The Circle School

Tis sad. This is the last day of this ecochallenge. Having create the routine where this is one of the first things i attend to in the morning to reflect on /create new habits and challenge myself to dive in deeper have been rewarding. Also adding to a team effort in points / community efforts/ and friendly competition has made this fun.

This is it- my last post. I am committed to contacting my elected officials on the regular. Committed to eating smarter as far as waste goes. No more disposable straws! When I go shopping, I now have a list of foods I will seek out and coffee producers- we drink a lot of coffee- that operates in line with a sustainable future. I look forward to...

It's HARD that people aren't accountable for their actions; we create a bounty of excuses as to why things aren't going the way they should. It starts off small to OWN up to what you do and what you have done. We need to stop making excuses for the conveniences in our life and start making radical personal changes that reverberates throughout...

Both at home and now at school, we are trying to minimize materials that head to a landfill or even the recycling center.  I have set up containers in the art room at school (and in my studio at home) to collect paper scraps (that can be turned into pulp for new projects) and “interesting” trash items that are able to be cleaned and used in...

The 7th Generation. Think long-term about the results of one's actions and see if it will be sustainable for 7 generations.

I am going to cheat on answering what my sustainable community looks like: Today, driving home from work, I saw TWO people throw bags of trash out of their window onto the highway. HOW are we to have sustainable communities when we cannot even get people to throw trash in a trash can? We need education and peer pressure from an early age...

In art  class we made finger knit garlands and small pictures to hang from them to hang at a bus stop.  Hopefully they will bring additional cheer to commuters’ day.

I learned a lot about how much waste we are generating in our home by tracking food waste and plastics. 

A economic mindset that values profit over people and planet.  We need better education and access to affordable, local produce at all income levels. 

Almost complete!