Newsletter from Thursday, May 12th, 2022
Dear NCH2 Community,
We hope you and your families are staying safe and healthy. Please submit materials for the next newsletter by May 25th, 2022 so we can make sure to include them. Submit items by emailing NCH2.Chicago@gmail.com.
This week's newsletter includes information on NCH2's May is Mental Health Month initiative, an invitation for our in-person "May is Mental Health Awareness Month" event, upcoming local events, volunteer and job opportunities, and links to articles in the recent research literature and popular press.
This week's newsletter includes information on NCH2's May is Mental Health Month initiative, an invitation for our in-person "May is Mental Health Awareness Month" event, upcoming local events, volunteer and job opportunities, and links to articles in the recent research literature and popular press.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is upon us, which means so is NCH2's May is Mental Health Awareness Month Initiative! Visit our May page, Instagram, and Facebook page, throughout the month for more events, resources, and information about May as Mental Health Month and NCH2's Tools2ThriveOutside campaign.
We want to know how you use nature to help promote your mental health and wellness. Share your nature activities by posting a picture and a brief description and tagging @nch2network on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Don't forget to tag us in your pictures using your #Tools2ThriveOutside using any of these hashtag: #Tools2ThriveOutside, #MHM2022_outside, #MHM2022_NCH2
Mental Health America's theme this year for May is Mental Health Awareness Month is Back to Basics. NCH2 is promoting getting outside and engaging with nature for mental health awareness and engaging with #Tools2ThriveOutside. If your organization would like to partner with NCH2 for this initiative send an email to NCH2.Chicago@gmail.com. We want to promote your events and activities.
May is upon us, which means so is NCH2's May is Mental Health Awareness Month Initiative! Visit our May page, Instagram, and Facebook page, throughout the month for more events, resources, and information about May as Mental Health Month and NCH2's Tools2ThriveOutside campaign.
We want to know how you use nature to help promote your mental health and wellness. Share your nature activities by posting a picture and a brief description and tagging @nch2network on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Don't forget to tag us in your pictures using your #Tools2ThriveOutside using any of these hashtag: #Tools2ThriveOutside, #MHM2022_outside, #MHM2022_NCH2
Mental Health America's theme this year for May is Mental Health Awareness Month is Back to Basics. NCH2 is promoting getting outside and engaging with nature for mental health awareness and engaging with #Tools2ThriveOutside. If your organization would like to partner with NCH2 for this initiative send an email to NCH2.Chicago@gmail.com. We want to promote your events and activities.
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Come Join Us! -
Discovering Mental Health in Nature: Big Marsh Park Date: Tues, May 17th Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: Big Marsh Natural Area 11555 S. Stony Island Ave. Chicago, IL 60617 (Parking onsite) Description: Join the NCH2 Network on May 17th for our first in-person event in over two years, as we celebrate Mental Health Awareness month. We will gather at Big Marsh Park, one of Chicago Park District's unique nature spaces, on the Southeast side of Chicago. Our morning will begin at 8:00 a.m. for anyone who would like to bird the Marsh, an essential piece of the bird migration corridor and shoreland birds. Coffee and networking will begin at 9:00 a.m. followed by presentations and group discussions centered around co-creation of community collaborations and identification of resources needed to foster them. In the middle of our morning, Cassandra Powell, from Light of Loving Kindness will lead us in a nature-based walking meditation. We will adjourn at 12:00, but attendees are invited to continue birding, walk or bike the bike trails (bikes are available). Come explore the promise of Big Marsh, understand the many other nature spots on the Southeast corner of Chicago, and enjoy a morning of community, conversation, and nature. This event is free but registration is requested! Register in advance here. We hope to see you there! |
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Local Events
Chicago Botanic Garden: Spring in the Woods Walk
Date: Sun, May 15th
Time: Drop-by Program from 11 am – 2 pm
Guided Woods Walk at 1 pm
Location: Chicago Botanic Gardens
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
Description: Enjoy spring’s beauty in McDonald Woods—from delicate wildflowers and budding trees to the sounds of birdsong. Get involved with our community science program, Budburst, and observe flowers blooming and new leaves growing. Find out how to be part of our new EcoQuest monthly challenges and how to submit observations with our mobile app. Then set out on self-guided walk in McDonald Woods. (A short trail loop is about 1/3 mile; the longer trail loop is about 2/3 mile.) We’ll have one guided woods walk, lasting approximately 45 minutes, at 1 p.m. Dress for the weather. If there is heavy, persistent rain, the program will be cancelled. Free; regular parking and admission fees apply. Meet at McDonald Woods Shelter
For more information, click here.
