Cassie Barnes

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

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

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

I will spend 10 minutes each day researching businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants that I can support when shopping.

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 30 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

I will take a walk for 15 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

Insects are a low impact alternative to mammals and fish for protein.