What's Your 20?

12/01/2016

Hi everyone! Voting for this video will directly help receive funding to put this idea into action to motivate sustainable water use on USD's campus. I am really stoked about this idea because I think it encapsulates the mission we had when we founded What's Your 20? over a year ago now. All support is appreciated, especially sharing with friends. Thanks so much!!

This idea is to develop an app that can be used by all members of the USD community to easily enter their water use information and keep track of their water conservation progress, as well as providing total quantities of gallons of water saved. This will be an important tool to teach people about w...

04/28/2016

Check out our newly installed composter located behind Missions Crossroads!! Did you know that landfills use millions of gallons of water per month for dust control? By composting your food scraps (banana peels, egg shells, coffee grounds, etc.) you can divert waste from the landfill, save water, and produce fertilizer to grow more food. Now that's closing the loop!!

02/12/2016

Transporting food over long distances pollutes the air, contributes to climate change, and uses alot of water.
Use this site to search for restaurants, farms, and markets in the area that dish up food that is sustainable and locally grown!
http://www.eatwellguide.org

A great sustainable food spot on the new Eat Well Guide

12/20/2015

"I believe that bottled water is a symptom of a larger set of issues: the long-term decay of our public water systems, inequitable access to safe water around the world, our susceptibility to advertising and marketing, and a society trained from birth to buy, consume, and throw away." - Peter Gleick

12/06/2015

12/06/2015

205 gallon rain barrel is nearly full...Time to install another one!!

12/06/2015

We have received 1/4 inch of rain since installing the new rain barrel down by the USD community garden, and already the barrel has captured 170 gallons of water!!

11/19/2015

It's a very big day today, locally and globally:

Here on campus during dead hours, we are celebrating the installation of a new rain tank in the USD community garden behind Missions Crossroads. Everyone is welcome to come to the event from 12:30-2 in the garden. We are very excited about this initiative!

Globally, today is World Toilet Day. This is an event created by the United Nations in order to raise awareness and start conversations about the global sanitation crisis, and the interconnected issues of clean water, sanitation, health, nutrition, and overall quality of life. Learn more and join the dialogue! http://www.worldtoiletday.info/about

11/17/2015

Don't forget to come by the Community Garden on Thursday between 12:30 and 2:00 to celebrate our new rain barrel!!