I agree and it's important to spread the word in a compassionate and friendly way.
My favorite environmental class was in college. It covered important issues and made me passionate about preserving the Earth. I wish I would have had a class like this earlier on.
Personally, I would plant the tree in early spring. I know in Ohio sometimes we get those early frosts during the fall, which are likely to kill a sapling early on before it has time to root properly.
My meals usually consist of the following types of protein sources: beans (lentils, garbanzo, northern), tofu, nuts (pistachio, almonds, peanuts), and whole grain wheat pasta, bread or rice. I also eat Kashi's high protein cereals and breakfast bars.
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