Bella Ink Designs wishes you all a happy Earth Day! (And don't forget that Friday is Arbor Day) You can always run out and plant a tree from a local nursery in honor of this green week, but you may eventually run out of yard space if that's all you do year-after-year. Try to be green every day by adopting a few new habits:
1. Purchase those reusable grocery bags and REMEMBER to take them out of your trunk when you go into the store each and every time. And don't be afraid to use them when you're shopping for clothes, shoes, make-up... anything, anywhere!
2. Plant a garden! Some vegetables are ready to go into the ground right now, including asparagus, carrots, lettuce, peas, onions, potatoes, radishes, and spinach. Don't have room for a garden? Plant tomatoes, pole beans, or Jalapenos in a pot on your porch.
3. Traveling for business or pleasure? Offset your carbon footprint by visiting Terrapass and their easy to use carbon footprint calculator.
4. Stop buying bottled water by the case and purchase a reusable water bottle. Skeptical of the H2O that comes out of your faucet, attach a filter.
5. Become a member of your local arboretum. Some of the gals at Bella Ink Designs are members of Lisle's Morton Arboretum, "an internationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to the planting and conservation of trees." The Arboretum, while educational, is also a fabulous place to walk, run, have a picnic or spend the evening. In the summer they host outdoor concerts, and you don't have to be a member to attend. (But you do have to have a ticket) On Friday, April 24th, the Arboretum in Lisle is FREE for everybody.
6. Purchase the Bella Ink Designs "Tree Hugger" folded note card, blank for personalization or pre-printed with "Thank You." 10% of Bella Ink's wholesale proceeds from this card will go to American Forests, an organization who will plant one tree for every $1.00 donated. Visit www.americanforests.org to find out more about their tree planting projects, or to make a donation.
Visit Bella Ink's "Find a Store" page for a list of retailers & online businesses that carry Bella Ink Designs. And remember, this is just a short list of fun & easy things you can do to help the planet.
