The Talkin’ Monkeys Project incorporates Earth-friendly activities into its daily operations. We reduce, reuse and recycle whenever and wherever possible – and we love to tell people all about it!
One of our most successful activities has been educating the public on conscious consumerism and recycling by speaking at schools, for private groups, at other nonprofit organizations and during local events, including the annual Big O Birding Festival.
We stress things that each of us – the human population – can do to make a difference. The program introduces concepts such as volunteerism and sustainable living to the students and provides them with a sense of accomplishment and contribution to the Talkin’ Monkeys cause.
One of our favorite projects is the Symbiotic Garden. This garden is planted with seedlings and saplings grown and donated by children from local schools. These plants help feed our primates.
Children are provided seeds, cups, soil and shredded newspaper. They plant the seeds, raise and care for them and, when the plants are ready, the teachers deliver them to the project where they are planted in the garden.
The schools that originally contributed were Clewiston Christian School, Westside Elementary (Clewiston), The Ideal School (Wellington), The Belle Glade Day School, Nova Middle School (Davie).
