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Recommended Resources Want some positive news in your life for a change? These will help: -- Scientists have discovered that trees in the Amazon forest can and do make their own rain. https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/videos/10154697657866479/UzpfSTEyMDg5MDI0NDk6MTAyMTY1MzY3MDY5NDkzNjE/ -- Did you know that A&W fast food restaurant chain has announced they are making the move away from plastic straws? This move by the one restaurant chain will prevent 83 million plastic straws from being used and disposed.  Learn more:  https://globalnews.ca/news/4263032/aw-canada-plastic-straws-ban/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook -- Alberto Cairo's clinics in Afghanistan used to close down during active fighting. Now, they stay open. In this powerful talk, Cairo tells the moving story of why -- and how he found humanity and dignity in the midst of war.  https://www.ted.com/talks/alberto_cairo_ther...

Recommended Resources It is all about food today... Chef Arthur Potts-Dawson shares his vision for reducing restaurant and supermarket waste -- creating recycling, composting, sustainable systems that stimulates positive impact (and good food). https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_potts_dawson_a_vision_for_sustainable_restaurants   - Meet fonio, an ancient "miracle grain" native to Senegal that's versatile, nutritious and gluten-free. In this passionate talk, chef Pierre Thiam shares his obsession with the hardy crop and explains why he believes that its industrial-scale cultivation could transform societies in Africa. https://www.ted.com/talks/pierre_thiam_a_forgotten_ancient_grain_that_could_help_africa_prosper   - Our Giving Hands Garden is ..." a non-profit organization that grows food to give to the elderly in our community. It is run by Debbra Arndt in Belle Rive Illinois, and has been shari...