On Saturday, May 15th several organizations planted eight trees at the Huston Lake Park in Denver. The six people in the photo are with the local GreenFriends. Along with planting trees they said a prayer to the Divine Mother: “Jai Ma!” According to Amma.org:
“Founded in 2001, GreenFriends is the international environmental initiative of Embracing the World. It's a volunteer-based movement that promotes environmental awareness and participation at the individual and community levels. GreenFriends seeks to inspire people to serve and protect nature, so that all life-forms may live in harmony upon the Earth.
Anybody can join one of our local chapters and become a 'GreenFriend' by emailing us at GreenFriends@macenters.org. Visit GreenFriends North America to see the latest activities in North America. We are involved in the following green projects:
GROWING PLANTS
Coniferous & deciduous tree planting
Vegetable & flower gardening in rural lands
Greening cities by building urban gardens
Greenhouse gardening
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS
Permaculture designs for farms
Soil & land restoration
Erosion prevention
Rain water catchment
Bee cultivation
Solar power initiatives
Plastics Project - converting waste into useful products
EDUCATION
Soil Food Web courses
Permaculture courses
Holistic Management courses
Pruning Workshops
Grafting Workshops
Growing Tulasi (Holy Basil) Workshops
Community campaigning to reduce waste & recycle
Teaching children about growing plants
COMMUNITY BUILDING
Earth Day celebrations that promote environmental awareness & fun
Fundraising for Amma's Farmer Relief Project in Washim, India
Collaborating with like-minded organizations, such as: Common Vision, Rodale Institute, BioLogic Systems, Savory Institute, Living Mandala, Earthworks, Boy Scouts of America, AYUDH, and Bala Kendra.