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Wanna help your kids corner the neighborhood market on lemonade?

The Bite: 
Squeeze out the competition - and the best drinks: Help them set up an eco lemonade stand.  With organic and local ingredients, plus planet-friendly supplies, your pint-size entrepreneur can make some cash without bankrupting resources:

The Benefits:

• Merging with local produce.  Because it travels a short distance, locally grown fruit produces 17 times fewer CO2 emissions than fruit you get at the supermarket.  No local lemons?  Try recipes for berry or peace-ade.

• No landfill takeovers.  Stands made from old cardboard put would-be trash to use and reusable and/or compostable cups don't add to the waste stream either.

• Setting a steep price on toxins.  In 2007, CA lemon farmers - who produce 87% of the U.S. lemon crop - applied 2.3 million pounds of pesticides to their fields.  Organic farming keeps land, air, and waterways chem-free.

• Leveraging fun.  Kids'll have a great time playing store and may pick up a few pointers about conservation while making a buck.

Personally Speaking:

Wanna Try:

Drinks

• Seasonal Summer Drinks - stick with local, organic fruit for peach-ade, rasberry-ade (can swap in blueberries), melon smoothies, or the ol' fave, lemonade (see our blog for a recipe with agave syrup).

• Local Harvest - find a farmers market in your area to get fresh local fruits for your bevs.

Cups

• Eco-Products Compostable Cups - if reusable isn't an option, go with these 12-ounce cups made from U.S.- grown corn ($8/50).

Stands

• Cardboard Stand - when an ordinary table won't do, go for flair: make your very own stand with cardboard boxes, wrapping-paper tubes, and decorations.