| Serve Locally |
| Serving Our World The earth is the Lord's and everything in it ~ Psalm 24:1 |
| Reduce Reuse Recycle |
| Have Extra Stuff? |
| Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do SOME THING! |
| Three Indulgences That Promote Child Labor BUY FAIR TRADE |
| Start Small Make a commitment to pick up one piece of litter each week |
| support a worthy cause |
| Shop Cruelty-Free click on the bunny for cruelty-free living including a list of companies that DO & DO NOT test on animals in our family we enjoy: |
| Shop Local When You Can |
| click on the cow to go to eatwild.com, a great site to help you find organic and grass-fed food for your family |
| click on the rooster for northmarket.com, Central Ohio's premier indoor farm market & a whole lot more |
| Serving Appalachia Serve & Renew Yourself at The Dwelling Place Monastery |
| Take a Stand Against Companies that Lack Integrity The worst offender is Wal-Mart which has a long list of offenses including the use of slave labor & child labor, discrimination, threats against their employees, denying employees access to health care, & placing their financial burdens on the taxpayer. Click on the links below to see what's going on & what you can do: |
| coffee |
| chocolate |
| tea |
| It is estimated that Fair Trade chocolate represents less than 1% of the world's roughly $60 billion chocolate market. According to the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and National Confectioners Association, in 2005 more than 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate were sold for Valentine's Day. How many hours of exploited child labor went into those boxes of chocolate? |
| Serve wholeheartedly as if you were serving The Divine & not men... Ephesians 6:7 |
| God/dess loves a cheerful giver 2nd Corinthians 9:7 |
| After You Pass Away |
