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Week Five: Do you like to cook?
Creating a mini herb garden in your kitchen gives you access to a variety of fresh herbs whenever you need them! Buying locally grown food is important, however, the best way to minimise your environmental impact is growing it in your own home.
Transporting food from long distances generates huge quantities of carbon emissions, did you know that we currently put almost 10 kcal of fossil fuel energy into our food system for every 1 kcal of energy we get as food? I urge you to take this small and simple step in shrinking your carbon footprint and grow your own herbs using the tutorial provided.
Good luck!
See below the previous challenges from this theme group:
Week One
Week One
Week One: Get Outside!
Being cooped up inside all day, either at work, school, or on zoom calls, it’s sometimes nice to take a break and walk around your local neighborhood and/or park. However, many people walk past plants and animals without realizing how biodiverse London really is! This week, go on a walk! Try to really observe and appreciate the nature around you. Take a photo and make a note of the different animals and plants you see. If you know the species, write it down! If not, make some observations. What do you see? Smell? Hear? Feel? Maybe even taste? The app iNaturalist is really useful for this activity because it helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Record and track your observations in this document here! Check out the media below!
Week Two
Week Two
Week Two: Create your own birdhouses from recycled materials! Making your own birdhouse will not only improve the entire ecosystem, it's also a productive, fun activity.
Follow the step-by-step video to learn how to make a DIY birdhouse out of entirely recycled materials, and check out the article to learn about the importance of birdhouses.
Week Three
Week Three
Week Three: Welcome to the third week of the outdoors challenge! This week, make an impact by buying organic, locally sourced food! If you're able to, you might even consider looking into growing your own food...
Bok Choy is a low-maintenance and fast-growing plant. It takes minimal effort with great results. Eat pesticide-free food and cut down on carbon emissions. Make an impact with this step-by-step guide to growing Bok Choy! And if you want to know why growing your own food helps you and the environment, click here.
Week Four
Week Four
Week Four: Do you want to create a home for animals in need? Log piles are the best way to do it. There are many small insects and animals that need a habitat and logs piles are first-class accommodation.
They are homes for hedgehogs, caterpillars, and many more animals. For more information on the importance of log piles, check out this article!
Here is an example of what a log pile looks like.
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