Celebrate Earth Day in Albuquerque

Raising kids makes it clear how important it is to take care of our Earth, to leave it better than we found it for future generations.

If you’re looking to teach your littles the importance of taking care of our Earth, there are a few events around town to celebrate Earth Day this year.

Below are some events happening in the Albuquerque area for Earth Day.

If you’re looking for tips on how to make your home more sustainable or how to move toward a zero-waste lifestyle, you can make some easy changes.

Throughout the years, I’ve implemented several simple changes in our house to make it more sustainable without it being overwhelming. Of course, there are times when we still use plastic bags or paper towels, but we’re doing what we can to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Embracing sustainability isn’t about a few people doing it perfectly. It’s about everyone doing what they can, imperfectly, to take care of our Earth.

If everyone did a few small things, big things would happen!

Five Simple Changes You Can Make for Earth Day

1. Eat less meat.

The meat industry generates a significant portion of greenhouse gases, requires major water use, and leads to deforestation as trees are cut down to make space for grazing livestock. Make it a point to eat less meat, poultry, and dairy.

Start a Meatless Monday, and base more of your meals around plants, like beans and lentils, instead of meat. Eat out at Albuquerque’s vegan or vegetarian restaurants.

2. Ditch plastic.

Plastic fills landfills and oceans at alarming rates, taking hundreds of years to decompose. Choose reusable grocery bags, food containers, water bottles, silicone storage bags, and mugs instead. Replace paper towels with cloths or rags and use real napkins instead of paper ones, too.

3. Shop with intention.

Clothing fills landfills and uses so many resources to produce it. We buy too many cheap clothes and toss them too quickly. Rather than shopping every sale, buy only what you really love and need. Consider thrifting, too.

4. Conserve water.

This one may be obvious, but it is important, especially in the desert. Take shorter showers, follow city watering regulations, choose xeriscaping over grass, and swap playing in the garden hose for other water-saving fun activities to beat the heat.

5. Celebrate the Earth.

Our Earth is a beautiful, breathtaking home. Let’s celebrate that unique home and teach our children to protect it.