It’s Earth Week and we’re gearing up to shine the spotlight on 5 exciting projects from around BC & Alberta. This Earth Week, follow us on Instagram to learn how these organizations and their special projects are making a real difference locally and globally. Keep reading for a preview of who we’ll be spotlighting and why we think they are eco-action superstars!
Our Social Fabric: Transforming Textile Waste
Our Social Fabric is a Canadian non-profit fabric store dedicated to tackling textile waste. By selling donated deadstock fabric, they keep tons (literally!) of 'waste' fabric out of landfills, redirecting it to the hands of the fiber arts and slow-fashion community. Elements Society's Earth Week reel will feature a captivating tour of the fabric store and showcase some of the unique products available within.
Still Moon Arts Society: Artful Restoration
Still Moon Arts Society celebrates restoration efforts that merge art and environmentalism. For over two decades, Still Moon has been revitalizing Still Creek, Vancouver's last salmon-bearing stream, by cleaning up garbage and restoring ecological health. We’ll be featuring their current project, Beaver Pondering Lodging - an initiative that exemplifies their dedication to nurturing urban nature.
Binners' Project: Recovering Resources and Dignity
On the theme of 'Recover,' Elements will highlight Binners' Project and their crucial work in waste diversion and social inclusion. Binners, or informal recyclable collectors, are empowered to provide waste sorting services that ensure high levels of material recovery while providing supplementary income opportunities.
Alex Community Food Centre: Cultivating Relationships Through Food
Focusing on the theme of relationships, Elements spotlights the Alex Community Food Centre and their collaboration with the EcoCooks program. Working together, young adults learn about sustainable food practices and foster relationships within the community. Stay tuned as we dive into this tasty initiative!
SPEC: Repair Café
As we focus on the theme of ‘repair’, we’re excited to highlight SPEC - an organization that runs Repair Café’s across the City of Vancouver. A Repair Café brings together fixers and participants and encourages community members to bring anything from computers and laptops to bicycles and textiles, to be diagnosed and repaired.
Your Turn: Connect with Nature
Finally, it’s your turn, here are some ideas to celebrate Earth Week by reconnecting with nature:
🌱Explore a natural area in your community
🌱Volunteer with an environmental organization (like the ones above!)
🌱Start a nature journal
🌱Attend a nature-based workshop
Through their work, each of these organizations keeps the sentiments of Earth Week going all year round, and in doing so, inspires us to do the same. Join us in celebrating the success of these projects each day this week on Instagram.
~Elements