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We’re into taking care of the land, and we want to teach our kids to do the same. We celebrated Earth Day this year by cleaning up litter on the roadway near our farm. If you’re thinking of doing something similar, here are some tips for making this a successful expedition:

Wear gloves. Some stuff is gross. Or pointy.
Pay attention to traffic, ya ninny. Depending on your location, this might not be a safe undertaking near your house.
Make a game of it. Maybe count how many pieces of trash you find? Or try to find a piece of trash in each color of the rainbow? Or create a story to explain how a particular piece of trash found its way to the side of the road?
Set a goal. It might be based on time spent or amount of garbage accumulated. Our goal was to fill one trashcan. Once we filled it, we headed home. No guilt about the trash that remained. We would go crazy if we tried to pick up all the litter on our street.
Keep it positive. Yes, you could grumble the whole time about how litter bugs are the worst, but that’s just bringing down your vibe. Instead, focus on how much better nature looks when there aren’t a bunch of soda cans and plastic bags strewn across it.

If we all give a little effort, it can lead to big results.