Celebrate Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! Here are five ways you can care for and celebrate the Earth.
Eat Plant Based | Stalk and Spade
Eating a plant-based diet is such a simple yet effective way to care for our home every day. Switching your meals from meat-based to plant-based can save more than 1,100 gallons of water per day. By switching to this type of diet you can cut your carbon footprint in half. Stalk and Spade offers a variety of delicious vegan food from burgers to fries to shakes. You can dig into your favorites, that also happen to be better for the earth. As a sustainable, accessible option, eating vegan with Stalk and Spade makes a large positive impact on the environment. If you want to dive into a vegan dish for your next meal, visit www.stalkandspade.com
Wear second hand | Citizen T
Choosing to purchase second hand clothes can make a difference by supporting local businesses like Citizen T and also saving the planet. Typical fast fashion companies impact our modern earth by creating more than 21 billion tons of waste a year and sending off more than 9.5 million pounds of carbon into the air. For the clothes themselves, 700 gallons of water are used to create one shirt and can take 500 years to biodegrade. To avoid the ongoing issues from fast fashion, buying second helps avoid being wasteful with utilizing items we already have and preventing more items in our landfills. Citizen T is a change maker in the slow fashion and second hand clothing industry. With repurposing clothes and utilizing the closet we already have, the brand has been creating ripples of change to dress for the planet. From a variety of purses, jackets, shirts and other accessories, Citizen T is available online and at select hours through www.citizent.com
Celebrate and care for place | Upstream
Minnesota Upstream helps us create community through celebrating and caring for our home. It is their mission to bring Minnesota together to care collectively for our home and create discussion around why we love where we live. Celebrating our home can mean spending time outside with walking, hiking, biking or many other activities. An example of caring for our home can be picking up litter at our local parks and being mindful of nature on walks. Being engaged and connected with the outdoors community is important to fully making an impact and understanding the importance of our earth. To learn more about how you can care and celebrate for Minnesota with Upstream, visit www.minnesotaupstream.com
Use sustainable dental care I Twiggy Fresh
Did you know that there is more than one type of toothbrush that is better for the earth.? The Twiggy Fresh toothbrush is made from Miswak which is a plant that has been used for oral care around various parts of the world. As a great eco-friendly alternative to traditional plastic toothbrushes, this sustainable material lasts much longer and is able to decompose as a biodegradable material. Overall, it helps create less waste than the process of a classic plastic toothbrush. To learn more information and make a switch visit www.twiggyfresh.com
Global Volunteer Week
HandsOn Twin Cities has the right volunteer opportunity for you! Make a difference in your community and for the Earth with a variety of environmental volunteer opportunities on our website: get involved today!