In honor of the 38th Anniversary of Earth Day, and due to the graciousness and generosity of Robin Wright Penn, her husband Sean Penn (who chipped in with direction), our Program Director Chrise de Tournay Birkhahn and Jeff Brooks, who kindly donated his cinematography and editing skills (and put up with our very spontaneous and unscripted project), we’ve put together an Introduction to Composting Video for you. Technically, as Chrise says, we’re more rotters than composters but the point is that this is an easy and affordable way to reduce your waste.

• Over 1/3rd of all trash that ends up in our landfills comes from green waste.
• With landfills around the world quickly reaching capacity, we’ll soon have to start transporting our trash to new locations further increasing the natural resources used in waste management.
• Less trash =’s reduced use of fossil fuels and fewer CO2 and methane emissions, both of which contribute to global warming.
• It’s a great way to teach your children about the food cycle.
• Composting can save you money on trash collection and help fertilize your garden (or your friend’s garden).

So we hope you’re hosting an EcoMom Composting Party today, or plan to soon. Check out the Video with Robin and send it to your friends too. Earth Day is a great day to celebrate this wondrous planet we are blessed to live on, but every day is the day to take action.