Archive for May, 2009

Posted on May 30th, 2009 by by Marghanita

Celebrating World Oceans Day on June 8th

Just finished my poster for the Little Humbugs website to celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8th.
When you read facts like: 70% of the world’s coral reefs have been destroyed or are currently threatened you really feel you need to do something to help. I’m using my book characters to get a simple message across [...]

Posted on May 27th, 2009 by by Marghanita

Green Sunday – Recyled an old tire.

Fabulous weather on Sunday. Spent the whole day outside, a bit of gardening – finally transplanted Samuel’s sunflowers (from Chloe’s Organic collection)outside. Will plant some more seeds straight into the ground to see how they fare.
RECYCLE, RECYCLE, RECYCLE!!!!!! Recycling is so much FUN!
The swing we erected almost 5 years ago finally snapped, luckily no one [...]

Posted on May 24th, 2009 by by Marghanita

Perfect use for your plastic water bottles

Recycling couldn’t be more rewarding.
My son made this bird feeder using an old plastic water bottle several weeks ago and although our yard has a huge amount of birds flying in and out not one had taken interest until this morning.

What a thrill it was for Sam to see a bird enjoying the fruits of [...]

Posted on May 16th, 2009 by by Marghanita

Summer Rayne Oakes – An Inspiration

I had the pleasure of meeting Summer at the EPIC show in Vancouver last weekend. What an inspirational young woman. She captivated the audience with her incredible stories of change for sustainability. Her charm and sense of humor brought a strong message to the people of Vancouver. What I admire about Summer is that she [...]

Posted on May 12th, 2009 by by Marghanita

EPIC Sustainable Living Show, Vancouver

Just returned from an exhausting but very exciting sustainable living show – EPIC in beautiful Vancouver. It was wonderful to meet so many interesting, enthusiastic business’s making a difference.
An epic building to match the name of the show. This stunning green building has six acres of rooftop gardens. These have been planted with wildflowers, grass, [...]

 

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