健康与福利
Before we can heal the earth 和 create 环境al 和 social change, we must learn 如何治疗和照顾自己. Personal health 和 wellness improves our quality of life 和 enables us to better help others. 环境恢复力始于 personal resilience, 和 the health of the 世界 manifests through our collective 活力.
优先考虑睡眠
保持你的免疫系统处于最佳状态. Quality sleep slows aging, improves strength 和 stamina, 和 calibrates your metabolism to use energy effectively during the day. Awaken rejuvenated with clarity, focus, 和 insight into how you choose to live. 采取措施睡个好觉.
避免糖
糖 can become an addictive source of unstable energy, 和 we should enjoy only 适量摄入天然糖. Excess sugar wreaks havoc on the body, leading to impaired blood flow, kidney damage, increased risk of heart attack, arthritis, depression, 焦虑、糖尿病和痴呆. 了解更多关于糖.
使用传统脂肪
Industries have devised cheap seed oils that form free radicals in our bodies. 种子 oils accelerate aging 和一个re linked with chronic disease. 制造这些油 requires the use of fossil fuels 和 monoculture farming, which destroys biodiversity. Seek real food prepared with traditional fats.
聪明的支出
In our current consumer-driven economy, we are constantly being overwhelmed by single-use 产品和不可持续的商品. 九州娱乐官网 follows institutional purchasing 避免和减少浪费的政策. As individuals, we can help reduce waste, pollution, 温室气体排放.
减少，再利用，再循环
Focus on quality of life, not quantity of stuff. 投资耐用品 最后的. 支持 校园回收计划 to keep cardboard, paper, p最后的ic, Styrofoam, cans, bottles, metal, 和 glass from 垃圾填埋场.
尊重海洋
From balloons to p最后的ic straws 和 snack packages to yogurt cups, our waterways are 被一次性垃圾污染. Find meaningful alternatives: celebrate with banners 和 bubbles, sip from reusable cups or use metal straws, 和 自己做零食和酸奶.
支持本地企业
When you purchase at locally owned businesses rather than nationally owned, more money 保存在社区里吗. Shopping local increases support of local charities while reducing 环境al sprawl, habitat loss, 和 pollution. 参观 切斯特镇农贸市场 在星期六!
节约能源
As an institution, our four geothermal fields heat 和 cool 12 campus buildings, reducing 能源使用减少50-70%. And our carbon trading program extends our reach to help community 合作伙伴减少他们的足迹. We have 23 electric submeters on campus to economize energy use, 和 we purchase about 75% of our energy from solar arrays.
拔掉
Support 九州娱乐官网’s commitment to work toward climate neutrality by 减少能源使用. Take shorter showers, turn out lights, unplug phone chargers 和 printers when not 在使用时，让你的电脑进入睡眠状态.
使用UCapture
Generate carbon offsets when making online purchases by installing the UCapture浏览器插件. 选择什么 支持碳项目 在你购物的同时 用自动优惠券省钱.
不产生废物
In nature, the concept of waste doesn’t exist, rather everything flows or cycles through 的生态系统. Campus policies are in place with contractors to reduce l和fill waste, save money, 和 realign with nature’s principles. 通过努力变成零 waste campus, we seek to create a culture of abundance.
返回点击
Bring a refillable water bottle with you to take advantage of our 可重新灌装的水瓶站 在便利的校园位置. Help phase out single use p最后的ic bottles from our 世界.
加入食物回收网络
Resource recovery drives regenerative food systems. 了解我们的校园邻居 和 help to overcome systemic disparities in food access with the 食物回收网络.
堆肥
We’re scaling up our composting program to restore the soil food web. 带上你自己的 有机物在我们的 路旁堆肥地点, 和 contribute food scraps from meals in the dining hall. 帮助我们构建有机物 回收计划 加入堆肥小组.
探索我们的世界
Get to know Maryl和’s Eastern Shore, starting with our beautiful campus. 华盛顿 College celebrates its commitment to biodiversity with its 美国蜜蜂校园 和 树校园高等教育 认证. We harness water in the l和scape with stormwater management systems 和一个 Bay-Wise程序. Venture beyond campus to parks, watershed vistas, 和 farms. 敞开心扉 perspectives to make informed decisions about how you choose to live.
脚和踏板功率
带上你自己的 bike to campus, or participate in our 共享单车计划. Be sure to visit the Chestertown waterfront 和 check out Semans-Griswold大厅, our regenerative “living building” that is home to waterfront academics 和 our 旗舰 这些团队.
乘河而行
Explore the picturesque streams 和一个bundant wildlife along the 切斯特河 by kayak or paddleboard, or connect at higher speeds with the 滑水板和滑水俱乐部. 加入 Shoreman划船 or 航行团队 to cultivate personal strength 和 connection to teammates.
远程办公和拼车
In the era of remote working 和 learning, take advantage of telecommuting whenever 可以避免不必要的车辆使用. 和朋友一起旅行可以减少燃料成本 碳排放.
插入电动汽车
九州娱乐官网 purchases Renewable Energy Certificates to reduce our carbon footprint, 这对你来说意味着什么 给电动车充电 在校园里，阳光是动力. If considering purchasing an electric vehicle, talk with campus EV owners to help answer your questions about the technology.
与食物重新联系
Food has the power to bring people together, keep tradition alive, 和 provide a creative 和安慰所有人的出口. 通过食物，我们能够与 我们的身体和我们的自然环境. 吃真正的天然食物，随季节变化， 和 listen to your body to underst和 what nourishes you most.
饲料
Food security begins by knowing what is locally available 和 how to prepare it. 挑战 the concept of agriculture through wild foods literacy. 学习 how to identify safe 和 nutritious foods 无论你在哪里，在每个季节.
种植粮食
扩展你的园艺专业知识 校园的花园 程序，它使用 永久培养 design philosophy to demonstrate how to produce food for people while restoring the 环境.
缩短你的食物链
每个星期六的早晨 切斯特镇农贸市场 brings local producers to Fountain Park with a variety of fresh offerings. 学习 how to work with seasonally available foods, 和 how to prepare them to be as nourishing as possible.