The thing is that a lot of products touted "environmentally friendly" are double edged swords. For example, check out where the parts and batteries for hybrids are made. It's an ecologist's worst nightmare. Also check out Toyota's opposition to legislation that would actually help the environment but hurt car companies' pocketbooks. "Organic" produce is often grown in a general state and shipped thousands of miles. So what's the worst of the two evils? Locally grown produce with a fairly minimal amount of pesticides or organically grown produce that has been shipped across the country? I try my best, but we as a society have to do more than make things look and sound good.

For that, we've taken to buying the bulk of our food at farmer's markets and are in the process of growing our own little veggie garden. So far, we've got tomatoes, lemons, squash, pumpkins, and bell peppers are in the process of growing. We recycle and we compost. Uneaten meats and starches are given to the dogs while superfluous vegetable matter is composted. We're vegetarian for nature's sake, and we try our best to abstain our dogs from beef. You'd be amazed by how much water and natural resources it takes to raise a single cow.

We do our best and hope our little drop completes the ever-growing bucket.