Talida Andreea

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

Learn more about the community sustaining farming model of Alemany Farm in San Francisco

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

Join our GGB Getting to Know event with Hasten Regeneration, a cause focused on developing innovative Miyawaki reforestation projects around the world this Thursday, 4/8 at 9 - 9:45am PT!  Hear from the founders, Sheeba Sen and Peter Coughlan talk about their inspiring journey in creating Hasten Regeneration and how you can support their reforestation projects through the GGB program. Sign up here for the link to the Zoom session! - https://guidewire.benevity.org/volunteer/204

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 300 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Earth Month 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 take a walk for 150 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities. Fixing leaky faucets can save up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water a day or 270 (1,020 L) gallons of water a month per faucet.

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

I will help children that do not have access to proper education by having online lessons with them, doing activities together and helping them with the homework.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.