Nia Keith

Mass Audubon Climate Action

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
75 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning

Nia's actions

Materials

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Multiple Industry Solutions

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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
Food

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
Nia Keith 4/09/2020 11:42 AM
I had no idea these dates have NOTHING to do with human health but are primarily for merchants. Now I will let my nose and eyes determine when food is thrown away instead of these arbitrary "sell by" dates. The more you know . . .

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- Rishya Narayanan 4/10/2020 12:54 PM
  I, for one, need to call my grandma and ask how she can tell if a melon is fresh by knocking on it. No need for sell by dates when you can just hit a watermelon and "hear" freshness!
  
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