Comments on: Plant a Billion Trees Campaign Wants to, You Know, Plant a Billion Trees http://www.takepart.com/2008/05/29/plant-a-billion-trees-campaign-wants-to-you-know-plant-a-billion-trees/ Socially conscious entertainment from the company behind AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR and THE KITE RUNNER. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:57:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Johann http://www.takepart.com/2008/05/29/plant-a-billion-trees-campaign-wants-to-you-know-plant-a-billion-trees/#comment-10948 Johann Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:52:38 +0000 http://blogs.takepart.com/2008/05/29/plant-a-billion-trees-campaign-wants-to-you-know-plant-a-billion-trees/#comment-10948 Yesterday our son was 40, and we all gave him money because we knew he would use it wisely. So he buoght tree plants and right now he is planting them all over the place. When I grew up in Iceland during WWII there were hardly any trees in this country. Since then millions of trees have been planted. So when I returned to my childhood home a couple of years ago I found lots of trees all over. Where I recall large areas of sand and earth, you now find lupines and other plants creating delightful areas of beauty. Iceland is more than earthquakes. Yesterday our son was 40, and we all gave him money because we knew he would use it wisely. So he buoght tree plants and right now he is planting them all over the place.

When I grew up in Iceland during WWII there were hardly any trees in this country. Since then millions of trees have been planted. So when I returned to my childhood home a couple of years ago I found lots of trees all over. Where I recall large areas of sand and earth, you now find lupines and other plants creating delightful areas of beauty.

Iceland is more than earthquakes.

]]> By: lora bruncke http://www.takepart.com/2008/05/29/plant-a-billion-trees-campaign-wants-to-you-know-plant-a-billion-trees/#comment-9355 lora bruncke Fri, 30 May 2008 17:31:08 +0000 http://blogs.takepart.com/2008/05/29/plant-a-billion-trees-campaign-wants-to-you-know-plant-a-billion-trees/#comment-9355 All we would have to do in Canada and the US is stop growing man's hybrid lawn grass and his rolls of turf. I did three years ago and have at least 29 plants and trees growing without my help in my yard. Another bonus: no more fertilizers and weed and feeds going down storm drains to our waters. My neighbours know I am a bit of an activist. I gave them this poem. Chaos and Creation In My Own Back Yard Inspired by Sir Paul McCartney For my neighbours While I was away, in a foreign land, My green lawn grass died; weeds took a stand. They didn't need water. They grew from the dew. Changing carbon to oxygen, for me and for you. Instead of man's grass, which requires much noise, Nature's plants grew, without poison or toys. Dandelion, chamomile, milk thistle, clover, Ground covers and trees were growing all over. Many of these plants were sought after and used, To help us stay healthy. Is nature being misused? Bad business is rampant. Why try to take down, Our natural medicine, that many renown? Lets all stop lawn maintenance pollution! Be NOT of the problem. Be OF the solution! Lora Bruncke All we would have to do in Canada and the US is stop growing man’s hybrid lawn grass and his rolls of turf.
I did three years ago and have at least 29 plants and trees growing without my help in my yard.
Another bonus: no more fertilizers and weed and feeds going down storm drains to our waters.
My neighbours know I am a bit of an activist.
I gave them this poem.

Chaos and Creation In My Own Back Yard
Inspired by Sir Paul McCartney
For my neighbours

While I was away, in a foreign land,
My green lawn grass died; weeds took a stand.
They didn’t need water. They grew from the dew.
Changing carbon to oxygen, for me and for you.
Instead of man’s grass, which requires much noise,
Nature’s plants grew, without poison or toys.
Dandelion, chamomile, milk thistle, clover,
Ground covers and trees were growing all over.
Many of these plants were sought after and used,
To help us stay healthy. Is nature being misused?
Bad business is rampant. Why try to take down,
Our natural medicine, that many renown?
Lets all stop lawn maintenance pollution!
Be NOT of the problem. Be OF the solution!

Lora Bruncke

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