It's
World Water Day, and the issues are all around me. I woke up to the sound of my hostel's water truck backing into the property. You see, every day, the owners of this beautiful Ecuadorian property have to send their giant, hand-painted water truck half an hour away to a river to procure enough water to keep these lush gardens and organic roof garden quenched.
Over my first cup of coffee, I heard the property host respond to a question about the water from the tap. It went something like this: "Excuse me, is the water in the tap potable?" The host responded, "Well, they
say it is, but I would never trust it. We sell bottled water at a reduced rate. Even the locals don't drink the tap."
Earlier this month, in Peru, I kept seeing signs everywhere that translated to "Water is a Right." I followed up with some reading to learn that the current political push in Peru is to get potable water to every community. Can you imagine if Harper or Obama had to ride that kind of message into power? Can you imagine if you had to drink bottled water every day, or truck to the nearest body of water to steal some water in order to plant a garden?
Folks, water is a right, and a lot of folks don't have access to it - and the situation is getting more dire. So, get yourself educated, and get yourself involved. Below is a fabulous video called "The Story of Bottled Water" launched today by
Free Range Studios (along with several other fabulous groups - check out the full story and campaign
here). Spread it around, friends, as the planet is only getting more dry.