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PeriSeed PeriSeed

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 298 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    110
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    12
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    6.4
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    204
    minutes
    spent learning

PeriSeed's actions

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 10 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

More Fruits And Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 4 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 20 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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Explore My Area

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 60 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

UNCOMPLETED
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?

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    PeriSeed PeriSeed 6/21/2022 8:19 PM
    Walked around my neighborhood again. More of my neighbors are allowing clover patches to grow in their yards!
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    PeriSeed PeriSeed 6/19/2022 12:28 PM
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    PeriSeed PeriSeed 6/18/2022 8:23 PM
    While I was out with my family today, I got a pattern for a nice sundress at the fabric store. I went on a walk around my neighborhood with my mom in the evening. The weather today was better than it was the other day, and my neighborhood is leaving a few clover patches around instead of destroying them!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing & Renewal Go for a Daily Walk
    What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
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    PeriSeed PeriSeed 6/17/2022 7:50 PM
    Despite the humidity, walking around my neighborhood with my dad was fun. Many spiders were enjoying the weather. So many wolf spiders!
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    PeriSeed PeriSeed 6/17/2022 7:40 PM
    I ate lettuce, squash pie, spinach, and strawberries today. Eating lots of fruits and veggies makes me feel energetic.
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    PeriSeed PeriSeed 6/17/2022 12:30 PM
    I ate a salad made from lettuce in my garden today, and I made my parents salads out of the lettuce. It was delicious red sails lettuce!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
    How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?
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    PeriSeed PeriSeed 6/16/2022 2:35 PM
    You can ask your friends and family members if they have any clothes or accessories they can lend you. You can also find new ways to use the clothes and accessories you already have.
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    PeriSeed PeriSeed 6/16/2022 11:45 AM
    Instead of walking, I took a short run around my fairly wooded, suburban neighborhood today. The heat wave is awful; it’s over 90 degrees Fahrenheit out there! Despite the intense heat, it’s a beautiful day. The leaves reflect the sunlight in a stunning way, the grass is very green from the abundant rain, and the birds are singing. Many of my neighbors use pesticides on their lawns. Because of this, the bees love my yard instead of their yards! My yard has many bees pollinating the clover patches. I love seeing plenty of insects in my yard. Some insects I’ve been seeing more lately are bumblebees, honey bees, wasps, fireflies, and grasshoppers.
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    PeriSeed PeriSeed 6/15/2022 8:11 PM
    I have researched sustainable fashion for 37 minutes so far. I had some prior knowledge, but I definitely feel that I know more about the topic. While I love thrifting, it also has downsides. If the clothing is cheaply made, chemicals from the clothing can leech into your skin. There’s also the problem of extremely torn down clothing donations for thrift stores. Bad clothing is not good enough to sell, and nobody will buy low quality clothes. This issue is, once again, rooted in the fast fashion industry. The low quality clothing produced by the industry is donated to thrift stores by people who will buy more low quality clothing after their donation. There are a few cases where clothing will break down after a few days! This topic truly fascinates me, and I will, hopefully, research it more tomorrow.
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