I believe in order to address the fact that minorities are more often excluded from starting businesses on a personal level, it’s important to actively seek out local opportunities. Limiting shopping at big corporations, knowing where your product comes from, and knowing what you may be indirectly supporting by purchasing a product are all essential in pushing more people towards more sustainable and diverse options. 

Creativity is necessary for practicing simplicity as in our modern day, we are pushed towards over-consumption and subsequent waste as the norm, and as such need to be able to think outside of the box in order to get back to more simple and eco-friendly solutions for our problems. 

To reduce my carbon footprint, I educated myself on fast fashion and am now going to actively seek out ways to repurpose clothing and avoid mass marketing. Already I spend approximately 1 day a week using any sort of vehicle , and otherwise walk anywhere I need to go or use public transportation. 

The biggest source of my water use seems to be my diet, and since my mom is vegan I'm going to try and cut down meat to 1 meal a day instead of 2 to reduce consumption. Already in use, we barely leave our kitchen or bathroom sinks running, and have all water-saving toilets. 

I often use whole potatoes, and skip peeling off the skin in favour of cleaning them well, I also tend to use typically discarded ingredients (such as stalks, tops, etc) to make soup stocks/bases to avoid waste. I've also recently been more conscientious of eating more leftovers, and not just throwing away anything left on my plate.