Mia Pedersen

The Carbon Killers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
250 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

8.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

18

zero-waste meals

consumed

Mia's 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

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 0
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
Transport Use Muscle Power

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?

Mia Pedersen 1/06/2020 8:39 PM

Yes, I do more in a car, I do slow when walking. It feels very different.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food 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?

Mia Pedersen 1/06/2020 8:38 PM

Wow, what a question. Well, we have forgotten, for the most part, what it is to work hard and need all the calories needed. Also, it's 'Merica, bigger is better.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Smaller Portions

While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?

Mia Pedersen 1/06/2020 8:36 PM

Better health and feel better.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

Mia Pedersen 1/06/2020 8:35 PM

THey matter a great deal. I was in the Peace Corps in West Africa and the way of cooking there was mostly over firs. The impact on the women, they were the wood gatherers and that would take up the resource of time. Then the impact on the women's health as they stood over a wood fire caused chronic respiratory issues.

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