Earth Facts
This giant rainforest is called the “lungs of the Earth” because it makes about 20% of our oxygen.
What is the Amazon Rain Forest?
Every year, 5,000,000 tons of me pile up, and most of it comes from a piece technology you can't live without. What am I?
What is a phone?
I look like “eco paper,” but I’m coated with plastic, making me nearly impossible to recycle. You might sip from me every morning. What am I?
What is a disposable coffee cup?
I live in the ocean and can change my body color not just to hide ,but to signal my mood to others. What am I?
What is an octopus?
What are three ways you and this Ashram can reduce food waste?
Create a culture of eat what you take and take what you will eat - non-negotiable.
Create a "taste spoon" line for the kids, so they learn not to waste what they take if they are picky.
Compost unavoidable scraps for use in the ashram garden.
Pre-portion meals for events.
This invisible gas makes up most of the air around us, about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.
I give the illusion of purity while using 10 gallons of water every 10 minutes. What am I?
What is a 10 minute shower?
I look like progress when numbers go up, but I don’t count well-being, clean air, or community health. What am I?
What is GDP?
I sing under water and my voice can travel 100s of miles. Lately, I've had to speak louder because of so many boats. What am I?
What are whales/dolphins?
What are three ways you and this Ashram can reduce water consumption?
Reduce pollution from chemicals (using biodegradable dish soap etc.)
Plant more native species that don't require additional watering
Use leftover water from meals for plants
This thin, fragile layer of gas around Earth protects us from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays of the Sun.
What is the ozone layer?
I look like I belong in the blue bin but I get rejected at the sorting line and usually end up in a landfill. What am I?
What are dirty food containers (containers with food/liquid residue, oil, dirt)
I look simple and natural, but growing me at scale takes more water than most crops — about 20,000 liters per kilogram. What am I?
What is cotton?
I'm a bird with memory is so deep that I can remember a face for years, and even warn others of someone untrustworthy. What am I?
What is a crow?
What are two ways you and this Ashram can reduce plastic use?
Reusable bottles only, but create a “borrow-a-bottle” system for visitors who forget reusable bottles (small deposit to encourage returns).
Facilitating clothing exchanges (polyester is plastic!)
Prioritize snacks that don't have plastic packaging
Every year, humans toss out an enormous amount of garbage. Around the whole world, it adds up to this many metric tons of trash.
What is 2 billion tons?
How many million tons of extra food (uneaten or unsold) does Florida produce on average per year?
What is 6,400,000 tons?
I pretend to be generous, yet my single-use creates over 5 million tons of trash every year in the U.S. alone. What am I?
What is gift wrap?
I can warm my neighbors of danger by releasing scents into the air, even though I don't have a mouth. What am I?
What are trees? (Trees can detect scents from their leaves)
What are two ways you and this Ashram can serve the CommUnity environmentally?
Set up a tool library or hub to share equipment and tools
Facilitate book swaps, Indian clothing exchanges
Cooking workshops highlighting plant-based food and minimal waste cooking
Volunteer at a community garden?
About 71% of Earth is covered by water, but only this tiny percentage is fresh and drinkable for humans.
What is 3%?
I may look harmless, but making me once takes as much water as a human drinks in seven years. What am I?
What is pair of jeans?
Many buy me to feel “carbon neutral”, but most of me doesn’t actually reduce emissions in a lasting way. What am I?
Carbon offset (don't depend on them)
Though you think of me as silent, I can communicate through vibrations in the ground that travel faster than sound in the air. What am I?
What is an elephant?
How can this Ashram increase sustainable energy use?
Motion sensor lights
Increase awareness by having an Ashram energy tracking board that everyone can see and understand how much they are contributing (to increase awareness)
Consider start with small solar panels (low investment)