#earthweek

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Just In Time For Earth Day, Crochet a World Map Wall Hanging by Marina Nikolaidou: 👉 https://buff.ly/41hvOEb 🌏🧶

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Thrifting: A Million Possibilities

I’ve seen a lot of people bring up thrifting in terms of shopping for clothing, which is fantastic! Decreasing the loop of clothing production is a great step in sustainability, as well as a way of progressively eliminating fast fashion. But thrifting is also fantastic for closing the loop of production in other ways, from kitchen items, to décor, to furniture, and more. 

The majority of the items in my apartment right now are thrifted, both because it can be super reasonable to fill a living space with secondhand items, and because it helped eliminate all the packaging and waste of new items. Besides that, secondhand furniture is also likely to be a lot better quality than the new particle board pieces that can be found at IKEA. Some of my favorite pieces were also the most reasonable; my china cabinet (which was actually one of my pricier pieces) was only $33 at an antique store, and all it needed was a little bit of furniture polish and a new piece of glass to make it look like new. 

In reality, I moved into my place mid-COVID, so shopping for new furniture and decorations was a little difficult unless I wanted to do so online. Yard sales and local estate auctions became my best friend, and I not only found a bunch of really nice pieces for cheap, but that money stayed within the community as well. It felt like a win for everyone involved; I got something I needed, someone got something out of their home they no longer needed, and an item was kept out of a landfill. 

Yard sales and thrifting is amazing for you and the environment, but it’s also super fun too. It’s a fun way to spend some time, and you might find something you didn’t know you were looking for. So the next time you need to buy or replace something, see if anyone around you already has it for sale. Chances are, you can do yourself and the earth a favor. 

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Happy earth week, everybody ❤️🐝

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Small habits can lead to big changes – especially for our environment.

What sustainable habits have you started during your time at home?

Share the sustainable habits that you’ve adopted during lockdown in the comments.

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fear the seas

eat more trees

cry bees

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Moving the Giants

In 1991, arborist David Milarch had a near-death experience that inspired a personal quest to reforest our planet. He would harvest the genetics of the world's oldest trees, initiate tree-planting efforts to combat climate change, and help restore the planet’s health. Remarkably, he has been doing just that. Moving the Giants follows one man, David Milarch, as he clones some of the world’s most ancient and largest living things – California’s coastal redwoods -- and replants them in Oregon. This effort serves two purposes: First, as the planet warms and conditions for these redwoods change in their southernmost range, it is likely that many of these trees will die. By cloning and replanting them further north in places where they once thrived but have been clearcut, Milarch will preserve these majestic giants. Second, redwood trees are among the most effective carbon sequestration tools in the world. By planting these seedlings, Milarch takes part in a global effort to use one of nature’s most impressive achievements to re-chart a positive course for humanity.

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