Celebrate Earth day by doing something “green.” Plant a tree or perhaps some organic seeds to grow your own vegetable garden.  Become more aware of one of your daily habits that could be altered to be more earth friendly.  Do you or your kids leave the water running while brushing your teeth?  Do you recycle as much as you can (i.e. empty paper towel rolls, junk mail, even the envelopes with those clear plastic windows?)  Do you drive places you can easily walk?  Find a new purpose to an old worn out this or that.  I like to keep EVERY jar (those who know me are chuckling) from spaghetti sauce to almond butter.  I use the jars for my water that I carry around each day, to store dried beans or rice, to keep track of those extra nails and screws lying around in the junk drawer and most recently my husband needed a pencil/pen holder for his office, viola- I had the perfect jar for that!  Re-using old stuff, instead of buying new, helps to reduce the seemingly endless waste that we as Americans are accumulating on this planet.  The little gestures do go a long way.  One idea for this weekend, visit Purcellville’s “Painting Purcellville Green” event.  The goings on are this Saturday, April 24th from 10am-2pm at the Town Hall.  While your there visit the Purcellville Community Market.  A farmer’s market in conjunction with a “green” event- ah, sounds like a perfect day!  My son and I wandered around the market last weekend discovering some new farms and new treats.  Rob at Community Gardens offered my 15 month old some greens to gnaw on, which he enjoyed thoroughly.  He loved carrying around my fresh salad turnips occasionally taking a bite off the leaves.  Then on to Lothar, the German Master Artisan Butcher.  A few varieties of nitrate-free sausages and we were all set for our BBQ the next day.  He had wonderful suggestions to satisfy both the adults and children, boy was he right!  I thought there were sure to be leftovers we could have for lunch on Monday, but no such luck.  The fresh farm food was too good not to finish.  I love this time of year when you can make a complete meal with all local ingredients.  Check out the event and then create your own Earth day celebration with a “green” family dinner.  Some Community Garden greens, some chicken or beef from Dayspring farm or some sausages from Lothar.  Eating locally is a HUGE “green” gesture that is not only good for the health of the planet, but good for your own health!