Missouri Coalition for the Environment

My challenge is going great, but coming to this website to record stuff isn't.  I'm very low tech and only have computer time to log on the weekends.

As I was hiking through Lone Elk Park today I wondered if this is what silvopasture looks like - bison grazing in the forest.  It makes so much sense.  Wide open spaces are awesome in the desert, but not in south-eastern Missouri.  I think we all need to challenge our thinking about what traditional farming has come to mean to us.  I wonder if...

Food is my area of strength so I thought I was doing great eating mostly plants, not too much.  We don't have food waste and trimmings go in the compost, which we use in our garden - it's never enough. We don't eat out except when we're traveling, like once or twice a year.  I learned about clean cookstoves and how much wood is needed for...

I read about net zero buildings, smart glass and bike share programs.  We just got a bike share program in St. Louis but it requires the use of a smart phone to locate and borrow a bike - I don't have a phone, though.  I wonder how much longer I can go phone-free in this society.

I'm finally back on my bike again riding to work!  The weather is warming up.

I am using up all the food in my refrigerator and pantry before buying any more.

I am loving riding the bus to work!

SweetArt in Shaw provided me a wonderful lunch yesterday! 

I know I fall into the trap of tossing things before they are actually "expired" because they are either taking up space or because I misunderstand labels. I am working on buying less at the store in the first place so I have less waste at the end of the month!