Hana Rose

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"Learning how to make my daily living more eco friendly. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
989 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

449

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

60

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

36

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

5.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Hana 's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

Conservation Agriculture, Regenerative Annual Cropping

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Tend A Garden

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and BIPOC-majority neighborhoods. I will avoid buying and using 4 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

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.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 7 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 12
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
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

Clean air, clean water and healthy food are just three reasons to care about regenerative agriculture. What are some other reasons? How could/does regenerative agriculture positively impact you and your community?

Hana Rose 4/14/2021 8:59 AM

From a farmers perspective they should care about regenerative farming as they can save money. Regenerative farming saves them money as because the soil is healthier they can yield better crops without having to buy chemicals like fertilizers and pesticides.
Regenerative agriculture can impact our community as people won't experience health risks from the chemicals used prior. This new type of farming might also make people want to buy locally at a local farmers market instead of supermarkets strengthening our communities bond.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Reduce Single-Use Disposables

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Hana Rose 4/02/2021 7:03 PM

One single use item that I used to regularly use was bubble tea straws. Instead you can use a special metal straw that is made big enough for bubble tea.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use 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?

Hana Rose 4/02/2021 6:51 PM

Another positive benefit from eating smaller portions is that we don't over eat. As when we fill up our plates too much we usually eat more than we really need to. Which can lead to unhealthy eating habits and obesity.

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- Brandon Fowler 4/02/2021 7:06 PM
  
  I would also like to add that eating smaller portions of food can also save money as when you buy less food you spend less money.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation 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?

Hana Rose 4/02/2021 6:48 PM

I've noticed that after my walks, my head is more clear and I can work more productively and efficiently . I find walking through parks is the most enjoyable as, the trees and wildlife is a nice change from the normal city infrastructure.

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