Photo from Chicago Botanic Garden
Date: Sun, May 15th
Time: Drop-by Program from 11 am – 2 pm
Guided Woods Walk at 1 pm
Location: Chicago Botanic Gardens
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
Description: Enjoy spring’s beauty in McDonald Woods—from delicate wildflowers and budding trees to the sounds of birdsong. Get involved with our community science program, Budburst, and observe flowers blooming and new leaves growing. Find out how to be part of our new EcoQuest monthly challenges and how to submit observations with our mobile app. Then set out on self-guided walk in McDonald Woods. (A short trail loop is about 1/3 mile; the longer trail loop is about 2/3 mile.) We’ll have one guided woods walk, lasting approximately 45 minutes, at 1 p.m. Dress for the weather. If there is heavy, persistent rain, the program will be cancelled. Free; regular parking and admission fees apply. Meet at McDonald Woods Shelter
For more information, click here.
Photo from Chicago Botanic Garden
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Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods: FUSEDChicago Beyond the Surface Exhibition Opening and Rivers Empyrean Strings Concert
Date: Sun, May 15th Time: Art Opening from 1 - 3 pm Concert Starting at 3 pm Location: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods 21850 N. Riverwoods Rd. Riverwoods, IL 60015 Description: Join us at Brushwood Center for this exciting exhibition opening, followed by a free outdoor strings performance of "Rivers Empyrean" by Fifth House Ensemble. The exhibition features work by members of FUSEDChicago, an organization of artists based in the Midwest who share an interest in encaustic, a method of making art using pigmented beeswax and damar resin (crystalized tree sap). After enjoying the art, experience the concert! "Rivers Empyrean" traces the life cycle of water from its metaphorical descent from the heavens as rain, to its long journey in streams and rivers informed by conservation experts and ecologists. Featuring works by two living recipients of the Pulitzer Prize - Caroline Shaw and John Luther Adams, this program asks what it would mean to return to a sacred conception in which humans are a part of nature rather than beings standing outside of its impact. The exhibition opening is free of charge. The concert is free but registration is required. Seating for the concert will be Ravinia-style, we encourage attendees to bring blankets, folding chairs, and a picnic if you would like! For more information and registration, click here. |
Forest Preserves of Cook County: Bird Walk
Date: Wed, May 18th
Time: 8:30 am
Location: Sagawau Environmental Learning Center
12545 West 111th St
Lemont, IL 60439
Description: Walk with a naturalist. Learn to identify birds by field marks, behavior, sound and habitat. Binoculars available for loan. Registration required: Call Sagawau at 630-257-2045.
For more information, click here.
Photo from Forest Preserves of Cook County
Date: Wed, May 18th
Time: 8:30 am
Location: Sagawau Environmental Learning Center
12545 West 111th St
Lemont, IL 60439
Description: Walk with a naturalist. Learn to identify birds by field marks, behavior, sound and habitat. Binoculars available for loan. Registration required: Call Sagawau at 630-257-2045.
For more information, click here.
Photo from Forest Preserves of Cook County
Forest Preserves of Cook County: Lunch & Learn - Climate Change: Local Governments Commitment to Future Generations
Date: Wed, May 18th
Time: 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: via Zoom
Description: Local government agencies in this region are working hard to ensure that they align with the 2018 United Nations: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) call to dramatically reduce carbon emissions and promote climate resiliency. This event will host various local government agency senior sustainability officers, who will discuss what they are doing to achieve the IPCC’s recommendations, so that future generation will live in a world and county that is resilient and sustainable.
