Corless Smith
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 406 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO40minutesspent learning
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UP TO2.0treesplanted
Corless's actions
Action Track: Healing & Renewal
Plant Trees
Temperate Forest Restoration
I will plant 2 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Explore Other Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions
All Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions
I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions.
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.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants
Farm Irrigation Efficiency
I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.
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.
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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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Healing & Renewal Plant TreesHow is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?
Corless Smith 5/04/2021 4:20 PMPlanting trees is one of the most hopeful things a person can do. It connects the planter to the earth of the future and tells future people that we cared about them. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Keep Track of Wasted FoodAn 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?
Corless Smith 5/04/2021 4:06 PMWe could use such savings to implement other climate-change solutions. and to fund retraining for workers whose labor is obviated by these solutions. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn the Truth About Expiration DatesHow does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Mulch the Base of Trees and PlantsName some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?
Corless Smith 5/04/2021 3:59 PMWaste less food. Monitor waste disposal in waterways around me. Become more aware of what I put into the water. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Explore Other Food, Agriculture, and Land Use SolutionsWhat did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Corless Smith 5/04/2021 3:57 PMI learned that there are many more ways than I had thought to reduce carbon in the atmosphere. This helps me to move politically to make them known and used.