Changing habits on a daily basis can make a big difference in helping the Earth Day Network achieve its objectives
NGO says that more than 1 billion people worldwide have taken part in eco-friendly acts, such as buying Organic alternatives that are available in Hong Kong
Long before sustainability became a buzzword of the 21st century, global NGO Earth Day Network set about mobilising the largest environmental movement worldwide.
It started in the United States in 1970, and the latest estimates suggest that more than 1 billion people worldwide have participated in various “acts of green” organised under the Earth Day umbrella.
This might involve planting a tree (via monetary donation), cleaning up a beach, coming up with solutions, or just spreading the word. While every little bit helps, it’s not so much a one-off action, but what we do on a daily basis that can make a difference. That means changing habits, and here are some ways we can all contribute.
Buy local produce. Apart from the heavy carbon toll of transporting food from faraway places to your table, its benefits diminish along the way. According to Earth Day Network, within three days of being picked most produce has already lost one-third of its original nutritional value. Organic alternatives are ripe for the picking at farmer’s markets held all over Hong Kong, including Island East Markets (open most Sundays at Quarry Bay), and from Ma Po Po Community Farm in Fanling, every day. Or shop online: Eat FRESH, a Hong Kong company, sources organic produce from New Territories farms and delivers it to your door.
