Irma Vasquez

HillsDOers

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330 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

9.1

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

45

minutes

spent learning

Irma's actions

Land Use

Support Pollinators!

Take action to support our planet's pollinators. Learn about bees and butterflies. Make your yard more attractive to pollinators by planting native plants or reducing the use of chemicals. Sign up for the Backyard Habitats Certification program Share what you've learned.

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Food

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 45 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 10 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.

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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?

Irma Vasquez 5/22/2020 8:15 PM

Thank you all participants and team for your efforts, you inspired me!

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Irma Vasquez 5/21/2020 10:34 PM

Today we dropped our first two green bags of bottles and cans, we used the Bottle drop in Forest Grove and now we're watching 'Plastic Wars' on Frontline. There is still much to learn and practice on recycling.

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Irma Vasquez 5/19/2020 9:25 PM

Today was my first regular pickup day day from Stoneboat CSA: bok choy, garlic scapes, garlic leeks, salad and flower starters.
They are close, West Union and Jackson School Road!

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- A Mangai 5/20/2020 5:44 AM
  
  That's very exciting! My area does not have a CSA or a composting service, so I am exploring other ways to solve food waste in my household.
  
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Irma Vasquez 5/15/2020 1:02 PM

My 12 year old son and me created a Bottle Drop account to start recycling bottles and cans. That requires more effort than just placing them in the red recycling bin. This way he can make some money to pay for his Scout's camps -whenever they are possible again. Next, we need to buy green bags from the BottleDrop center.

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Irma Vasquez 5/15/2020 12:22 PM

Last Sunday we visited the Orenco Farmer's Market for the first time to pick up pre-order veggies, pie (Mother's day), plants and other things. It was quite an experience.
Tomorrow I will visit our beloved Saturday Farmer's Market in downtown Hillsboro for the first time this season. It is now a pre-order, car driving market; I look forward to the fresh produce with a broken heart.
But today I have to place the orders. If it is hard for me, I can't just imagine how it is for our vendors, let's support them!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Practice the 5 R's

What are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?

Irma Vasquez 5/13/2020 12:59 PM

Now that we are collecting egg shells and coffee grounds on the small recycle bin provided by the City of Hillsboro, I would like to learn how to use them to fertilize the tomato, peppers and other veggies we planted.

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Irma Vasquez 5/13/2020 12:56 PM

I love that the City of Hillsboro made it more convenient for us to compost. My family has been using the little bin to collect food leftovers and our yard can to recycle every two weeks. The kids feel that they make a difference.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Composting

Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?

Irma Vasquez 5/13/2020 12:51 PM

All. We live in a place where abundance of goods make us blind to the needs of others. I hope the pandemic will make us realize that our food supply is not guaranteed.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Support Local Food Systems

Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these (or other) advantages inspire you the most?

Irma Vasquez 5/13/2020 12:48 PM

Joined a CSA close to my home. I'm interested in supporting local growers.

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