2024 Earth Day

Plant some flowers, vegetables, fruits, or a tree this Earth Day to help our planet thrive! Plants release oxygen (which we need to breathe) and then recycle the carbon dioxide (CO2) that we release. CO2 is one of the main greenhouse gases that contributes to climate change!

Growing your own fruits and vegetables eliminates the carbon emissions that may  come from buying them at a supermarket (think of the machinery farmers have to use and then the transportation from the farm to your local supermarket – sometimes this can come from the other side of the world!).

Growing your own fruits and vegetables can also be a great way to connect with nature, learn new things and have fresher produce. Have a look at this planting calendar which shows you when to plant certain things in your region!

• When buying fruit and vegetables at the supermarket, choose the ones that aren’t pre-packaged in plastic. You could take your own produce bags and put them in there.
• Use a re-usable water bottle and lunch box – bonus points if you can get plastic free versions.
• Make green goody bags if you’re having a birthday party. You could add in homemade tasty treats, paper notebooks and flower seeds.
• Eat your ice cream from a cone. By ditching the cup and spoon you’ll reduce your plastic waste – and you’ll get to enjoy a crunchy, tasty treat, too!
• Never litter! Sometimes you have to use plastic – and that’s okay! But you should always reuse and recycle whenever you can, and never leave plastic in the environment. Rubbish left on the ground often blows into ponds and rivers, eventually making its way to the ocean.