Spokane 350

THANK YOU to all our Spokane 350 team members.

Am I the only only who is disappointed that all month long we have been able to enter our task completions up to 3 days after the fact,  but now on Aug 1, we are cut off and can't report the last 3 days accomplishments?  What's up with that? I just lost 3 days worth of keeping my promises.

This eco challenge  has definitely made me think twice about my convenience vs. the environmental impact of my choices.

I made the appointment for a tour in August.

I have been working to be more aware of what I buy and where it comes from, and realizing where I can reduce my purchasing and create a sharing economy,

I have loved becoming more mindful of the amount of waste I consume, and working towards finding sustainable solutions. Things I want to try now are wool balls for my dryer instead of dryer sheets and reusing bags at the store.

So, here is a reward that I was certainly not expecting when we began this EcoChallenge.  Yesterday, my Special Olympian son & I were picking up litter from along the side of a road near our home.  Later, that evening, a neighbor appeared at our front door with a plate loaded with freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.  Apparently, she had...

It’s finally becoming a habit for me to remember to take my reusable bags into stores when I go shopping.

We've tried a few brands and settled on Dr. Bronner's because there are choices of flavors of shampoo and places to refill the bottle.

I brought my own cloth bag and put the vegetables directly in it today.