Let’s be honest: Most of us are disconnected from our food and the huge amount of work it takes to get it to our plates. So it’s no wonder that for many people, growing their own food can be daunting.
(Of course, with that said, it should be acknowledged that growing things simply isn’t for everyone. I have a friend who has killed every plant she’s ever tried to grow, like she has some kind of bizarro, anti-Midas touch. Creepy.)
But a tiny garden would be good for many people who have never tried taking care of one. You get healthy food, you get exercise, you learn a little self-sufficiency, and (maybe best of all) you save money.
That’s why we’re interested in a British effort to dip people’s toes, ever so gently, into those waters.
The One Pot Pledge is an organization recruiting thousands of Brits to grow one plant. The site offers guides on easy-to-grow plants, help from experienced “Gardening Gurus,” and advice for growing plants in your school and at work. The idea is that if you ease people into growing stuff, they can decide whether a larger-scale operation is for them.
At Team Earth, we’ve taken a similar approach to planting a tree – one of the simple actions you can take to do more to fight climate change. We know not it’s something that might not have ever crossed your mind seriously. But if every American planted one tree, we would prevent the emission of more than 253 million metric tons of carbon dioxide – equivalent to the emissions generated by powering more than 22.4 million American homes for a year.
So just a reminder: We’ve offered tips for planting just one tree, and we’ve offered irrefutable psychological evidence (OK, a couple of articles) suggesting that planting makes you feel good.
We hope that’s solid motivation to get you to take action.
(Hat tip: Treehugger)
