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 gratitude to all of you!

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 were able to submit 150+ individual notes at the end of the day to the store manager with these and other requests to reduce the use of plastic.  Great fun!!  AND the store manager had already put a big sign up after he learned we would be there saying what this major grocery chain was doing to reduce plastic.   A fun and productive day!!

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!