Family Care WHBC

Keep the EcoChallenge going.

Yesterday I got an old bird bath and reused it for my bees so they have drinking water.

Ecochallenge is going well. Great to learn from others about their engagement.

It is actually pretty hard to choose water smart foods. Meat, dairy, eggs, fruits all require a lot of water to grow. Interestingly, a lot of the plants that can grow in the midwest.. potatoes, asparagus, squashes etc are low water useage.

learning from other people is a great way to learn

Two of my challenges are about spending time learning about indigenous conservation and biodiversity. Its been actually getting hard to come up with new things to learn about. So I have been getting extra into the weeds about these topics for Cincinnati and Kenya before my trip!

Learning great things about resilience: Can resilience be taught? Many factors that determine resilience—such as genetics, early life experiences, and luck—can’t be modified. But specific resilience-building skills can be learned. These include breaking out of negative thought cycles, pushing back against catastrophizing, and looking for...

Ecochallenge is going OK keep focus on water usage and learn more about meatless options.

Like the EcoChallenge activity in Family Care

What I found most interesting about the water and climate change relationship is just how quickly one thing leads to another. Something I had never considered before is how rainwater and humidity contribute to the cooling effect in an atmosphere, and therefore in a drought or water-stripped region, atmospheric warning is quickly accelerated.