Panelists:
For more information, click here.
Photo from Forest Preserves of Cook County
Date: Wed, May 18th
Time: 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: via Zoom
Description: Local government agencies in this region are working hard to ensure that they align with the 2018 United Nations: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) call to dramatically reduce carbon emissions and promote climate resiliency. This event will host various local government agency senior sustainability officers, who will discuss what they are doing to achieve the IPCC’s recommendations, so that future generation will live in a world and county that is resilient and sustainable.
Panelists:
- Edith Makra (Moderator), Director of Environmental Initiatives, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
- Deborah Stone, Chief Sustainability Officer, Cook County
- Angela Tovar, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago
- Sandrine Schultz, Director of Energy & Sustainability, Chicago Public Schools
- Anthony Tindall, Policy & Sustainability Manager, Forest Preserves of Cook County
For more information, click here.
Photo from Forest Preserves of Cook County
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Forest Preserves of Cook County: Walk & Talk
Date: Sat, May 21st Time: 10 am Location: Eggers Grove E 112th St & S Ave E Chicago, IL 60617 Description: Walk & Talk hikes are for the curious minds that want to know more about the Forest Preserves and natural areas. These hikes will be led at a slower pace with frequent stopping and interpretation. 2 miles. For more information, click here. Photo by Oziel Gómez |
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Forest Preserves of Cook County: Spring Blooms Walk
Date: Sun, May 22nd
Time: 1 pm
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
3 Stover Rd
Barrington Hills, IL 60010
Description: Delight in the beauty of spring wildflowers on a guided hike through the forest and prairie.
For more information, click here.
Photo from Forest Preserves of Cook County
Date: Sun, May 22nd
Time: 1 pm
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
3 Stover Rd
Barrington Hills, IL 60010
Description: Delight in the beauty of spring wildflowers on a guided hike through the forest and prairie.
For more information, click here.
Photo from Forest Preserves of Cook County
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer in the parks with the Chicago Parks District
Explore the links below for detailed information on our various volunteer opportunities:
Photo from Chicago Parks District
Explore the links below for detailed information on our various volunteer opportunities:
- One Day Volunteers
- Group One Day Service Projects
- Natural Areas Community Stewardship
- Community Gardening
- Conservatory Docent Programs
- Park Advisory Councils
- Pitch in for the Parks - Park Clean-Up Effort
- Contact the park supervisor or program manager for more information on the following areas. Go here to find a park.
- Special event support, coaching and sports instruction, tutoring/mentoring after school programs and camps
Photo from Chicago Parks District
Nordson Green Earth Foundation (NGEF) Planting a Miyawaki Microforest
In partnership with Cook County, the City of Markham and the Markham City Council, NGEF will plant the first public Miyawaki microforest in the Chicagoland area on May 20, 2022. The forest will be a pilot site and will lie adjacent to the Circuit Court of Cook County's Sixth Municipal District Courthouse in Markham, Illinois.
Miyawaki Forests use principles and methodology developed by the late Akira Miyawaki, PhD, award-winning Japanese professor of botany. Dr. Miyawaki’s method incorporates extensive soil preparation and dense planting in order to encourage growth and survival of the fittest plants. Miyawaki forests are ideally suited for planting in small areas. They encourage biodiversity and increase tree canopy in urban areas more vulnerable to the effects of climate change and heat islands.
The Markham Miyawaki forest will contain 315 native plants made up of 25 distinct native species. Native plants support soil health, mitigate flooding and attract pollinators. Through community engagement efforts, NGEF plans to create additional Miyawaki micro forests throughout the Chicagoland area in efforts to support the mission of tree equity. Research clearly shows the ability of trees to improve mental, physical and social health. For these health and environmental reasons, NGEF believes all communities deserve trees.
