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Mon 3/26 - Consumption

EVENT Watch The Story of Stuff online Try repairing your old items instead of always buying new ones Make your own toiletries & cleaners

Tues 3/27 - Trash


EVENT Make a No Trash Travel kit: reusable cup, utensils, bags & napkins Measure your trash; Compost it at School of Environ. Studies (56th & 10th)

Wed 3/28 - Transportation


$20 Central Park Bike Ride: Meet Anne at 348 W 57th St by 3:45 pm Walk or bike first Second, think mass transit Offset carbon intensive travel like planes and cars

Thurs 3/29 - Food


EVENT Buy local & seasonal at Farmers Markets or via CSAs Become a Weekday Vegetarian Preserve fresh food by pickling and drying

Fri 3/30 - Energy


EVENT Install CFL bulbs and power strips Clean your clothes via the grape stomping method Make your own candles out of beeswax

Sat 3/31 - Water


EVENT Calculate your water footprint Understand what foods, products, services are water intensive Pledge to take cold showers or to let it mellow if its yellow No Impact Week is a chance to see if no-impact living can improve your quality of life. Its an opportunity to see if modern conveniences actually make you happy.
Up for the challenge? Sign up at noimpactproject.org/experiment/univ ersity-no-impact-week-registration/ Join the Facebook group at facebook.com/FordhamUniversityNoI mpactWeek

Sun 4/1 Giving Back


EVENT Share your experience via blog, Facebook or in conversations Volunteer at an environmental org: New York Cares, GrowNYC, City Harvest, NY Restoration Project or Bronx River Alliance

Mon 4/2 - Eco-Sabbath


Take a walk in a new NYC neighborhood Read your favorite young adult book Discuss with friends how to make our future more sustainable Play a game, like Charades or Crazy Eights

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