"Impact the world through daily acts of kindness and consciousness."
POINTS TOTAL
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TODAY
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THIS WEEK
253
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participant impact
UP TO
40
miles
not traveled by car
UP TO
8.0
meatless or vegan meals
consumed
UP TO
31
pounds of CO2
have been saved
UP TO
14
locally sourced meals
consumed
UP TO
20
minutes
spent learning
UP TO
40
miles
traveled by bus
UP TO
15
conversations
with people
Billie's actions
Action Track: Social Justice
Contact your Elected Officials
Abandoned Farmland Restoration
I will contact 3 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Transport
Use Public Transit
Public Transit
I will use public transit 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
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DAILY ACTIONS
Materials
Share Bioplastic Disposal Tips
Bioplastics
I will spend at least 20 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 15 friends, family and/or colleagues.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Materials
Recycle Everything I Can
Recycling
Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, making sure to not contaminate recyclables with non-recyclables.
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DAILY ACTIONS
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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.
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DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Support Local Food Systems
Plant-Rich Diets
I will source 85 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.
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DAILY ACTIONS
Food
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
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DAILY ACTIONS
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?
Read a great article about food wastes. I’m doing most of these already. I love a grocery plan! One of the things I really need to work on is freezing. My food scraps to use later. Today I will start! https://www.npr.org/2019/12/10/786867315/how-to-reduce-food-waste
Super fascinating article! Love the descriptive writing - I mean, ewwwwww! "A hunk of fetid ham fat from 1984 that remains as disturbingly plump and supple as the day it was trimmed from somebdy's dinner." I didn't quite glean why the trash is mummified - was it because it was at the top and not buried alone where it would heat up?
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?
We made a beautiful vegetarian dinner tonight! Veggie fried rice with mostly local veg and hoisin tofu. The whole family raved. We do eat many veggie meals a week and they are always enjoyed. We would usually add chicken or sausage to this dinner.
Today I bought reusable bamboo paper towels. We don’t currently use a lot of paper towels but these are great! Lola and I rode the bus to her friends for a board game day. We carpooled with my mom and reduced trips in the car around town. We will continue to work on driving less.
Erin I couldn’t reply to your post so I’m replying to my own 🤣 I ordered them from the Grove which is a company I order my cleaning supplies. As far as I can tell they do a great job of offering environmentally friendly household items all in one place. I should do a little more research on Some items.
Oh my gosh Billie Rose, that's AWESOME! Dang, super super cool. Where did you get your bamboo paper towels? I just ordered bamboo TP online, but it'd be great to get it locally. LOVE that you rode the bus and carpooled! That's fantastic!!!
Erin M 1/18/2020 2:10 PMSuper fascinating article! Love the descriptive writing - I mean, ewwwwww! "A hunk of fetid ham fat from 1984 that remains as disturbingly plump and supple as the day it was trimmed from somebdy's dinner." I didn't quite glean why the trash is mummified - was it because it was at the top and not buried alone where it would heat up?
Sarah Larsen 1/07/2020 5:52 PMI've ordered from Grove before and there are a lot of cool products on the website.