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Welcome to Drawdown Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Drawdown Ecochallenge expert in no time!

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Drawdown Ecochallenge
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Kasey Hayden

The Carbon Killers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 445 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    20
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    22
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent learning

Kasey's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 50 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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Electric Bike/Walk

I will ride my electric bike or walk rather than driving for at least 1 trip per day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Muscle Power

Multiple Transportation Solutions

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Health and Education

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

Recycled Paper

I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

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
    Materials
    Good job on choosing recycled paper! How can you take your action a step further?
    Kasey Hayden's avatar
    Kasey Hayden 1/24/2020 8:38 PM
    We're working to get the Sneak Preview on Recycled Paper, but we haven't found a way to fund it yet.  We'll keep working on it. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
    Kasey Hayden's avatar
    Kasey Hayden 1/24/2020 8:38 PM
    It's been a tad disheartening tracking our waste of food. With little kids it seems inevitable that we throw away more than I would like.  However, with the flu going around and their unending "sick" germs, we just can't seem to bring ourselves to eat after them to not have waste.  I try to serve smaller portions, but it seems with a 3 year old I'm always throwing away food. We'll keep trying.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    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?
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    Kasey Hayden 1/24/2020 8:35 PM
    It's been interesting to note after starting this challenge that we actually don't eat that much meat.  Some days we don't eat any meat at all.  It was eye opening.  
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