Maxwell Carter

Community Team

"To live more mindfully and with intention."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
431 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

210

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

26

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

15

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

18

more servings

of fruits and vegetables
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

26

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

75

minutes

spent outdoors

Maxwell's actions

Transportation

Use Public Transit

Public Transit

I will use public transit 5 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

Methane Digesters

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Explore My Area

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 90 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

More Fruits And Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Practice the 5 R's

Recycling

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Restore Wetlands

Coastal Wetland Restoration

I will volunteer 6 hours with a wetland restoration project in my region.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Tend A Garden

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Industry

Calculate the carbon footprint of my household

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal Tend A Garden

Have you ever had a significant experience in nature that altered your perspective or focus? If so, please describe it.

Maxwell Carter 2/21/2022 12:33 PM

I have gone on many roadtrips though some remote areas of the Western United States. Most of these trips have been solo, and when I am alone in wilderness, or on the side of the road, listening to the sound of silence, or hearing water gurgling by, I have felt truly connected to place. I remember once I was crossing near a lake at midnight in eastern Oregon, and I turned my car off, got out, and sat outside looking at the stars and their reflections on the lake. It was my birthday, and it's hard to describe but I felt an immense feeling of connectedness, and the weight of the enormity of the universe.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Explore My Area

How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?

Maxwell Carter 2/21/2022 12:28 PM

It allows you to feel more in-tune of where you are or where you live. Learning about all the resources you consume, such as the water you drink or where the food you eat comes from encourages you to acknowledge it's gift and gives you a chance to be thankful for what you have.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?

Maxwell Carter 2/14/2022 11:13 AM

More is generally more expensive, and less accessible on a day to day basis. Rural farmers or pastoralists don't butcher their livestock daily as they rely on them for milk, fur, etc. Eating meat is one of the most devastating impacts on deforestation, for example large swaths of the Amazon Rainforest are cleared for grazelands. A large part of industrial agriculture is also used to feed livestock to the detriment of the land.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Practice the 5 R's

What are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?

Maxwell Carter 2/07/2022 12:19 PM

Shopping for new clothes at a thrift store, reuse glass jars from pasta sauce, salsa, etc. Recycle everything that I can.

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Maxwell Carter 1/31/2022 12:20 PM

Went to the coast for the weekend, and cooked all our own food in the Air BnB where we stayed. Only explored the town through walking.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Calculate the carbon footprint of my household

After you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?

Maxwell Carter 1/31/2022 12:11 PM

Diet is one of my primary contributions to my carbon footprint. Single-use plastics, excessive packaging, and non-locally sourced foods contribute significantly, and I need to continue to make efforts to cut down on these.

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Maxwell Carter 1/31/2022 12:07 PM

Beginning to be more mindful during every meal.

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Maxwell Carter 1/17/2022 10:19 AM

Taking it one day at a time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal Eat Mindfully

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?

Maxwell Carter 1/17/2022 10:17 AM

Eating mindfully allows me the chance to appreciate the food I am eating, where it came from, how it tastes, and how it makes my body feel. I am also free from distractions and able to better engage with my girlfriend, whom I eat meals with everyday.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

Maxwell Carter 1/17/2022 10:10 AM

Sustainable community would accomplish a self sustaining and independent cycle of waste and renewability. MSU Methane Digester would be a good example of a system that produces waste, repurposes it, and recycles the waste back into itself as resources (electricity, fertilizer, etc.). If a system such as that could be used for every large-scale industrial farm complex around the world, methane emissions would be greatly reduced.

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