“The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.”
— Rachel Carson
Contribution: Carson’s work influenced the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 and made ecology compelling and accessible.
Impact: This reflects Carson’s call for humanity to take responsibility for environmental impacts, particularly pesticide overuse.
Eco Tip: Have you heard of “food deserts”? I certainly never did until reading last year in The New York Times about entire swaths of urban areas with nothing but corner stores filled with processed, packaged foods and no produce whatsoever. I started paying attention, and it is true.
There is something you can do about it. By making a donation to WholesomeWave.org, they will provide fresh fruits and veggies to those underserved communities. How great is that? Actually, it is even better. Wholesome Wave obtains its organic produce from small and mid-sized farmers
This post is an excerpt from Prayers for the Planet by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.