Straughan Environmental

Every year my family participates in the Culpeper County (VA) Farm Tour. Various working farms across the county open up their farms to visitors for one weekend in October. Most will host guided tours around their operation where they are more than willing to answer even the most silliest questions (like "why don't the chickens just fly...

Highly recommend the documentary "Regaining Food Sovereignty", which can be found on YouTube, that highlight systematic issues facing native peoples of South Dakota.   

This statement absolutely rings true to me. It also brings to mind the Japanese concept of forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku. surrounding ourselves in things that are natural, not man made, even to the point of be enveloped in it, works wonders on our brain. 

"A profound change of the global food and agriculture system is needed if we are to nourish the 815 million people who are hungry today and the additional 2 billion people expected to be undernourished by 2050." Read the 'facts and figures' at the bottom of this link!!! https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/hunger/

Has anyone used this USDA interactive mapping before? It shows food access indicators by census tract. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas.aspx

I bring reusable cups and utensils for my daughter to use in place of the disposable ones that preschool provides. I also send her lunch in reusable containers everyday. Every little bit makes a difference!

Hi Staughan group. Don't forget to log in to EcoChallenge. I did and I earned points today, including for sending this message. Yea!

Kudos to Chimere for using her fingers instead of single use plastic for her staff meeting breakfast! :)

I ran my first half marathon yesterday! It was really hard, and I am hurting today but it was awesome!!!!

During my "Spend Time Outside" Challenge I witnessed the power of mother nature to clear out a beaver dam. (see photos)