Eat more sustainably
Changing your diet to be more sustainable does not have to mean giving up your favorite foods. Read below to see how you can make minor changes to your diet that will have a huge impact on the environment.
Support Organic Ingredients
From a one-woman noodle factory on Whidbey Island to Edmonds bakers at The Cottage who work under the motto, “EAT REAL BREAD” or vegan and gluten-free street crêpes; there are plenty of options for eating out.
Check out this list of restaurants who use a variety of organic ingredients:
• Snohomish chef’s signature dish: Buttery black cod in “crazy water”
• These local baked goods lack gluten, but not flavor
• New kombucha brewery and taproom opens in Arlington
• Ono Poke in Edmonds serves up authentic Hawaiian poke
If you prefer to bake your own meals, here are some recipes that feature organic ingredients to get you started:
Go Meatless
Agriculture is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. To help prevent this, you can reduce your meat consumption in various ways: go meatless, eat more vegetarian dishes, or try plant-based meat alternatives.
Composting
Do you have extra food scraps? Composting is an easy way to get rid of them and it benefits the environment. It is a “low-effort and high-reward” activity that puts your table scraps to use. Find out more about DIY Composting and how you can get started today.
Grow the future
Grow a Garden
Spring is in the air, which means it is the perfect time to get started on your perfect garden. Here are some tips to get started:
• Lawn alternatives to consider
Plant a tree
• Sequoiadendron Giganteum Glaucum
Minimize Pollution
There are a lot of ways you can help minimize pollution in your environment, from product purchasing, to recycling and picking up trash. You can also back the state legislation to limit plastic.
Pick Up Trash
The easiest way to help prevent pollution is to pick up trash. This helps prevent small pieces of garbage from ending up in landfills, water supplies, gardens, and wildlife habitats. Here are some heartwarming stories about individuals who go above and beyond by ensuring that trash is collected and disposed of properly in Snohomish County:
• Snohomish River Biologist Fills 59 Pick Up Beds
• Volunteers Pull Bottles & Clothing from Lake Stevens
• This volunteer makes a difference one garbage bag at a time
• Divers collect Marine Debris
Recycle
You know the slogan, “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!” Well, here are some tips and tricks to getting started with a new recycling resolution in your home. If you are feeling more creative, find out how you can turn trash into art.
Sustainable Products
As stated in this article, Go green and look good doing it, you can help minimize pollution by simply changing your wardrobe, the products you use on a daily basis, including your bags, water bottles, jewelry, shirts and more.
Advocate for Education
A simple gesture towards changing our future is environmental education. This can be through simple conversations, courses or simply sharing posts via social media. Here’s links to articles that highlight the importance of environmental education.
• Amid smoke-filled summers, motivated teachers drive climate education
• Kids can pass along environmental lessons to adults
Go Digital
You can also save trees by going digital. What is one way to do it? Subscribe to The Daily Herald and unlimited digital access! This includes access to our website, app and print editions, a digital version of the printed paper. Go green and subscribe today!
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Get Outside!
The best way to enjoy Earth Day is to get outside. There is a lot to do in the Pacific Northwest, so take advantage of the beauty that is all around us.
Here are some things you can do to get outside this weekend:
• This Summer, visit Paradise on Earth
• 5 Things to do this Summer in Snohomish County
• The most Tee-Rific golf courses in Snohomish County
•The best hiking trails in Snohomish County
This list was inspired by the nonprofit, https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-tips/
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