Adult volunteers are needed to assist with forest planting at the Markham Courthouse on May 20th between 9AM and 3PM. Interested parties may sign up for Nordson Green Earth Foundation’s mailing list for more information: Connect | Nordson Green Earth
In partnership with Cook County, the City of Markham and the Markham City Council, NGEF will plant the first public Miyawaki microforest in the Chicagoland area on May 20, 2022. The forest will be a pilot site and will lie adjacent to the Circuit Court of Cook County's Sixth Municipal District Courthouse in Markham, Illinois.
Miyawaki Forests use principles and methodology developed by the late Akira Miyawaki, PhD, award-winning Japanese professor of botany. Dr. Miyawaki’s method incorporates extensive soil preparation and dense planting in order to encourage growth and survival of the fittest plants. Miyawaki forests are ideally suited for planting in small areas. They encourage biodiversity and increase tree canopy in urban areas more vulnerable to the effects of climate change and heat islands.
The Markham Miyawaki forest will contain 315 native plants made up of 25 distinct native species. Native plants support soil health, mitigate flooding and attract pollinators. Through community engagement efforts, NGEF plans to create additional Miyawaki micro forests throughout the Chicagoland area in efforts to support the mission of tree equity. Research clearly shows the ability of trees to improve mental, physical and social health. For these health and environmental reasons, NGEF believes all communities deserve trees.
Adult volunteers are needed to assist with forest planting at the Markham Courthouse on May 20th between 9AM and 3PM. Interested parties may sign up for Nordson Green Earth Foundation’s mailing list for more information: Connect | Nordson Green Earth
Job Opportunity
Friends of the Forest Preserves: Forest Preserve Experience Program Crew Leader
Friends of the Forest Preserves is hiring Crew Leaders for the 2022 Forest Preserve Experience Program (FPE). We are looking for leaders in both the Chicago Heights and LaGrange areas. The FPE program is a summer high school program introducing youth to nature and the Forest Preserves of Cook County. We perform restoration work and provide environmental education, job readiness skills, and environmental enrichment activities to our youth. Program dates are July 5th - August 5th plus leader training from June 23rd - July 1st. Positions will be filled on a rolling basis.
To see the job posting, click here.
For more information and to apply: Please NO calls, faxes, office visits, or emails (other than emails presenting resume and cover letter). Send cover letter, resume, and two references to: Hannah Miller, Program Coordinator, at hannah@fotfp.org.
Friends of the Forest Preserves is hiring Crew Leaders for the 2022 Forest Preserve Experience Program (FPE). We are looking for leaders in both the Chicago Heights and LaGrange areas. The FPE program is a summer high school program introducing youth to nature and the Forest Preserves of Cook County. We perform restoration work and provide environmental education, job readiness skills, and environmental enrichment activities to our youth. Program dates are July 5th - August 5th plus leader training from June 23rd - July 1st. Positions will be filled on a rolling basis.
To see the job posting, click here.
For more information and to apply: Please NO calls, faxes, office visits, or emails (other than emails presenting resume and cover letter). Send cover letter, resume, and two references to: Hannah Miller, Program Coordinator, at hannah@fotfp.org.
Policy and Research Perspectives
Citation: Balbus, J. M., et al. (2022). "After COP26 — Putting Health and Equity at the Center of the Climate Movement." New England Journal of Medicine 386(14): 1295-1297. https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMp2118259 This article is open access and available for all to read
NCH2 Comments: In this perspective piece, officials from the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality describe four policy areas to center the impact of climate change on health and equity. The development of these policies will be undertaken by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE). The first policy will promote transparent reporting on progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Second, OCCHE will develop programs to educate the health care sector about best practices in developing resilience and decarbonization and education about the health impacts of climate change. This includes raising awareness about the public health threats of local issues such as flooding, extreme heat, and fires. Third, relying on evidence-based practices, HHS will develop a series of incentives to encourage improvements in the health care sector. Finally, and of great importance to NCH2 members, HHS will work to update regulations to remove barriers and improve the ability of the health care sector to take actions that address the health threats of climate change.
