Jess Barnes
10/25/2018 9:25 AM
I try to live on a one-for-one policy. For everything one new thing I buy (knick-knack/non-essential item) I will donate or re-purpose something I already have.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicity De-Clutter My HomeHow can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Go get a check upHow do you practice self care?
Jess Barnes 10/25/2018 9:23 AMI practice self care by giving myself an hour of every day to do whatever I want to do: read, cook, sleep, walk/hike, play video games. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Watch a Documentary about Food SovereigntyHow does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?
Jess Barnes 10/25/2018 9:22 AMGiving people control over their food and overall empowering people through food sovereignty combats disadvantages forced upon minorities or lower class by modern food systems.
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Christopher Emery 10/24/2018 9:18 AMI did it hurray! My meals have gone swimmingly 🐟 -
Gemma Laser 10/22/2018 5:10 PMThis year I've struggled to get all my challenges done every day, but I have done some of them everyday! Considering how hard my daily life feels right now I am grateful to be working on these practices (and mostly doing them) and also holding myself in gentleness and not allowing my perfectionist tendencies to derail me from imperfectly completing more than I could do perfectly right now. Love to you all! -
Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:45 AMFor anyone in Long Island, NY there is a Climate Justice Forum on 10/25/18. See the Facebook page for more information. -
Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:43 AMOn cooler nights I sleep with a heated blanket to warm myself up without needing to turn on the heat to warm the whole apratment. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Smart Seafood ChoicesMany states and countries have advisories on eating fish. Find out what is advised for your region. Do you think your diet choices fall within these guidelines? What steps do you need to take to make sure that they do?
Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:42 AMI don't eat more than the guidelines suggest especially after learning about everything in the water and how our marine life is being effected by things like pollution and microplastics. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONEnergy Online Energy AuditWhat most interested or surprised you about your own energy footprint?
Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:41 AMThere is a lot of ghost energy being used because certain appliances are always plugged in. I was happy that I used a lot less energy than I thought but have identified ways to reduce that use. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONEnergy Heat and Cool NaturallyWhat are other ways you could use the power of the sun to reduce your own environmental footprint?
Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:40 AMUse it to dry my clothes, hair (sun + wind) and car after they are washed.