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It gives local communities more access to healthy sustainable food vs having o rely on having food shipped in thousands of miles from other areas of the world.

When driving it's easy to be outside the community.  Walking and riding your bike, you have more opportunities to chat with neighbors, etc.  We don't have transit that I can use, but when in big cities you can engage with the community.

Those that spend most of their time indoors, typically get less fresh air and exercise.  Nature helps relieve stress and ground a person. So, I feel those that get outside are more healthy.

I can think of ride sharing, where people use less wear and tear on cars, gas, parking, etc.  But, it can extend to tools and parks and pools, etc.  The benefits are you are using less resources, but also it allows for more community.

It's never too late to start some great "earth-saving" habits!

As I reflect back on this month and challenge, I realized that this was a good way to find small, daily changes that could make a real difference.  I also was able to get some letters written to politicians, pull my kids into helping and I really enjoyed the sharing.  I wish I would've signed up earlier than half way through the month....

This challenge has been a good way to think about ways to conserve and protect the Earth.  I was invited half-way through the challenge, but something is better than nothing.  

Most of this challenge I've been focused on reducing and recycling.  But, with this Corona Virus, I've been thinking my grandma who lived through the great depression wasn't as crazy as I thought.  She saved everything that was re-usable.  I've started saving all glass jars, you know from spaghetti sauces etc.  and I used 3 of them as vases fir...

I can think of making sure I take reusable water bottles on my hikes instead of using plastic bottled water.  If I do occasionally use plastic water bottles I will recycle them as they do not compost in the short term.

Using up close or past due date food, encourages more variety in meals.