audra davis

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

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

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

I will start a compost bin where I live.

I will research and support local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

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

I will spend at least 120 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

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

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

Individual actions are important, but people and organizations working together can make a real impact. I will share a carbon calculator with a friend and invite them to calculate the carbon footprint of their household.

Meditate with physical contact with the earth (grounding*) Meditation Guide: 1. Set the intention to spread joy, positivity and coherence 2, In the mind's eye, picture roots growing from underneath you, binding you to the Earth. 3. Draw up from this connection - as you inhale, imagining energy and vitality flowing up thorugh your roots into your body and feel the vibrancy for a moment as hold the breath. 4. As exhale, imagine this cloud of positivity inside you starts to balloon outside of self, into the surrounding areas. Like you are inflating the balloon with your breath. Start by picturing it rise an inch above your skin, like an aura. Then into the space your in, like a visible purfume cloud. then imagine its growing, taking over block you're on, then your town, the state, so on until the world is blaketed with your positivity. - Helpful to imagine a haboob as reference 6. Rest in this feeling for 10-15 minutes. 7. Thank the Earth for what it has created for you. 8. Slowly return to settings and open eyes. Smile and take a stretch. *https://www.healthline.com/health/grounding#benefits This is a familiar mediation to, generally results in feeling brimming with love and sunshine, I've even received comment on how I seem vibrant, present or in tune. Making it a daily habit would help me maintain positivity in the spaces I enhabit and enhancing daily interactions.

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

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 commute by bike 2 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.