Dickinson Green Devils 2023

It's easier to take steps that align with existing practices but just pushes them further, like reducing meat consumption or taking shorter showers, than steps that take a significant reorganization of the patterns of one's day or week.

I learned about fungus and how many uses there are of mycology to solve ecological issues.

I felt frustrated, but knew that arguing would not be productive and would get me worked up and upset.

I can support small businesses and advocate for things like green spaces and ecologically friendly practices.

This has been a wonderful experience. Though I had hoped for more "quantity"- more people in the challenge, more check ins and more interactions, I am so happy with the "quality" of the EcoChallenge. Reading through people's reflections, comments and stories is really rewarding and energizing! We did great. Those that...

I watched the Minimalists; Less is Now. It talked about the movement made by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus started to reduce the amount of stuff of in there lives to live a simpler life. I was really excited to watch it and was expecting to to talk about sustainable ways to reduce the amount of stuff you have and discuss some issues...

19 days is way too short! it flew by so quickly but it will be cool to keep incorporating these actions into my daily life.

Absolutely. I'd think of that mostly in terms of people, since when people do nice things for me most certainly feel the need to do something for them in return. Nature is a little bit harder for me to conceptualize that way, being inanimate and not able to judge me for being ungrateful, but I can see that too. Cultivating gratitude, my thought...

Like Lindsey said, once we throw our trash away, it just disappears and we never have to deal with it again or think about where it goes. For this challenge, I collected all of my trash and recycling for a week. Seeing it every day made me realize that it doesn't just go "away", it goes somewhere once it's out of my sight, and will...

I really liked how I approached the ecochallenge this year! I just moved to Carlisle when the ecochallenge was just getting started, so I used it as a well to forge new habits in a new area. I chose actions of things I wanted to get started for myself in a new environment. I practiced walking to work and the grocery store rather than driving,...