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Here we are on Monday!!!! Happy Earth Day!!!!! When I was little I was always brought up by my parents and aunt and uncle to respect the Earth and nature and was always encouraged to do things outdoors and give back when I can. And it can be done with huge effort or even smaller things you wouldn't even think of. We can all pledge to avoid using those damn, noisy and weak plastic bags from the grocery stores. I now have upwards of 20 reusable bags! It took me a few weeks when I started using them, because I'd forget to take them when I might have an impromptu stop at the grocery or market. So now, I keep a stash in my car trunk at all times, or if you don't have many, get in the habit of taking them back out to your car once unpacked. We can avoid using plastic in the home, Go on nature walks, make lifestyle changes that reduce your carbon footprint, like turning off lights or tv if you're not in the room. We can educate friends and family on ways to save the environment. We can also initiate ways to get waster better recycled where we work. I'm proud of the job my company does with waste. Everything get separated in the back by cardboard, Styrofoam and regular paper waste and is then send back on our own trucks to recycle centers. When I worked with the Dame at the flowers shop. I got him to talk to his floral wholesalers to take back the ample number of boxes he'd get at the shop, and they did...and it saved them money from getting more boxes made. He told me they now make all the florist they serve do it. So you never know where a little gesture might take you and the good it will do. Today I and some others from our sister stores, are taking a half day to collect litter on roads and byways. Another small thing we can do is loosen the soil and sprinkle and sow some wildflowers seeds. They make a great habitat for bees and butterflies. Supply a water bath for birds and you'll find the bees use it too. But we have to remember reducing, reuse and recycle.

🌳Happy Earth Day🌳