CSU Channel Islands Sustainability Team

It's been amazing to see our team grow, make positive efforts for the environment, and support each other throughout this month! Thank you <3 

We will be posting about CI's top 5 team members, memorable quotes, & our team's collective impact on our Instagram! Follow @sustainabilityatcsuci

GREAT - even though I joined almost halfway through the challenge I have enjoyed doing my part and help our TEAM

It's the last day of the Ecochallenge but not the last day to make positive changes for our planet. We're in this together! 

This time home I've been taking advantage of accompanying my partner and our dog on daily walks. Even though my community is largely shut down, we notice many things throughout our walk and I have a deep sense of pride for my city and the various walkways, pathways, and sidewalks around my neighborhood. Seeing others across the street brings a...

I read recently Ekhart Tolle's "A New Earth" and it frames exactly this point- we are but mirrors of nature and can find more of ourselves in nature than anywhere else. Regardless of one's faith, I believe we are bonded and connected to nature and there is a spiritual connection within us when we are closer to nature. Also, I often...

I've had mixed feelings about connecting during COVID-19-- I felt an exhaustion as we transitioned to stay at home orders because I was so overbooked prior. Now I feel more balanced and am happy to stay home and connect only at times when I can be truly present and for the purposes of connecting deeply. I realize now how much of my "human...

Food sovereignty reclaims our food system for its intended purpose and communal way of life. Modern food systems are run with a mission to create profit, not to produce quality food or for the mere purpose of feeding people. The food sovereignty movement seeks to balance the ecosystem in favor of a sustainable and humane food practices. 

Today one of our garden pots broke! But a fun way to repurpose broken pottery while helping the ecosystem around your home is to use them to grow new plants.

Just spent some time looking at all we accomplish this month by visiting our team members pages. Amazing! I am thankful for the new information I gained, and the new vegetarian recipes my husband and I created while participating in the challenge!