Spokane 350

It helped me be more aware of my actions in a daily way, it changed my behavior somewhat and reinforced things I was already doing.

Actually ate a vegan meal in a restaurant yesterday.  Thank you BGH.

Well, as typical of my life's goal setting, I left 3 of my activity challenges to the final day, but was still able to complete them.  The best thing about this experience is that I am planning on continuing the habit of eating 2 meatless meals per day.

I showed the film “Before the Flood” to residents and patients at the care center and transitional care unit where I work and then gave an Earth Day presentation to more of them about composting and recycling.

I am changing my choices, if I am out I try to bring my metal reusable drink container, with bamboo straw, with me, but if I haven't got it I will buy a glass container, refuse a straw, or ask for a reusable drink container. If buying a large bottle of juice I only buy with glass bottles now. I bring reusable bags to the grocery store. 

I have bought bamboo toothbrushes, and straw for drink, and cutting boards in the past, and will now keep an eye out, if I am going to buy something, to try and find it made of bamboo.

That was interesting. Makes sense that ground meat goes bad quicker.

I looked at an online energy audit and evaluated my apartment. Of the things I have any control over; we use low-energy light bulbs and keep lights off when possible. I don't leave my laptop plugged in. In summer I put foil over the west windows to keep sun out and reduce need for a fan (I reuse same foil). It's a very old building and the...

Spokane Women's Farms is having a fund raiser at Fruit Hill Farms May 12th. They help women in or from domestic violence situations.

Today I added to the compost, bought organic food for lunch and dinner, got the first asparagus from garden. Ate a meatless breakfast and lunch.