Sustainable Urban Aggies

The challenge has been interesting. I felt a little silly getting points for something that I have been doing for a long time (recycling, gardening in the community, composting, urban farming, learning about more environmentally friendly activities). But, this served to remind me to keep doing those activities... Additionally, the challenge...

This is fun and we all encourage each other

Temperate forests are one of the largest land biomes. And one of the more effected by humans because of the moderate temperatures, high rainfalls and nutrient rich soils.  These forests have been largely harvested so that only secondary growth remain. Much of the original forests are gone as are many of the biological components that required...

Fast food convenience and affordability. Social norms perpetuate a need to eat meat as a main protein source. 

Virtual engagement will incorporate listening with reflective practices and action items delineated. Air and water quality is a social determinant of health so minimizing transit directly impacts a population health outcome in our strategic framework. 

Food justice. Equity and resiliency in our local community food system with strong policies reconfiguring our current social contracts and structural barriers in a manner that co-creates a system that meets the needs of ALL. 

Mindfulness eating and greater appreciation of the taste, smell, sight, touch of the food. 

Increase social cohesion and mitigate transit as a barrier to accessing community assets. 

I have learned that by keeping my diet more locally sourced that I am relying less on goods that are farmed elsewhere, particularly from forests. While my single contribution to lessening the need to import foods from forests and therefore deforestation, I feel that it IS worth it.  A classic example is my farming of bananas at my house and...

As a manager of a under-developed local community garden, I have taken the liberty to planting small fruit trees including bananas and pomegranetes, I have found that the three aspects of my life, mentioned above, are integrated and when I exercise not only my physical health improves but so does my mood. And, my feeling of connectiveness with...