded food generates significant greenhouse gas emissions. According to the World Wildlife Federation, carbon emissions from wasted food in the United States is equivalent to that of 37 million cars. While there are plenty of reduction hacks you can follow, generating a certain amount of food waste in the kitchen is unavoidable. Items such as eggshells, coffee grounds and vegetable trimmings can easily be composted in a backyard setup. If home composting is not your bag, many New York state municipalities now offer food scrap recycling programs that accept the full spectrum of food waste including meat, fish and dairy. Among them is New York City, which is in the process of relaunching its brown bin curbside pickup program. Down to Earth Markets works with local community organizations to host onsite educational tables about the benefits of food scrap recycling and provides municipal food scrap collection bins in several of our farmers markets. This makes it easier for shoppers to source their food locally and recycle it locally, easing the transition towards a closed loop, greener food system. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling A 2022 Greenpeace report revealed that the recycling rate for municipal plastic waste stands at only five percent nationally – just a fraction of the 40 million tons that Americans generate each year. Approximately 36 per cent of this plastic waste is used in packaging, including single-use plastic food and beverage containers. Unlike most industrially produced supermarket foods, the food sold in our farmers markets has minimal to zero packaging. Plus, we encourage shoppers to bring their reusable totes to the market to avoid creating waste from disposable plastic shopping bags. To extend our efforts in this area in celebration of Earth Month, Down to Earth is providing Terracycle Zero Waste Boxes in select farmers markets for two weeks starting over Earth Day weekend (April 22nd & 23rd). Shoppers will be able to drop off clean, hard-to-recycle plastic food containers made from any flexible or rigid plastic, except compostable plastics. The waste collected will be processed into raw materials that can be reused instead of sent to landfills. These are just a few examples of the many ways in which Down to Earth Markets is helping curb unnecessary waste with the goal of creating a healthier, greener food future for the region in which we operate. We look forward to exploring and embracing further initiatives whenever feasible. Happy Earth Month to you all 💚.

#downtoearthmkts #earthmonth #earthmonth2023 #earthday #earthday2023 #recycling #textilerecycling #foodscraprecycling #terracycle #plasticreduction #shoplocal #buylocal #eatlocal #farmersmarket #farmersmarkets