9 Things You Can Do To Lessen Your Environmental Impact (part 3)

...continued from yesterday's post

Happy Earth Day!  The countdown continues with the number one thing that we can do to Go Green, have fun, and save money.

1)  Grow your own
Even those of us with the blackest of thumbs can have our own beautiful, sustainable, and rewarding gardens.

Plant greens to save green and help the environment with:

• Less chemicals in the environment:  Most farms use hazardous pesticides, herbicides, and engineered fertilizers.  Although I'm not as paranoid as some about the possible risk of consuming these types of things, when the crops are rinsed, all this gross stuff is flushed into the water system.
• Waste reduction:  Grow your own and you don't need any of that annoying packaging.  Obviously, this will help preserve valuable landfill space.
• Emission Reduction:  As discussed earlier, supermarket produce often travels very far before making it into your kitchen, burning a lot of gas and rubber.

In addition, it'll reduce your food costs, lower stress levels, improve the nutritional value of your meals, and make you look cool.

I promise, it's easier than you think, and it can pay for itself after a few months.  Even for those of us with very limited space can have some super herbs and veggies using hydroponics.  This weekend's Groupon* features City Hydroponic (save over $51-$94) with locations in Bronx and Brooklyn, which offer free hydroponic growing classes.  Even if you're not nearby, they offer shipping and their super knowledgeable staff are happy to answer any of your gardening questions.

*yup, another shameless plug