Ilana Zeitzer

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

I will spend 5 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

What can lack of access to nutritious food affect a community? How can having access to nutritious food help a community become more resilient?

I will use the resources below to find where I can forage for my own food locally.

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 40 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard or local community garden.

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, neighbors, or classmates.

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

I will replace 20 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

I will spend 60 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

I will decide which social or environmental issue in my community is most important to me and tell 5 friends and/or classmates each day about the issue.

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

I will use the resource links provided below and spend 060 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

I will volunteer 3 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.