The common growth of Mother Earth
Suffices me,—her tears, her mirth,
Her humblest mirth and tears.

~ William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

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Earth Day was first celebrated on March 21, 1970.

Mayor Joseph L. Alioto, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, at the request of John McConnell,
president of WE, Inc. (now Earth Society), designated the Vernal Equinox as a special day to remember "Earth's tender seedlings of life and people; a day for planting trees and flowers; a day for cleaning streams and wooded glens." He decreed that on EARTH DAY the EARTH FLAG which portrays in its center our 'Beautiful Blue Planet,' be flown to encourage mutual respect for Earth and all its people.

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An Earth Day Recipe: Baked Root Vegetable Stew
from Conscious Choice.

Ingredients:
2 lg. onions diced
1 sm. rutabaga peel in 1-inch cubes
2 med. parsnips peel and cut in large pieces
2 med. turnips peel and cube
3 lg. carrots cut in 2-inch pieces
1 T. sesame oil
sea salt and tamari to taste
1/2 cup water

Directions:
Place all cut up veggies in oiled baking dish; add water, tamari, sea salt. Cover and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve with chopped parsley or scallions and roasted seeds.

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