Lindsay Wolf

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out if anyone is working on perennial biomass projects in my region and how I can get involved.

I will contact 1 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and the enforcement of existing anti-logging laws.

I will contact 1 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

I will replace or remove products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

I will donate to The Nature Conservancy, which works with Indigenous Peoples to secure land tenure and resource rights, support improved governance and local institutions, assist in natural resource mapping, planning and management; and strengthen livelihoods and sustainable economic development.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.

I will find out how to make my home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.

I will share stats on gender inequity in education with my social media feed to raise awareness.

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

I will source 1 meal(s) from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

I will support women-owned businesses when I shop this month.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

I will write or call 1 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

I will spend at least 15 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

I will buy from organic and local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.