Every year on April 22nd, we celebrate Earth day. To some it may not be a big holiday, but to me it should be the most celebrated. Of course I think I am slightly biased considering my birthday is on this day as well. But seriously, considering the Pope declared polluting the environment a sin, we should all take a better look at what we can do to stop the damage we have caused. For all those Baker Babes out there, here are a few simple tips to get started today.
- Use reusable bags for buying all your groceries and baking supplies. I have the bags, now I am just working on remembering to take them into the store with me. A lot of stores even give you a small discount now for bringing your own bags. Want something really cool to tote around? Buy a Baker Babe Tote!
- Recycle as much as you can. I am lucky that I live in a city that has free curbside recycling pickup, but if you don’t take the extra effort to take it to a center once a month or back to a store. Sometimes I even donate items like egg cartons, milk jugs, and paper towel tubes to my son’s school where I know it will go to good use in art projects.
- Bake local. When you think about your menus, try to pick items in season that you can get locally. For me that means apples in the fall and berries in the summer. It is still ok to mix it up with some exotic foods once in a while. The last time I checked, they don’t grow coconuts in New Hampshire.
- If all else fails and you get so depressed about the destruction of our Earth, bake up some goodies. To celebrate I suggest “Dirt Cups” or “Earth Globe cookies”. Happy Earth Day!
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