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Monday, February 17, 2014

INSPIRATION!

The Local Food movement is growing, it's picking up steam and momentum! Initiatives are spreading all over the country and the globe all to share the same message: "Let's Eat Local". Let's check out who is leading these movements and why it means so much to them!

Jack Johnson:
Jack Johnson is a famous musician from North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. His relaxed music is intertwined with an environmental and simple living meaning. Johnson has also adopted a simple way of life and has made the environment and the local food movement the base of his philanthropy. In 2010 Johnson was awarded the Billboard Touring Awards Humanitarian Award and in 2012 he was awarded National Wildlife Foundation's National Conservation Achievement Award. His "All At Once" social action network promotes sustainable and local food systems and plastic free initiatives. This site features individuals making changes in their communities to help their environment and shares non-profit and volunteer opportunities across the United States! The motto of "All At Once" is "An individual action, multiplied by millions, creates global change"! Johnson focuses on Your Actions, Your Voice and Your Choice and provides inspiring videos to help you get involved in your town! In addition to this great organization Johnson also minimizes his environmental impact of his world tours! According to the 2013-2014 Tour Greening Report, Jack Johnson selected 93 non-profits to partner with which were local to the cities in which he was touring, over $500,000 was donated to these organizations from Johnson's fans and the All At Once donation matching program! 2,416 single-use 16 oz. plastic water bottles were displaced by fans who refilled their own water bottles with 302 gallons of water at the All At Once water stations! Lastly, Jack, the Band, and the fans offset 2,730,000 lbs of CO2 emissions by touring in biodiesel buses and the overall greening of their world tour!

Jack Johnson on his Tour Greening efforts!


Check out this video promoted on allatonce.org!


Matt Damon:
Matt Damon continues to be a leading environmental activist in Hollywood. Most recently Damon was awarded an Environmental "Ongoing Commitment Honoree" for his work as a cofounder of Water.org and his writing of and acting in the major motion picture, "Promised Land". Promised Land released in 2012 is a film about the controversial method of removing natural gas called hydraulic fracturing or "fracking". It calls to attention the environmental and financial burden it places on the residents of areas where this occurs.
Water.org spreads awareness of the world-wide water crisis and how we as individuals can help! Water credit is one of Water.org's best inventions, by sharing the financial risks with the banks, they can convince banks to loan money to help those without water! Check out the video below!

What is Water.org? Click on the video above!

MOST IMPORTANTLY...YOU!:
As "All At Once's" motto states, "an individual action, multiplied by millions, creates global change"! Each and every one of us can do our part to help our community become more sustainable! This is our home and we want it to last! Be inspired by your neighbors, your favorite musicians, actors and celebrities and by your local farmers and friends and make a change. It is as simple as buying a reusable water bottle and using it or purchasing a water filter. It is as simple as recycling or composting. It is as simple as scheduling one 100% local meal a week. These small changes are making the difference. Inspire yourself and inspire others! Here are some people helping in their communities: