Michelle Folken

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.

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

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

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

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 make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

I will donate 1 Femme Kits to help people who menstruate overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

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 donate to Native American Rights Fund, which protects tribal natural resources and environmental rights and promotes Native American Human Rights.

I will cook 1 meals with zero-waste each day.

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

I will write or call 1 elected officials telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.