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why Pink and Green?The Pink & Green Ribbon campaign is a grassroots movement started by three Alberta Mothers dedicated to

fostering a BREAST HEALTH MOVEMENT.

We offer women preventative breast care options and promote the notion

that our Healthy Bodies depend on our Healthy Earth!

We dedicate this work to ourselves and each other, for our sisters, friends, mothers, daughters and grandmothers for generations past and for those to come...

What if all the products available to us as consumers were good for the planet (soil, water and air

quality) and for our bodies?

Gals Behind the Ribbonon sebatical

“Soil is a living biological entity composed of a community of organisms, organic matter, and minerals. A healthy soil provides a high mineral and nutritional reservoir to nurture the vitality of the plants and, in turn, the animals, including humans, that a re s u s t a i n e d b y i t … To establish good health, we need to honour the cycle of life, restore mineral balance to the soil and our food, and eliminate from the environment and our bodies harmful chemicals and heavy metals.”

Sat Dharam Kaur ND

W H A TC A NY O UD O ? our soil

Five action steps

Support organic farmers by buying organic food or grow your own. Even if it is a little herb garden in your kitchen to practice your green thumb and connect you to nature. Where possible, go organic to support the reduction of chemicals in our environment. Every time you choose organic you are voting for less chemical use. It is worth the extra cost because it is the actual cost of food production, instead of the heavi ly subsid ized industr ia l agriculture industry.

Think long-term when planning/changing your yard. What will require no chemicals, no labour in tensive upkeep and thr ive naturally? Mesiscape – with a planned garden of native species for your environment. Get them in before the weeds take over, instead of clearing a space and leaving it bare to create a perfect weed environment. The need for weeding is reduced by minimizing exposed soils – plant early to give the native plants a chance to thrive.

two threeGet dirty! And we mean outside! Dig in the soil, plant something – anything native to the area (not invasive species). Watch it grow and see how it changes with the seasons. Kids love to be a part of this – getting their fingers in the dirt. Talk about all those healthy micro-organisms in the soil. My kids love the analogy that the worm is to the soil like a tiger to the jungle – the predator with millions of other species to support the healthy soil systems.

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Think holistically! The dirt is what feeds us, whether it is our own garden or a garden downstream. What we put in the ground, and down the drain, will get into our environment.

Start a compost! Whether it is an inside, vermi-compost or an outside one, or both. Combine lots of greens (food waste) and browns (yard waste) to make a nutrient rich soil.

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The Pink and Green Ribbon Health Campaign is a program of the Mary A. Tidlund Charitable Foundation and is supported by the Rocky Mountain Soap Company.

GO BIG!

Itʼs EARTH DAY! April 22nd is now a well known day to celebrate creating a healthier planet. Challenge yourself by doing something exceptionally green:

Fuel your transport with your own juice – walking or bikingUse all reuseable products all day long Eat all organic todayBe creative in your ʻgreeningʼ. GO for it!!! The earth loves us for it