Marianella Alvarado
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 388 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO5.0lightbulbsreplaced
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UP TO9.2locally sourced mealsconsumed
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UP TO37minutesspent learning
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UP TO130minutesbeing mindful
Marianella 's actions
Health and Education
Support Businesses Owned by Women, BIPOC, or Immigrants
Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders
I will spend 20 minutes researching businesses owned by women, immigrants, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color that I can support when shopping.
Electricity
Watch a Video about Methane Digesters
Methane Digesters
I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).
Electricity
Choose LED Bulbs
LED Lighting
I will replace 10 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.
Action Track: Climate Resilience
Support a Community Garden
Multiple Solutions
I will support a community garden by volunteering, donating, or advocating for a new or existing one.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Eat Mindfully
I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Composting
Composting, Reduced Food Waste
I will start a compost bin where I live.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Smaller Portions
Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
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 Earth Month 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
Support Local Food Systems
Plant-Rich Diets
I will source 5 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.
Action Track: Accelerating Solutions
Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits
Onshore Wind Turbines, Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics
I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.
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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Marianella Alvarado 4/30/2021 2:39 PMI joined the challenge to reinfoce to myself, and my family, the importance on building a stronger conscience and be more mindful on the decisions we take every day for the Benefit of our own health and our planet. Havong goals helped to increase the awareness and motivate for healthier habits at home. I didn't check-in every single day but it definitely pushed me to make better decisions and learn about topics that I was not fully educated on.-
Deborah Kim (Ecochallenge.org Staff) 4/30/2021 2:58 PMThat's awesome, Marianella. Thank you for sharing 💚
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Marianella Alvarado 4/11/2021 8:51 PMCreating good and healthy habits for me and my family! Was able to be more mindful of not what i eat but also the waste that is produced, trying to pay more attention to the portions i offer to my daughter too. -
Marianella Alvarado 4/07/2021 10:07 AMHi... i'm trying to get traction on this! My husband and I have already re-started our composting actions, to reduce food waste and we are trying to make it a daily habit. While also recycling everything we can from what we consume. Small actions can truly make a huge difference.