Earth Day 2013 takes place on April 22nd, and CGH has a few sug­ges­tions to get you ready to cel­e­brate this day of aware­ness and resource­ful­ness. See crafts, recipes, and more, below.

For a com­plete list of all Earth Day events planned in your area visit, http://​www​.epa​.gov/​e​a​r​t​h​d​a​y​/​e​v​e​n​t​s​.​htm .

Get Crafty…

Ellen Luckett Baker’s home­made plantable paper is beau­tiful when com­bined with dried petals and seeds. A great giftable piece of art that keeps giving, once planted! (Photo cour­tesy of Alphamom​.com/​E​l​len Luckett Baker)

As most of you know, we all love an excuse to get crafty and creative!

Cel­e­brate Earth Day this year by “growing” some paper.  Yes, you heard us cor­rectly!  Create home­made paper with seeds and petals added, that can be planted after enjoying their beauty!

Ellen Luckett Baker’s post from Alphamom​.com has all the impor­tant info here.

Get Cooking…

This spinach and nec­tarine salad is just one of the many “greens” inspired Earth Day recipes from delish​.com! (Photo cour­tesy of delish​.com)

With some of these great “greens” recipes from Delish​.com .

All of these recipes incor­po­rate greens…spinach, col­lards, kale and more.  What better way to cel­e­brate Earth Day!

Get Growing…

Wheat grass grows nat­u­rally in clumps, which lends itself to cre­ating dyna­mite cen­ter­pieces, as shown here! (Photo cour­tesy of deli​acre​ates​.com)

Wheat grass…not only does it create dra­matic, sim­plistic cen­ter­pieces, it also has amazing health benefits!

Even better, Delia  from Delia Cre­ates has this simple method for growing wheat grass without any soil in 1–2 weeks!

Start Sip­ping…

This Meyer Lemon and cucumber infused cock­tail is refreshing, renew­able, and just plain pretty! (Photo cour­tesy of www​.foodrepublic​.com)

Earth Day is also a time to cel­e­brate all things organic…what better way that toasting with an all organic(and beau­tiful) cocktail.

We found this great recipe from www​.foodrepublic​.com!

Happy Earth Day from all of us at CGH!