Plant more trees and grow organic food

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Trees naturally pull in carbon from the atmosphere to feed themselves. It’s a happy coincidence that, by doing that, trees produce something that we all need - oxygen.

Trees absorb carbon and one of the biggest aspects of global warming is the rising amount of carbon dioxide trapped in our atmosphere.

It is one of several greenhouse gases contributing to our quick climate change. Since trees already absorb carbon, we need to plant even more to combat the effect that it’s having on our planet. And we need to do it quickly – 11,000 scientists have declared that the planet is currently facing a “climate emergency.” If we plant more trees today, that means there will be less carbon and fewer greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.

It is also important to grow organic food for the environment because organic gardeners use no chemical pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers, none of these chemicals can run off and find their way into the water supply. Another benefit of this lack of chemical run-off is that small animals, birds, and insects are not harmed. 

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Matilde Coelho