How You Can Help
One 12 year old learned to control driveway weeds by mixing cheap vinegar, table salt and a little dish soap and that was one less bottle of XXX yard chemicals, and his family saved $20-50 in the process.
One family adjusted their irrigation system to a half hour 5AM setting and saved 100s of gallons a week, and then told his neighbors who did the same thing, and they kept up the salt content / salinity in the local beach area...and since salt retards algae growth, they inadvertently prevented a red or a brown tide from becoming harmful to the bait fish nursery living in the bayscape plants.
One boat owner hung a cage of shellfish he got from a local grower off his dock, and after three years, they reproduced and now he has a small reef that filter feed thousands of gallons every 24 hours. These oysters and mussels continue reproducing, throughout the local tidal reach.
One company sponsored ten docks worth, for literally an exponential result, AND the company's donation was 100% tax deductible.
One family donated their old Volvo 240 which was picked up, auctioned, and 70% was donated to the SHO club. As a result, a dozen food farms started in back yards, which reduced two acres of lawn area that didn't 'call for' big box store chemicals. A great idea, magnified further because the local food pantry gets the harvest.
The Food Lawning concept guides people to start a garden, using less chemicals that get to the water. Inspire your neighbor to do something similar. Order indigenous trees for the neighborhood, family and friends and rotate the harvest benefits.
They all weave together beautifully. However, if one or more initiatives speaks to you, you can vote for that by dedicating all or part of your donation towards that idea. This includes the proceeds of your donated vehicle, boat, property, yard sale, or fundraiser event.
