Walgreens Boots Alliance

First and foremost, I am grateful for giving us a chance to evolve and exist in the planet. Here is a brief excerpt of some of my thoughts as a letter to Mother Earth: Dear Mother Earth, you are the above all and provide us the necessities for our survival and thrive to even push beyond your motherly lap to explore the rest of the cosmos. We...

Found out the following advisories for the state of Illinois: THE METHYLMERCURY ADVISORY APPLIES TO PREDATORY FISH IN ALL ILLINOIS WATERS. Predator fish include all species of black bass (largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass), striped bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass, walleye, sauger, saugeye, flathead catfish, muskellunge,...

A few more weeks and I'll be able to plant my zillions of zinnias outside. Can't wait!!

We're in the final hours of the Earth Day EcoChallenge! Let's finish strong and keep logging our actions. You can log your actions until 11:59 PM tonight. Don't forget, you can also log your actions retroactively four days back, not including the current day. So make sure you're logging all your actions.

Can't wait for my tiny seedlings to get as big as this beauty from last summer!

Bigger seedlings are butternut squash plants that I started from seeds plucked right out of a squash that sat on my kitchen counter for a long time before I cooked it. SO EASY and those seeds were free!  The smaller ones will be red sunflowers.  All will be transplanted outside in 2-3 weeks.  Cooking tip: I pureed the squash and add 1/2 cup to...

Today, I enhanced my knowledge about the pollinators, as they dwindling populations need to be brought back to normal levels. Unfortunately, the high reliance on pesticides, monoculture, etc. need to be curbed.  To me, it feels like our lives are depicted is a lot of movies already, where masses don’t heed the warnings of scientists about...

Pollinators are responsible for bulk of our food production. Short term benefits of industrialization and technology have led to devastation of pollinators. We need to make people realize that we ought to strive for balance between nature and industry/technology.

Only 1 day left for Ecochallenge!  Missed a day? Don't forget - you can check in for actions taken up to 5 days ago.  Way to go, Team WBA!

The brief sunny spell we had today before the rain set in reminded me of my longest hike this past fall - Topanga State Park in California.