Samantha Ward

I will purchase produce and/or meat from a local farmers market or food co-op to make 2 locally-sourced meals.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 15 minutes learning about which items are recyclable both at my workplace and at home since they may be different, and recycle only those items.

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 30 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

I will increase my step count by 2000 each day and will take breaks from sitting by briefly getting up and moving once per hour during the day.

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 60 minute(s) each day.

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time per day with other activities, and limit my social media use to once per day.

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

I will avoid sending food waste to the landfill by composting my food scraps.