Local 2020 People's Ecochallenge

Five-minute showers don't lend themselves to meditation... ;)

I researched JRJI (Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative), which has the goal of restorative justice for inmates in our prison systems.  Many of the inmates have similar backgrounds to immigrants, who need asylum. These individuals are treated like property and not humans. If there was the opportunity to listen to their stories, with respect...

A loving-kindness meditation my friend Karen Quinn-Shea shared: May I be free from suffering and the roots of all suffering May I be at peace May my heart remain open May I awaken to the Light of my own true nature May I be healed May I be a source of healing for all beings. May you be free from suffering and the roots of all suffering May...

computer power settings: i'm trying to remember to unplug the computer when i go to bed every day.

I am counting this action because I attended a meeting with the Community Development Committee with the local government. Although the meeting was supposed to include climate action planning, we never got the chance to talk aobut it, except for a shoreline plan so I didn't get to advocate for growing and eating local food for climate change...

For lunch today I had zucchini lazagna and a salad. All the veetables in the meal came from local farmers. Some days it is easier to eat local food than others, but I have been attempting to create my meals around foods I know I can get at the farmer's market.

I have been very busy doing a lot of online work, so I have been making do with what i cold easily get my hands on. I went to the farmer's market last Saturday and bought a lot of vegetables and I've been eating those.

In my area, there is a lot of local food availabl, even beef, pork, eggs, and fish. It's all very expensive and the farms cannot directly accept food stamps, although you can get some food stamps tokens at the farmer's market. So, less expensive foods.

I couldn't afford to eat only locally. I can get most of what I want, I just can't afford it.

i'd like to keep learning about sharing economies, but for now, i reached back out to the Repair Cafe contact i had to see if the one i heard was in planning mode for this Fall is still in the works...