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By placing your order
over www.hipsnacks.com or by picking up
a Chocolate HIP Cookie in your favorite local participating store nearest you,
you directly support Hip4Kids. Founded 10 years ago this September Hip4Kids was
created by culinary professionals with many purposes in mind. We envisioned then
as we do today a highly integrated educational programming experience available
over www.hip4kids.org , multimedia
channels of every type and the delivery of our educational workshops to all
communities nationwide. We have been conducting our “Cookshops” for what is
about to become our ninth year
Hip4Kids has developed 8
distinct formats of public programming, each for a specific set of needs but one
of our most popular campaigns within Hip4Kids has been connecting our friends
and participants of our programming to Local Greenmarkets, CSA’s and the
companies that provide the products that sustain us and MOTHER EARTH.
One of our most valued
programming efforts has been The Victory Garden which urges all Americans to get
growing, to reconnect with the earth and to practice providing for themselves.
Even if it’s a single plant it will surely bring a learning process and great
satisfaction.
The Hip4Kids Mission
Statement which was written 10 years ago stresses the need as well for all
Americans to support and embrace the “Green Life” by supporting local
agriculture and sustainable farming which not only equals better health through
better quality food but better health for MOTHER EARTH and better health for the
LOCAL ECONOMY. We hope all of our guests will take advantage of the updated news
and links, information and activities we post as we bring our own small GREEN
SPACE to life. We look forward to a very healthy very HIP Future. Its Hip 2B
Green
Hip4Kids and HIP SNACKS
has just recently participated in The Westside County Fair Green Acres, the 21st
Anniversary of ECOFEST in New York City’s Central Park and will next appear at
Urban Go Green on October 24th,2009.We hope to see you there !
Link Partners:
10 HIP TIPS
TO GO GREEN
If you aren’t
in the room turn the lights off, if you are, try dancing in the dark for a
change.
Use
fluorescent bulbs they use 25 % less power than regular light bulbs.
Seal up any
windows or doors where drafts occur in winter & summer it will keep warm rooms
warm or cool rooms cool depending on the seasonal need.
Use energy
saving equipment wherever you can.
Unplug all
electronics when you are not using them, for entertainment type centers use a
power strip with a built –in breaker.
Only recharge
your cell and all hand held devices as needed, don’t leave them plugged in all
the time.
Two words for
appliances ….Energy Star …See
www.energystar.gov
Try to switch
to GREEN POWER & solutions, ever think of solar? Collecting your own water? A
small wind turbine ?If your building new or doing an overhaul look into
alternative heating and cooling with geothermal, consult a plumber near you
that’s hip to innovations in the field.
Try to go
paperless with all of your statements, pay online. Like when you order cookies
from
www.hipsnacks.com .
Try to walk
and bike as much as possible, Hip4Kids needs healthy kids and parents to spread
the news about our educational programs.
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