Earth Day 2020 – Climate Action

Earth Day 2020 – Climate Action

Climate change is now the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the conditions that make our world habitable, hence the decision to choose CLIMATE ACTION as the theme for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Although this year’s Earth Day events are running digitally due to covid19, the pandemic has given us a chance to see in real time that fewer motorized vehicles on the streets, less pollution from factories, and less waste from superfluous consumerism, can clear the air and considerably reduce garbage in a matter of weeks, when there is a global effort involved … click on title for more

Earth Day 2018 – Green Thumbs up to Urban Gardening!

Earth Day 2018 – Green Thumbs up to Urban Gardening!

57% of Canadian households reported growing some sort of edible (vegetables, fruits or herbs) in their backyards, balconies or even indoors. The amount of urban gardening in Mexico is not well documented, but I was pleasantly surprised when I learned that in the last decade, several projects have been developed to encourage Mexico City residents to start rooftop veggie gardens, community plots, and school greening projects ... click on image for more