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Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate + Air Sustainability Lunch and Learn
    Who did you engage in your lunch and learn? What resources did you use? How did it go and what did you learn?

    Karen MacKenzie's avatar
    Karen MacKenzie 4/25/2024 10:56 AM
    I consulted a lot of different resources and developed a 15-question trivia contest. Five questions were centered on Earth Day and its history, five were on plastics, and five were on recycling IQ.

    Prizes for the winners were some new, reusable bags that I had already saved from a landfill two years ago, some laundry detergent sheet, and and herb garden starter.

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land + Forests Compost Food Waste
    New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

    Karen MacKenzie's avatar
    Karen MacKenzie 4/16/2024 9:10 AM
    I am not currently composting since we have chickens that eat nearly all of our food waste. When we had horses, we built a specific shed/barn with a concrete base and a roof to allow proper moisture management for composting the manure and eliminate (or at least minimize) runoff into the local creek.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate + Air Weekly Meal Planning
    How did it feel to plan out your meals and stick to them in an effort to reduce food waste?

    Karen MacKenzie's avatar
    Karen MacKenzie 4/05/2024 5:46 AM
    I have been using a meal kit service for 3 dinners each week. It's nice to have the right amount of each ingredient needed to minimize waste. The boxes delivered make some attempt at reducing packaging (especially plastic), but they could do better.

  • Karen MacKenzie's avatar
    Karen MacKenzie 4/04/2024 6:55 AM
    We just got our Novi team started yesterday, so I hope we get some participants. There are lots of opportunities to do good work and learn about how others are helping with conservation.