capstone summer 25

(Repost-) I have never tried composting before, and I am a gardener, therefore I feel this is the perfect Eco-Challenge for me to start with this week's topic of waste! Composting connects to our class content for this week because we watched videos on how to be resourceful and reduce waste. Being resourceful means using what we already own to...

I have never tried composting before, and I am a gardener, therefore I feel this is the perfect Eco-Challenge for me to start with this week's topic of waste! Composting connects to our class content for this week because we watched videos on how to be resourceful and reduce waste. Being resourceful means using what we already own to create...

I'm beginning my journey with some simple changes related to waste streams. I say simple because it's an infrequent event for me already and I already made other changes regarding it. I am reducing my disposable cups use which is already minor since I swapped to making my own coffee at my old job. My team would get coffee daily if not multiple...

I started this mission with goals that were low hanging fruit because I already partially or totally commit to these goals on a daily basis. It is important, when you are dipping your toes into the water to try to keep it simple. I will expand a little bit about Veganism in my life: I am vegan. Every person's relationship with food can vary...

that is an idea that has been sold to us largely due to colonialism culture. These ideas of how to farm have been passed down through generations, tilling the land and planting monocrops on a large scale. it is out of balance. That method leaches the land of its nutrients, and somewhere along the lines the introduction of pesticides were...

More meat is available to us, and it is also culturally marketed to people.

Making life style changes, such as supporting the local bakery, and purchasing fresh bread every day is better for the health of my body, the health of the surrounding community, and the health of the planet. finding solutions like this takes communicating with those around me, and putting the energy into thinking of solutions.

Setting the time aside to enjoy coffee out of a mug becomes the potential barrier. The difference i make feels arbitrary when i think of each individual choosing to ignore the needs of our planet and other individuals.

Barriers are Prevalence of old infrastructure in Portland that induce possible lead exposure.