Drawdown CDC Colorado

AND we are the top team in Colorado by over 1000 points! ;)

I joined the challenge to remind myself of what is really important in our country given the current political climate. I chose the actions that I can do and be successful and accomplish 

One more thing! Again, in the waning hours of this challenge, our team is in the top 8% of the over 750 teams that participated! Woohoo! Don't stop now! There are a few hours left. :)

Dear friends and family, Thank you so much for joining in this Drawdown EcoChallenge! We have been an impressive team! We are still leading both of our challenges as the last few hours are wrapping up. Way to go! I hope this inspires all of us to continue to live in a way that benefits the planet and brings our communities together! Hugs of...

I found a video on how to grow additional veggies from veggie scraps. We are trying some...like celery, potatoes, lettuce, etc. instead of throwing away the "seeds" we are placing in water and soil, prepping for planting this spring. No more food scraps ;-)

I participated in Ireland's  Friends of the Earth "Sick of Plastic" campaign.   We worked with a local grocery store, and had notes requesting a "packaging free aisle,"  compostable packaging to replace plastic packaging, increasing the availabiity of items in bulk for which customers can bring their own containers, etc.  We...

Wow! So many challenges...so little time! Love learning about all the ways we can collectively help our eco system. Also love that this challenge brings my bad habits to light and helps remind me to create better habits!

I would rather not waste the food and use the money to travel and enjoy family experiences :-)

Hi CDC Teammates!  Found a cool way to calculate the carbon I will be generating with a trip to DC next month. The website is below. But what's even more fun is when you click "Offset Now" after you calculate the carbon, it gives you a range of different ways (and prices) for offsetting that flight--including things like...

We do pretty well at recycling--including picking up recyclable materials discarded on the road when we're walking the dogs. Reducing could involve buying fewer processed foods (and thus less packaging), growing some of our own food, and just consuming LESS! My husband, Dave, is great at repurposing; I have learned from him that anything can be...