Getting ready for this year's EARTH DAY!

This year we are celebrating the 39th Annual Earth Day, Tuesday April 22nd!

Here are a couple of planet-friendly recipes for you and your family/friends to enjoy this Earth Day.
Angel Hair Pasta with Asparagus
http://recipes.kaboose.com/angel-hair-pasta-with-asparagus.html

California Veggie Wrap
http://recipes.kaboose.com/california-veggie-wrap.html

While you're at it, there are plenty of craft projects to enjoy with your friends. You can recycle those old steel cans into pen holders and pots for herbs or other small plants. Go ahead and paint the outside of the cans and no one will ever know it came from your recyclables. Get creative!
Design a canvas grocery bag so you no longer have to waste all of those plastic bags! We're all guilty of it, but here's a chance to change that. Paint a replica of the Earth on it as a reminder to stay green all year long.

Recycling is when an object can be shredded, melted or otherwise processed and then turned into new raw material -- for instance, aluminum cans can be melted down to make more cans, glass can make more glass, cardboard and paper make more cardboard and paper, plastic bags and containers can be turned into other plastic products. This takes some energy (very little for aluminum), but it is a good choice.

Reusing is when you find a use for an existing item - like decorating a bag and using it as a gift bag instead of buying wrapping paper; putting leftovers into a clean container from some other food; turning a used box into storage; decorating a can to hold pencils; saving packing peanuts and boxes and using them the next time you need to ship something or give a gift.

Our desire to preserve our resources and our planet should be an everyday objective. When you're leaving a room, remember to turn off all lights and electrical appliances. Try to avoid those paper products in your kitchen; a little dish-doing never hurt anyone.

If you really want to be active this Earth Day, organize a clean-up in an area of your town; whether it's the riverbank, the beach, or just the grass areas of streets. Don't forget your gloves! Start a recycling program in your neighborhood so that everyone may recycle. Organize bins into Plastic, Glass, Paper, and Aluminum. You will feel really great about the efforts put into preserving your earth at the end of the day. Hopefully, those efforts will be carried throughout the rest of your lives.

Remember, compassion starts with you and what you're willing to prove.