Fellow Earthlings

Thinking ahead that I need to carry my mug with me.

I still struggle to remember my reusable containers when going out to eat. I find leftover containers from restaurants to be my biggest challenge. 

By making vegetable broth! I tried it, thanks to the ecochallenge and I think I will adopt this habit moving forward. Not only do I feel good about minimizing my food waste but I also cut out the packaging I used to get when buying vegetable broth and stock. 

Fruit! I love adding fruit to my granola and homemade banana ice cream!

I agree with Michael Pollan. I believe food is the main cause of much of the illness and dis-ease out there. I believe over a long period of time eating foods that do not help our bodies function, we create illness and dis-ease un-knowingly. 

Before the challenge, I saw patterns of addiction to sugar. I now see why I eat sugar and I am more willing to cut it out or be easier on myself when I do choose to consume it. 

It is difficult to track the impact our waste has on other people because once it leaves our sight we often forget about it. We currently leave have a closed-loop system and we need to make out way to a full loop system where we can fully understand the lifecycle of the things we use and consume. Mert and I were concious of our waste for this...

Let's go fly a kite......

Balance is important to sustainability because balance is peace. When striving to be sustainable it is easy to get overwhelmed with all that can be done. Bringing balance into the equation reminds one to do the things they can and honor what they have done. Today I spent time researching the indigenous peoples who lived on the land I now live...

I can help at events that educate people about how they can make more sustainable choices and I can lead by example.