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Activities and Apps Abundant Living worksheet https://catholicclimatecovenant.org/earth-day-2023-simple-living-gods-vision-abundant-life Activity to build awareness of nature around us creationcarealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CCA-Neighborhood-Natives-Scavenger-Hunt.pdf Program to manage power consumption at home duke-energy.com/home/products/power-manager App to identify things in nature Seek by iNaturalist Eco voter movement  huffpost.com/entry/environmental-voters_n_60523a97c5b6f2f91a2e4d09?ncid=engmodushpmg00000006 Local litter pickup:  ncdot.gov/initiatives-policies/environmental/adoptahighway/Pages/coordinators.aspx NC native trees …

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Books In Defense of Food  by Michael Pollan  (also PBS show) The Overstory by Richard Powers Ecological Footprints: An Essential Franciscan Guide for Faith and Sustainable Living by Dawn M. Nothwehr OSF Listening for the Heartbeat of God –…

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Local Resources

County extension agent site wake.ces.ncsu.edu/ Resources for local gardening  growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms-pollinatorgarden/ Local ecumenical organization focusing on food and faith  lifearoundthetable.org/etf/ Local green businesses  greenishneighbor.com/green-directory Package free store pnpdurham.com/ NC climate statistics statesatrisk.org/north-carolina/all Package free store mindfulmerchantnc.com/ Protecting rivers Ignatian soundrivers.org/ Non-toxic cleaning products thegoodtrade.com/features/natural-eco-friendly-cleaning-products-for-the-conscious-home…

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Recycling and Composting

Composting- Durham durhamnc.gov/4625/Food-Waste-Collection-Pilot Composting – Wake County http://bit.ly/binstf2021 Compost Now - https://www.compostnow.org/ Composting Raleigh http://bit.ly/dropsf2021 Recycling Raleigh https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article272579955.html Raleigh Recycling report newsobserver.com/news/local/article271363852.html Recycling Raleigh raleighnc.gov/trash-recycling-and-clean/recycling-residents  Raleigh recycling info Recycling Durham click on “quick reference flyer durhamnc.gov/866/Recycling-Guidelines  ” Expanded recycling .terracycle.com/en-US/ Durham composting durhamnc.gov/935/Composting Composting https://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/extension-gardener-workshop-composting/ Recycling…

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Spirituality

Laudato Si’ Basic info laudatosi.org/laudato-si/laudato-si-goals  (7-year goals) Laudato Sí’ Action Platform  laudatosiactionplatform.org/ Home page to sign up laudatosimovement.org Franciscans and Laudato Si 2020  Caring for Creation: Celebrate Earth Day at 50 and Laudato Si Week - Franciscan Action Network Pope…

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