At the risk of sounding preachy (again) the most important thing we can do is educate our kids on how important our environment is, and how important healthy eating is. If we instill these practices at an early age, simply through it being the only way we live (organic food is just what you eat, you just turn off the lights when you leave the room, etc) then kids are MUCH more likely to make it a habit through life. My cousin works at this awesome goal, going into classrooms to teach kids about the environment with fun activities.
Another way is just through movies, tv shows. Shows like David the Gnome when I was growing up, and my favorite environmental movie of all time, Ferngully. The original, not the sequel, is best in my opinion, and Avatar is great too, with the added bonus of teaching kids about respecting other people's cultures/appearance, etc. It just might not be quite as age appropriate as Ferngully.
This film might also be the reason why I secretly hope that someone will call me a "bodacious babe." But that's neither here nor there.
Thanks, Reformed Nothingatarian! Great post, great blog! I miss you!
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