Our lunches include a carton of milk.
This little message is on each one.
"About 85% of this carton is paper. Paper is renewable and we have more trees in the US now than we did 50 years ago."
Now doesn't that just make you feel...what? Confused? I was. Trees being planted since 1974 (50 years ago) may have some bearing on how many are going to paper pulp in making cartons of milk. But hey, why aren't they just using recycled paper instead of new paper to make these silly cartons?
While February offers some sunny days (like this one) there are also free books in the "Little Free Library" at Lake Tomahawk.
From snow and ice on a drained lake to...
Today's quote:
There will always be factors and people that we cannot control; how we respond can determine the quality of our lives.
Today's quote:
Come, live in my heart and pay no rent. -Samuel Lover, songwriter, composer, novelist, and artist (1797-1868)
Pretty sky images. We will not have many old growth forest around if they keep cutting down the trees.
ReplyDeleteTake care, have a great day!
Just the bottoms of ravines around here, or canyons, whatever they're called, where loggers haven't been able to truck out the beautiful trees, are left still.
Delete...many forests have become tree farms.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's so strange to see them, row after row of identical trees. Cannot be good for the land!
DeleteThey could be using recycled paper. The message is a bit ambiguous. Whatever the case, you have a good center there.
ReplyDeleteIt's an enjoyable one, and while waiting for lunch to be served, I read the labels. Yesterday we had tacos, and little sour cream pouches. They were labeled to not have rBGH, or whatever cows are given...and said, there's a different in milk from cows who are given rBGH and cows who don't receive it. Duh, but I wonder what the difference might be. Someone at the table, smarter than me, said it's a growth hormone. I said, well I certainly don't want any of that!
DeleteIn our area, this land was all clear-cut in the 20s and 30s, leaving very little woodland. Aerial photos show these hills deluded and turned into cropland and pasture. Even our very steep land was cleared! Happily, much of West Virginia is forest again, some 93% of it i believe. As it should be. These hills are too steep for plows.
ReplyDeleteGood point. We've got a problem when developers build on the steep slopes, and there's a lot of erosion going into the streams. Laws are against it, as they are supposed to put barriers up while doing construction, but they don't often get enforced.
DeleteThank you Barbara for this meaningful post. It's very companionable Aloha!
ReplyDeleteYou're quite welcome!
DeleteI love the painting on the book box for children.
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