just about everyone else), and a time of fertility for pagans and bunnies (I love bunnies).Easter is also a great time to begin instilling ideas of conservation and environmental responsibility on the little ones, whether they are your own, your nieces or nephews, or annoying little snots that live in your neighborhood.
Some of the ways to host a more eco-friendly Easter celebration are quite easy:
• Only boil as many eggs as you will eat. Yes, it is fun for the young ones to find a plethora of eggs in the back yard and around the house, but it is also fun to teach them about conservation. Don’t set a bad example by boiling 30 eggs and then throwing away 15 at the end of the night.
• Only use cage free, organic eggs. The thought of hormone fattened hens sitting in and eating their own feces due to the fact that their legs are broken and they are caught between a myriad of other fattened and stationary hens really takes something away from the Easter spirit, you know??
• Give the kiddies fairtrade, organic chocolate. I recommend Endangered Species Chocolate, who donates 10% of their net profit to support species, habitat, and humanity. Artbar, based out of Ithaca, NY, is another yummy option with all fairtrade chocolate.
• Make sure the dyes you use for the eggs are ALL NATURAL, because exposing little ones to chemicals is not so fun. Or, better, yet, make your own dyes.
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