Beacon Unitarian

I am so glad to join 15 of you on our Beacon Team - 3 weeks has gone by fast! I'm looking forward to getting together for an online celebration sometime soon. Teresa will be in contact.

Buy used or buy material that is substainable and renewable and doesn't affect our eco system during harvesting or production

It's going OK but wish it had more things than food. I do a lot more with ecology than food. I do a lot more for climate change than food. Food has been resolved long ago but I can always learn something but I do more with other things that have to do with the environment. 

Hi Team, finally checked in today and earned 25 points. Learned about food sovereignty in Northern Minnesota (Red Lake reservation), Kwikwetlem First Nation, solar power projects for low-income communities, and water justice (Stillaguamish tribe in Washington State). (Now I need to start working on the Beacon newsletter!)

It is not going as fast as I would like as I have had a flareup of Rheumatoid Arthritis and cannot use my hands much. So I wait for them to stop hurting before I do much. 

I usually eat lots of fish but with the pandemic, we have been ordering our food more and it isn't always possible to buy fish as I like to see what I am buying. I continue to eat canned salmon and tuna (but only Albacore as it doesn't have as much mercury in it). I usually make salmon chowder from the canned variety and an occasional tuna...

Only one more week to go! I am enjoying reading your posts. Find out anything new about yourself during the last two weeks? I'm noticing how easy it is to eat two non-meat meals a day.

Boost their social media presence (like, share, save).  Purchase directly from BIPOC businesses.  Advocate with government to provide pathways for BIPOC businesses. 

I have learned to shop less and maybe more often if need be so it eliminates waste. It is working well. I also have been peeling fewer vegetables and leaving the skin on and baking or adding them to the pot like that. 

I am really aware of how to store and keep food and buy less and maybe more often to cut down on waste. That is working.