A to Z Blogging Challenge 2015: E is for Environmentalism

If we destroy the world for short-term gain, then what will become of us?

The late Wangari Maathai was aware of how important conservation of natural resources is. In 1977, she worked to stop state-backed deforestation in Kenya. She founded the Green Belt Movement, which has planted millions of trees in Kenya. 

Deforestation not only destroys the landscape but the habitats of many creatures, including certain humans. It makes the land more vulnerable to flooding and mudslides.

Deforestation brings short term gain to a few. Conservation brings long-term gain to us all.

~Lily~

Local Farming Innovations

One would think that making a move towards this sort of food production would be obvious. It always takes an eternity for such ideas to catch on large scale.

It has always boggled my mind when locally grown produce and locally raised meat are shipped off across the country (or to another country entirely) and then that community's food supply is brought in from somewhere else. One would think that utilizing food from nearby farms would be the logical answer. 

Things are much more complicated than they have to be, and it ends up costing the consumer more. I am a great proponent of the movement to utilize food grown and raised locally.

~Sadie~