Jodie Hallowes

I will advocate for local and/or organic food options at work or on campus.

I will offer to help 3 person(s) who are in need each day.

I will raise money to support Northwest Earth Institute or another local nonprofit.

I will organize one of NWEI's discussion courses on food sustainability, 'Menu for the Future' or 'Hungry for Change', with my family, friends, coworkers, or classmates.

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 30 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

I will create a rain garden or bioswale, or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

I will install a greywater catchment system in my home.

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 5 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

I will replace 20 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.