Deloitte Greater Washington Area

I learned a lot during this ecochallenge.

Reduce time we leave the water running in kitchen and bathroom sinks. I don't leave the water running when I shave or brush my teeth.

Food equity and access is important to the health of people in communities.

I watched the Game Changers. It follows James Wilks in his effort to discover the relationship of meat, strength and protein as well as the power that plant based protein also has.

Being born in the month of April has always had me feeling closely connected to Earth day and month. I have always been a free spirit that feels like I could live off the land if I needed to. I joined the eco challenge in hopes to spread my passion for our beautiful "pale little blue dot."

I already have to worry about picking up dog feces on my walks with my many dachshunds, but now I carry an extra bag to pick-up trash! I feel like even just me doing it alone is making the whole neighborhood look better in just a couple weeks!! Wow!!

Quinoa, chickpea, cucumber, sweet all color peppers, red onion salad with lemon juice olive oil dressing! it is a quick and healthy vegan meal for a busy day! Dressing: Mix two tbs lemon juice with crushed garlic, black pepper powder, a spoon of extra virgin olive oil and dash of salt.

This eco-challenge has helped us in learning and adopting positive habits. For example, we are applying simple techniques to reduce water usage in the garden, have planted more pollinators plants, we are making conscious efforts to cook zero-waste meals, and brought home a kitchen compost bin.

Carrying my own bag to grocery shopping has reduced so much plastic at my home. Earlier we use to bring home many plastic bags. But these days we are consciously carrying our own bag to stores. Just keeping multiple reusuable bags in the car helps a lot.