This is my entry post to the contest 'earth day celebration challenge' and in this post am gonna answer the first question.What are you doing for the environment to help Mother Earth?
Am Joseph Sebastian, am 24 years old and am from Idukki in the state of Kerala,India.Idukki district is famous for its rich flora and fauna. It is home to the popular Eravikulam National Park and is characterized by the Anamudi mountain. Idukki is one of the greenest districts of Kerala. The people of Idukki have the greatest affection and love towards their forest and wildlife. Personally, as a nature lover am really fortunate enough to participate in this contest. Am new to hive and am learning things slowly and steadily. Special thanks to 
me enjoying the misty heaven in Idukki
The things that I do for the environment to help mother nature
1. reuse and recycle
By reducing the consumption of things,our plantet has the greatest benefit. Am a person, who thinks very carefully about my purchases. Its best to avoid waste in the first place. Nowadays people are purchasing things not because of their needs but of their greed.
By reusing we are saving the natural resources and energy needed to manufacture new things. Not only that we can save money as well. Instead of throwing away bottles and bags, I use them for planting my plants.
2. cycling / walking
For short journeys i always prefer walking or cycling. Even the smallest effort can make the difference. Not only it will reduce the carbon footprint, it is beneficial for our health too.
my cycle
3. planting flowering plants, which is pollinator friendly
roses from my garden
By planting pollinator-friendly plants we are helping our struggling butterflies and bees. To grow a plant we dont need a garden, One can easily grow a plant in door steps or in balcony.
varieties of china pink plants in my garden
4.Growing veggies and fruits in my yard
freshly plucked fruits and veggies
If you have enough land, try growing veggies and fruits. Growing fresh organic food is a great way to reduce our carbon foot print. If you dont have the space, try buying fresh organic foods. Which not only improves your health but it is also a great way to support local farmers.
some more images of fruits from my yard
5. Inspiring others
The mentality of most people is that how a single person can make a big change. But the thing is that all the big things that happened in this world is because of a small initiative. I always tried to share my love of the natural world with people around me.
It may sound silly but Sometimes, i made my friends to plant my fruit plants in my yard and i even named those plants after my friends. So whenever they come to my house the first thing they ask me will be about that plant.
my friend planting apple berry plant
Encouraging others to see the value and beauty of nature and its wildlife may be the most important way to help save it.
6. using organic fertilizers instead of chemical ones in my garden.
Cut down on your use of herbicides and pesticides. These chemicals kill butterflies, moths and other pollinating insects, such as ladybirds, beetles and spiders – the natural enemies of your garden pests. Instead use organic ones. The main things that am using in my garden for the better growth of my plants are eggshells, firewood ash, coffee grounds, dead leaves,bone meal powder etc.
7. Not buying single use plastics
I always pop a reusable bottle in my bag whenever i go out somewhere. Make this a habit and cut your weekly bottle buying altogether, stopping bottles ending up in landfills and oceans.Small changes can make big difference.
Nowadays everyone is busy chasing money. No one has time to even think about our mother nature. She provided us with everthing but in return all we are doing is destroying her. We should conserve our mother nature not for her but for our future generation. We dont have to do things that is too risky or dangerous to save our nature,by doing simple things like the ones that i have discussed in this post we can reduce the damage that is happening to our mother nature right now.
Always try to enjoy the things offered by our mother nature.
me admiring the beauty of mother nature
THE GREATEST DANGER TO OUR PLANET IS THE BELIEF THAT SOMEONE ELSE WILL SAVE IT _ Robert Swan
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