Cyndi Adcock

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning about the legacy of redlining and how city planning and environmental justice issues are interconnected.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

I will spend 5 minutes researching cattle feed and manure management, or visiting a dairy farm to learn about their farming practices.

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

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 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.

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 60 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

I will plant 5 trees in my community, public parks, or backyard.

I will avoid buying and using 1 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions, and opting out of junk mail.

I will start a compost or worm bin where I live.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

I will share a business carbon calculator and encourage my organization to improve our sustainable practices.

I will plan ahead to use paper products only made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

Using Drawdown's Job Function Action Guide, I will learn about climate actions I can take at work.

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.

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

Record and share a video describing your aha moment during Drawdown Ecochallenge through the resource link.