First of all, Happy Earth Day! We hope you have done a little something to help the Earth today!

When we told you yesterday that we were giving away compost bins today, we weren’t kidding! We also weren’t kidding when we said that we would match every dollar donated to Trees for the Future, and we’re glad people here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area took us seriously!

Here are a few pics from today’s giveaway.

We started out with a little more than 60 compost bins!

There was a line of eager people ready to start composting before 11 a.m.

They put them in their cars anyway they could fit them! Luckily, these guys had a truck!

The compost bin is as big as she is!!

By noon, we were down to our last compost bin! Thanks to our blog and Craigslist, lots of people were ready for a great Earth Day!
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported our Earth Day giveaway. As promised, we matched every dollar that was donated. We also donated one tree per person that receives our e-mail newsletter. With donations alone, 4,800 trees will be planted, and with the newsletter 5,182 will be planted for a combined total of 9,982 trees!. We went ahead and rounded up our donation to get to an even 10,000 trees, since we were already so close. We called in the donation and made it over the phone this afternoon.

We are thrilled that people donated to such a great cause at the event. If you still want to donate money to Trees for the Future, you can visit their website or you can donate $1, $5, or $10 when you check out on our web site when you purchase something from Clean Air Gardening. And don’t forget, if you donate through us at checkout, we match that dollar amount, effectively doubling your impact.

Have a Happy Earth Day.

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