My sons planted our veggie garden last week on Earth Day. They enjoyed every dirty minute of it which was beautiful to see.
Then this weekend I had an experience which showed me just how confused kids can be on food and where it comes from. I was putting an ice tray with fresh water back in the freezer when my youngest came over for some ice. I told him to get a different tray because the one I had in my hands was just water and needed to freeze. His face brightened with amazement as he said, “Oh! That’s great! You can make your own ice!” I asked him where he had thought the ice in our trays came from and he said, “I thought you bought them.” Aha.
In other news, and it turns out this is old news from 2010 but I just now heard about it; Bolivia passed a law ensuring the Earth has rights, and declaring it a living system. Brilliant, right?! It seems like a no-brainer and yet it is considered the first such law. The law also states that the earth is of ‘public interest’ and has individual rights as a living system which are to be defended by human representatives. Congratulations to Bolivia for their bold and forward-thinking move. I do hope other countries are following their example.
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