As a child, one of my fave authors was Dr. Seuss - I loved his crazy characters, imaginative illustrations and rhetoric rhymes (albeit I didn't realize it back then!). My top two Dr. Seuss picks still are The Lorax and Green Eggs and Ham. The Lorax - a metaphoric, environmental tale of the greedy Once-ler who chopped down all of the beautiful Truffula trees to make Thneeds.
Takeaway: the 4 most important lines in the 24 minute clip below:
"I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees.
I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues,
...
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better. It's not.
Green Eggs and Ham is about a nameless character's refusal to try something new - green eggs and ham - but by the end, tries it and enjoys it.
Dr. Seuss's simple stories help us realize that conscious consumer choices are important for our community.
Did you know you can now check just how 'green' your eggs are? I buy Verified Cage Free Vegetarian Choice eggs from Whole Foods. You can trace your eggs and find out information on the bird welfare and food safety. Things to look for:
- Produced by hens that receive a vegetarian diet of fine grains and supplements that are non-medicated and free of hormones and animal byproducts
- Produced by hens that are free to roam about an open-concept weather sheltered barn, where they can roost, nest, perch and feed freely
- Produced in accordance with HACCP Based On-Farm Food Safet Programs, observing all Bird Welfare aspects of the Recommended Code of Practice
Love yourself and love others.
- M
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