Grow even a few culinary herbs or greens--or buy from local farmers.
Trace the supply chains involved in your favorite meal, including its packaging.
WATER
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Trace your water from precipitation to tap and back to precipitation.
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Know how much rain fell in your region 100, 50 and 10 years ago--and last year.
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Know people who restore healthy cycling--and teach. Name at least three ways to do so.
SOIL
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Understand that soil's ability to absorb and hold water is one of the Earth's primary cooling mechanisms. Paved roads, cement sidewalks, houses, shopping malls, data centers etcetera--block this mechanism.
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Build and protect nutrient-dense soil by covering it with fallen leaves, mulch, plantings and/or compost. Compost kitchen and landscape scraps.
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Study the soil-food web.
HEALTH
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Rest. Rest well.
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Study self-help health care with people you like.
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Avoid toxins (in cleaning materials, nearby industries, pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, etc.); pesticides, herbicides, fungicides (in food, nearby lawns, golf courses, farms); man-made radiation (emitted by mobile devices, cell towers, utility meters, switch-mode power supplies, e-vehicles, gas-powered vehicles, etc.); PFAs (in dental floss, Teflon pans, waterproof raincoats, solar panels, plastics); lead (in paint, cast iron-enamel pans); addictive substances (opioids, alcohol, sugar) or behaviors (screen-time).
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Know people who support sobriety--i.e., 12-step programs. Acquire techniques for making peace between your ears.
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