A local example of putting these goals into action is provided by the City of Evanston, IL which pledged at least semi-annual reporting on its progress in reducing its carbon footprint as part of a resolution it adopted on April 25 declaring a climate emergency. Although Evanston has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 35% since 2005, dramatic reductions caused by the COVID-19 lockdown – drops in gasoline consumption, community electricity consumption and natural gas use – as well as a cleaner electricity grid reflect progress but not necessarily community and City effort. The new Climate Emergency Resolution addresses that gap.
The resolution, backed by nearly a dozen local organizations, renewed the City’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build resilience through partnerships throughout the community, and implement as a goal of the Council itself the Climate Action and Resilience Plan it adopted in 2018. The resolution mandates at least semi-annual reporting on progress in achieving the goals of the CARP. Among these goals are increasing waste-diversion, planting hundreds of new trees, reducing public-vehicle use, and having residents reduce their carbon footprints by at least 10% - with the ultimate goal of the community’s being carbon-neutral by 2050. To help turn these goals into reality, the City recently received $500,000 in federal funding to implement an accessible solar program for low-income residents.
The existence of the OCCHE and local action emphasizes the importance of NCH2’s work to unite the conservation, environmental justice, and health care communities to develop best practices to increase the resilience of people and the planet.
Additional Sources: https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/04/26/city-declares-climate-emergency-commits-to-net-zero-emissions-policy/ and https://www.cityofevanston.org/Home/Components/News/News/5622/17
Photo by Daria Shevtsova
NCH2 Comments: In this perspective piece, officials from the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality describe four policy areas to center the impact of climate change on health and equity. The development of these policies will be undertaken by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE). The first policy will promote transparent reporting on progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Second, OCCHE will develop programs to educate the health care sector about best practices in developing resilience and decarbonization and education about the health impacts of climate change. This includes raising awareness about the public health threats of local issues such as flooding, extreme heat, and fires. Third, relying on evidence-based practices, HHS will develop a series of incentives to encourage improvements in the health care sector. Finally, and of great importance to NCH2 members, HHS will work to update regulations to remove barriers and improve the ability of the health care sector to take actions that address the health threats of climate change.
A local example of putting these goals into action is provided by the City of Evanston, IL which pledged at least semi-annual reporting on its progress in reducing its carbon footprint as part of a resolution it adopted on April 25 declaring a climate emergency. Although Evanston has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 35% since 2005, dramatic reductions caused by the COVID-19 lockdown – drops in gasoline consumption, community electricity consumption and natural gas use – as well as a cleaner electricity grid reflect progress but not necessarily community and City effort. The new Climate Emergency Resolution addresses that gap.
The resolution, backed by nearly a dozen local organizations, renewed the City’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build resilience through partnerships throughout the community, and implement as a goal of the Council itself the Climate Action and Resilience Plan it adopted in 2018. The resolution mandates at least semi-annual reporting on progress in achieving the goals of the CARP. Among these goals are increasing waste-diversion, planting hundreds of new trees, reducing public-vehicle use, and having residents reduce their carbon footprints by at least 10% - with the ultimate goal of the community’s being carbon-neutral by 2050. To help turn these goals into reality, the City recently received $500,000 in federal funding to implement an accessible solar program for low-income residents.
The existence of the OCCHE and local action emphasizes the importance of NCH2’s work to unite the conservation, environmental justice, and health care communities to develop best practices to increase the resilience of people and the planet.
Additional Sources: https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/04/26/city-declares-climate-emergency-commits-to-net-zero-emissions-policy/ and https://www.cityofevanston.org/Home/Components/News/News/5622/17
Photo by Daria Shevtsova
In the News
Nature is the byword as April wanes: Earth Day has come and gone, but Earth Week and Earth Month have a few remaining days. Arbor Day is April 29, and Dark Sky Week ends April 30.
