Save the oceans, eat a cookie
I am normally not interested in promoting eco-friendly holiday gifts, if only because I get so many of them emailed to me. But this one from Kevin, Oceana staffer and regular bayblog reader (or so he says - flattery will get you everywhere), piqued my interest.
They've launched a campaign called "Eat a Cookie, Save the Oceans," that partners with the Food Network's Warren Brown (host of Sugar Rush and owner of DC bakery CakeLove, soon coming to Canton). Here's Kevin's pitch:
Warren has developed a special sugar cookie recipe that goes along with 16 marine creature cookie cutters and an Oceana baking mitt, which we're offering holiday shoppers. Funds raised from this gift option go toward our work to protect coral reefs, fight global warming, protect sea creatures and eliminate unsustainable fishing. ... Besides the charitable and ecological aspect of this program, it also presents a fun and meaningful activity between parent and child that encourages learning and passion for ocean creatures.
I like the idea. I'm not much of a baker, but I like the IDEA of baking, and an assortment of marine cookies will probably be more of a conversation piece than the usual menorahs and Christmas trees. Plus, there's the good cause.
I report on the environment and Chesapeake Bay. A native of West Virginia, I have focused mainly on Maryland's environment since moving here in 1983. Along the way, I've crewed aboard a skipjack in the bay, canoed under city streets up the Jones Fall from the Inner Harbor, and gone deep underground in a western Maryland coal mine. Recently, I have been covering the growth and development transforming the landscape. I love seafood, rambles in the country and good stories. I hope to share some here.
Comments
Hello - I thought your readers may also be interested in the URL where they can actually make the creature adoptions: www.Oceana.org/adopt
Posted by: Juliana Stein | December 4, 2007 5:39 PM