We can help advocate for those affected by a corporation’s reckless practices by SPEAKING UP. We need to join hands and work together to effectively curb negligence and irresponsible behavior. Fortunately, we have a powerful tool to enable this process – SOCIAL MEDIA. We need to share our concerns and ideas with other responsible citizens of this world and take collective action to ensure big corporations adhere to socially responsible practices, thereby protecting both humans and wildlife.

Our consumption choices have a drastic impact on biodiversity and the environment. Research shows that about four-fifths of consumer impacts are not direct, like the fuel we burn when we drive our cars. Rather, they are secondary impacts or the environmental effects of actually producing the goods and products that we buy.

A good example of this is water use - when we think about cutting our individual water use, we might think about using our dishwasher efficiently or taking shorter showers. Those aren't bad ideas, but we will find that much of the water use on the planet is gulped up by producing the things that we buy. Consider beef -it takes on average about 15,415 liters of water to produce one kilo of beef.

Therefore, an easy way to cut our environmental impact is to stop eating meat and eat vegetarian or vegan.

Spending more time outdoors helps us improve our physical and mental health. It relieves stress, improves clarity in thinking, and stimulates creativity. Our moods take a positive shift when we spend time outside. According to some studies, being outdoors also boosts our energy levels and strengthens our immune system. The great outdoors keeps us connected to the natural environment, betters overall well-being, and brings happiness. 

Food sovereignty allows different movements to come together in their struggles. That is, movements that have been previously been played out against each other. This is why it's the ideal way of the food system of the future.

I find spending time outside calms the mind and helps your body heal.

Food sovereignty requires a healthy, sustainable, and diverse rural economy that goes well beyond food production. Rethinking food production might help to build a better food system.

The “use-by” date is aimed at consumers as a directive of the date by which the product should be eaten; mostly because of quality, not because the item will necessarily make us sick if eaten after the use-by date. However, after the use-by date, product quality is likely to go down much faster and safety could be lessened. The “sell-by” date is aimed at retailers, and it informs them of the date by which the product should be sold or removed from shelf life. This does not mean that the product is unsafe to consume after the date. Typically, one-third of a product’s shelf-life remains after the sell-by date for the consumer to use at home. The “best-by” date is a suggestion to the consumer on which date the product should be consumed to assure for ideal quality. 

Confusion over date labeling leads to billions of pounds of food waste every year. Knowing the difference between these labels can empower us to make better decisions and reduce food waste.

I've researched owls, which are truly fascinating. Some interesting facts I've learned include:
* owls can turn their necks 135 degrees in either direction, which means they can move them a total of 270 degree
* rather than round and moveable eyeballs, owls have tubular eyes, which are fixed in place - which makes the super-flexible neck necessary, so theycan turn their heads to see everywher
* unlike most birds, their flight is virtually silent; their soft vevlvety down muffles nois
* the smallest owl on the planet is the so-called elf owl, which sometimes nests inside cacti
* a group of owls is called a parliament

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows that animal agriculture is the single largest source of methane emissions in the U.S. Producing 1 calorie from animal protein requires 11 times as much fossil fuel input—releasing 11 times as much carbon dioxide—as does producing 1 calorie from plant protein. We have the power to help the planet every time we sit down to eat!