Diana Saldana

Students of Sheridan's Sustainability Class

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
280 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

31

minutes

spent learning

Diana's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Multiple Industry Solutions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Nutrient Management

Nutrient Management

I will research and support local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

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 4
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?
Diana Saldana 10/15/2020 5:00 PM
One way you can express your personality, creativity, and values can be through art. Like the phrase goes "a picture is worth a thousand words" although some might not be the artistic type is never to late to learn and expressing how you feel, showing your creativity, and even values painting can be a great option, instead of purchasing clothes and accessories that you will probably only wear a handful of times.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
Diana Saldana 10/15/2020 4:53 PM
We will first have to know what each term specifically means. the "best by" term indicates when a product will be of best flavor or quality. The "sell by" is used mostly by manufacturers to ensure proper turnover throughout the journey of the food product. And the last one "use by" marks the last date recommended for the use of the product. Knowing the difference between the three will help me make better decisions because that way I will know if I'm not just throwing my money away and I can make use of what I purchased. Most of the food we purchase gets thrown out and knowing these dates will help many decide if its actually worth purchasing.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

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?
Diana Saldana 10/07/2020 7:43 PM
I think the reason why people in richer countries eat more meat is because they're able to afford it and just have easier access to it as well. Eating more meat meat affects us by producing massive amounts of water and land, and it also leaves behind a great amount of pollution and greenhouse gases. Each meal is an opportunity to reduce our environmental footprint. I'm not saying to completely give up meat but possibly not eat it as much/

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

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?
Diana Saldana 10/07/2020 7:33 PM
It's shocking to know so much food and not to mention money is wasted. If I had a choice I would rather give that money to people in need that don't have access to fresh produce or simply don't have enough to put on the table for their family. This would be my ideal way of spending this money.

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