Grow A Tree Bags

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Glad you stopped by! 

So what's "Grow A Tree Bags" about?  Well, today most people are more aware of problems concerning the environment, and want to do what they can to help prevent problems.  Disasters like the oil in the Gulf just point up how much we need to do all we can to help our environoment.

While the average person can't do much about big disasters, there are little things you can do every day.

A few of these things include:

* Carry water in reusable bottles like this Born Free Stainless Steel Water Bottleinstead of buying bottled water.

* Recycle magazines, cans and any other items you can take to a nearby recycling center.

* Help save trees! Use cloth grocery bags instead of paper.  Plant some trees in your yard.

Why is it so important to save trees?  Remember that trees take in carbon dioxide from the air and release oxygen.  They are a direct counterbalance to human beings and animal life that needs to breath in oxygen to survive, and releases carbon dioxide as waste.

The trees are helping replenish our oxygen supply every day.  We need trees.

You can help save trees by taking reusable shopping bags to the store instead of getting your groceries in paper or plastic.  That way you'll not only save trees, but prevent more plastic from polluting our environoment.

And you can plant trees when possible, and use something like this fabric pot called a Smart Pot Container or tree watering bags like the Tree Gator Slow-Release Watering System to help the tree grow.  Both are real grow a tree bags!

Maybe one person making changes doesn't seem like much, but the more people who do change, the more we help keep the environment in good shape!

Don't Forget! Use Reusable Bags When You Shop!

This is a really cute video about the importance of using reusable bags. This one stars "Mr. Leatherback". I'm thinking someone was pretty innovative when they did this one!

CREDITS

Cast:
Mr. Leatherback: Himself
Shopper: Fanja Andriamialisoa
Kazoo Girl: Sarika Langrand
Dancers: Melanie Norris, Sarah Abruzzo, Leah Rothernberg, Stephanie Turner, Callie McKenzie, Katie Castro, Maggie Mitchell, Victoria Warrick, Allison Hughes, Morrison Mast

Music
Both songs, "When You Know Exactly What Is Coming" & "Reusable Bags," were written, recorded, performed, and mixed by

Joseph Anthony Camerlengo

http://www.myspace.com/josephanthonyc...

and Mary Lynn Gloeckle

http://www.myspace.com/marylynnplaysp...

at Kitty Two Spot Studio
http://www.myspace.com/kittytwospot in Columbus, Ohio.

Photos
"Cherry Pie" by Benny Mazur used under Creative Commons 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)
All other photos courtesy of Rod Mast

Production
Executive Producer: Rod Mast
Cameras: Gina & Brian Hutchinson
Crew: Sarah Hoyt, Olivier Langrand, Angela Mast, Morrison Mast, Bryan & Jessica Wallace
Created by: Michael Donohoe

Special thanks to Conservation International for the use of camera equipment, and to Harris Teeter in Herndon, VA for the use of their store.

For more information on Mr. Leatherback please see http://www.MrLeatherback.com
For more information on sea turtle conservation please see http://www.SeaTurtleStatus.org