By Kathleen Pierce, kpierce@lowellsun.com
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Not recycling? Composting? Planting vegetables?
Don't be ashamed; get into the game this weekend.
Learn to respect the
ground you walk on by attending the Earth Day celebration at the
Eco-friendly kids can get into the action by making bird houses, pressed-flowers, chalk drawings and learn to plant. River tours and sample tree give-aways heighten the day's fun.
Learn about local farming initiatives from members of the Lowell Farmers Market, Brox Farm and Shaw Farm, who will be talking about nutrition and shopping local.
"Everyone I talk to has a green halo over their head and they are finding ways
to make things happen in a big way for
On Sunday visit the Stone Memorial Zoo where crafts, activities, animal encounters and environmentally-friendly exhibitors abound. In honor of the Year of the Frog, amphibians will be in heavy rotation.
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And if you can't make it to any of these, you can still feel a connection with Mother Earth at Life Alive, where a new crop of nutrition books like In Defense of Food are for sale.
"How and what we eat is a political choice." said owner Heidi Feinstein, who has encouraged her staff to share their favorite books too.