Overview: Olmstead’s Legacy
The New York Times observed the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmstead with a photo essay by Ruth Fremson and an essay by Audra D.S. Burch. The piece documented spaces he had designed in New York, but Mr. Olmstead left his mark on Chicago as well. He designed the suburb of Riverside and, with Daniel Burnham, what is now Jackson Park, thereby launching the “City Beautiful” movement. That movement, according to architecture.org “promoted the introduction of beautiful green space in urban center nationwide to improve residents’ morale and quality of life.” The introduction to the New York Times article and essay noted, “In plots of earth and green, Olmstead saw something more: freedom, human connection, public health.”
Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/22/us/frederick- law-olmsted-american-parks.html and at www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/ frederick-law-olmsted/
Photo by Heather Bozman
The New York Times observed the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmstead with a photo essay by Ruth Fremson and an essay by Audra D.S. Burch. The piece documented spaces he had designed in New York, but Mr. Olmstead left his mark on Chicago as well. He designed the suburb of Riverside and, with Daniel Burnham, what is now Jackson Park, thereby launching the “City Beautiful” movement. That movement, according to architecture.org “promoted the introduction of beautiful green space in urban center nationwide to improve residents’ morale and quality of life.” The introduction to the New York Times article and essay noted, “In plots of earth and green, Olmstead saw something more: freedom, human connection, public health.”
Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/22/us/frederick- law-olmsted-american-parks.html and at www.architecture.org/learn/resources/architecture-dictionary/entry/ frederick-law-olmsted/
Photo by Heather Bozman
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Overview: Arbor Day
Arbor Day originated in Nebraska in 1872, when the State Board of Agriculture adopted J. Sterling Morton's resolution that April 10 of that year be set aside for tree planting. His diary entry of April 8 of that year reads: " Arbor Day, an invention of mine, now become a public holiday, destined to become a blessing to posterity as well as to ourselves. It is devoted to tree planting. ... On the Morton place, today, Two Hundred Elms, Ash & Linden trees are set out on East Line and East Avenue." Arbor Day is now celebrated nationally on the last Friday of April. Read more: history.nebraska.gov/blog/j-sterling-morton-creates- arbor-day#:~:text=Arbor%20Day%20originated%20in%20Nebraska, %2C%20cuttings%2C%20and%20seeds%20planted . Joy Morton, the oldest of J. Sterling Morton’s four sons, came to the Chicago area, where founded the Morton Salt Company. He built Thornhill, his estate, near Lisle. Following the family motto “Plant trees,” he created a museum of trees, the Morton Arboretum. Read more: mortonarb.org/about-arboretum/history/ Photo by Thirdman |
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Overview: Dark Sky, Healthier Earth
The International Dark Sky Association seeks to protect night from light pollution, which is increasing worldwide at twice the rate of global population growth. The group estimates that eight of 10 people live under a light-polluted night sky. On its website, the Chicago Chapter of IDA notes, “Artificial light at night has revolutionized the way we live and work outdoors, but it has come at a price. When used indiscriminately, outdoor lighting can disrupt wildlife, impact human health, waste money and energy, contribute to climate change, and block our view of the universe.” The group in 2019 developed a plan to slow the growth and begin to reverse light pollution. Read more: www.idachicago.org/events/international-dark-sky-week-2022 Photo by Josh Willink |
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Overview: Wearing Sustainably: Spider Silk and Fruit Leather Those Saturday clothes – jeans and a T-shirt used about 20,000 liters of water to be made. And when they are so worn as not to be wearable, they may join the piles of clothing that fill the size of a garbage truck that are sent to landfills or burned. Sustainable textiles can help address the problem, but to be really effective globally, they should be both environmentally and socially sustainable. A recent article in zerowastememoirs, The Eco-Conscious Closet: A Guide to Sustainable Fabrics, looks at recycled cotton, recycled nylon, linen, hemp, fruit leathers and other fabrics from whether they are produced with a “closed-loop or circular system, recycling waste and putting it back into production.” To be truly sustainable, the article states, clothes must be “durable, ethical, and affordable .” Read more: zerowastememoirs.com/guide-to-sustainable-fabric/ Advisory: some of the links may be affiliated or compensated. Photo by ready made |