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What does sustainability mean? ➡️ How Your Garden Helps Fight Climate Change ➡️ Organic Gardening ➡️ **How Do I Compost?**

⌛ Time estimate: 20 minutes

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Talking About Climate Change

⁉️ Wait! What is climate change? Have you heard about global warming? Do you know what CO2 is? Is it good or bad? Why is it happening? 📺 To get started, check out this TED Talk from 8-year old Bandi Guan explaining what Climate Change is and why it’s a big deal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qROkHxeFpDs

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⚡ So, Climate Change…..

👀 How Can We See The Effects of Climate Change? In Our Garden!

❓ So How Does Caring For a Garden Help? Lots of Ways!

🌽 Gardens Let Us Grow Our Own Food 🍉 Did you know that the average food has traveled 2,000 miles before it ends up on your plate? The average family creates more than 4 tons of greenhouse emissions just by the food miles from the food they buy at the grocery store. Growing your own food in your garden helps to significantly reduce your carbon “foodprint”! Your food will be more fresh, nutritious and delicious too! 😋

💨 Gardens Clean the Air in Our Environment 🏞️

Plants are great, because they take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce oxygen. ⚛️ Plants also absorb any chemicals, bacteria, or harmful elements floating on the breeze, which they then filter into useful products like water and oxygen. 🍀Plant roots can also help to take in any bad chemicals or heavy metals that might be lurking in the soil.