Overwhelmed by how you feel about the climate crisis? Well, to paraphrase the Talmud: "It is not on you to complete the task of repairing the world, neither are you free to desist from it."
Mark Bohrer is the past Poet Laureate of North Andover, Mass.
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
A reason to always choose organic produce
There are lots of reasons to choose organic produce. If you want one
more, here's a story about how nicotine-based pesticides damage bees,
and appear to be contributing to "Colony Collapse Disorder". If we lose
bees, a lot of our food supply is going to disappear. Not a good thing. The main reason to choose organic is not just that it's healthier for you and your family (which it is) but that it's A LOT healthier for the whole environment, upon which you and your family depend for food and water - and life.