The world was in the hands of children, Saturday, playing with a beach ball likeness of the globe in Balboa Park. They also played bean bag toss with bags full of actual kidney, navy, and pinto beans. All of the fun in the name of environmental wellness, public health, and conservation.
“The key to social change is education,” said Barbara Gates, founder and CEO of the non-profit organization Healthy Kids Happy Planet! She was one of more than 140 vendors at this year’s San Diego Earth Fest.
Gates is an advocate for empowering youth in creating a healthier, greener, kinder world. She’s also the author of a children’s book titled, “Jack and the Bean Stew,” an ecofriendly version of the classic fable endorsed by PETA…