Vegetable Gardens of Switzerland
We love “green” on this blog, it has always been a favorite color of mine, and to me, is a symbol of new life, expressed in the new green buds and blooms of springtime.
“Going green” is a term we are hearing more and more, and it has a little bit of a different connotation, it is more related to the preservation of the beauty we see around us by how we care for our environment.
And then there is the term “sustainable”, which also refers to the ability to sustain our environment, and ourselves, through our natural resources, and how we care for them, how responsibly we preserve them.
Something I did not know until the opportunity presented itself to explore a bit was that beautiful Switzerland is one of the “greenest” countries in the world. In “sustainable Switzerland” people take caring for the environment very seriously, making it a perfect place to visit..not only because of all the magnificent beauty in the area, but because of all the things we can learn from their way of life. We balk at the thought of being charged taxes or fees for things that will preserve the environment, but this is common practice in Switzerland, and through it, people learn to be more responsible citizens.
When you travel in Switzerland, it is easy to get around by train, biking is very popular. You find many organic products, in fact, a friend of mine has traveled there twice to take part in a hands-on organic farming program. You know from reading this blog that this would be just the thing I’d like to do while there, along with visit the many beautiful, natural places to enjoy God’s creation.
You will find “green” hotels, even staying in one of these and observing what they do to preserve the environment by how water, waste and electricity is handled can be a fun learning experience. Take a little time to learn more about sustainable Switzerland and see if this might be a place you’d like to plan to visit…even a visit to the site is a treat!
