Dr. B.

I will spend at least 12 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 12 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on issues affecting women, girls, trans people, and/or nonbinary people in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.

I will spend 20 minutes researching and shopping from 1 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

I will cook 2 meals with zero-waste each day.

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

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.

I will source 50 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

Using the Seafood Watch guide, I will feature a sustainable seafood ingredient in a new recipe.

I will ask my local seafood market or grocery store if their seafood is sustainable and share the Seafood Watch resources so they can stock sustainable options.