Ecotainus

As we get set to mark the 40th year of Earth Day celebration, here are a few tips and shout outs to those helping to sustain my (and all of our) world this Earth Day and every day. My friends at the Morning Show were kind enough to have me back to offer viewers ideas on how to ecotain this Earth Day. To view the segment, click here: Earth Day Ecotaining with April Milliken Trigg.

In a nutshell, why not celebrate this Earth Day with a nod to the land, water and air we should all help sustain? Here are some quick and easy ideas…

• Create a menu that supports locally grown produce, grass fed/cage free beef & poultry as well as fish that is on the sustainable seafood list. Take a trip to your local Whole Foods Market and look our for their “Support Local” signs which can be found all over their stores. Serve sustainable spirits (my new fave is SquareOne Vodka) or organic wines like Bonterra or Parducci.
• Ditch the glassware and create a grab, go and give back beverage station by filling a large bowl with ice and recyclable beverages, like the new Dasani Plant Bottle, and encouraging your guests to recycle their beverage containers by placing a recycling station next to your drink set up.
• Decorate with reusable linens (thanks to bbj linens for use of those shown the segment), sustainable stems like those found at OrganicBouquet.com and all your nature-oriented décor around the house. Take a stroll on the beach this Earth Day and, as you enjoy the land, water and air we all need to strive to protect, collect a few mementos to display on your table which not only offers an inexpensive décor piece but also reminds us of how preserving our local community helps contribute to sustaining the entire planet.

Happy Earth Day!