17 people attended the meeting.
Monica and Carrie held a Climate Reality slide show presentation 24 Hours of Reality: Truth in Action, a global conversation on the climate crisis and how we solve it.
With Bill's help, the group decided to focus on 3 initiatives. After some brainstorming, categories were established for each initiative:
1. Reducing Food Waste
Public Awareness
Engage with Stores
Engage with Restaurants
Household/Family
Multi-unit buildings (apartments, condos, townhouses)
Schools
Technology (existing food discount apps for restaurants and grocery stores)
Municipality
Community Farming
Research
2. Promoting a Plant Based Diet
Education
Cooking Classes
Sponsorship from grocery chains
Growing vegetables and seed exchanges
3. Transportation
Bike lanes
Car pooling
Electric vehicles
Public transport
Lobbying and policy
Walking
Agenda items for next meeting
Climate moment
Training on how to use Slack – by Reuben
Updates by each group leader on status of action item
Next Steps for each group to work on for next meeting
Meetings are held twice a month.
Next meeting will be in first week of December. Date and time coming soon.