Shireen Desai

ZAKOI

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
200 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

17

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

202

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

285

minutes

being mindful

Shireen's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY 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 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

Methane Digesters

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

UNCOMPLETED
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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

Help Students Overcome Health Barriers

Health and Education

I will donate 10 Femme Kit(s) to help people who menstruate overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 8
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?

Shireen Desai 4/17/2021 4:40 PM

My ecochallenge drawdown is going well so far -- have committed to several one time actions as well as daily walks and only consuming meat 1-2x per week. The daily walks & vegetarian/vegan diet has been easily attainable as it is already part of our household routine.

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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?

Shireen Desai 4/17/2021 4:38 PM

We notice the beautiful nature all around us on our walks! We really enjoy the variety of trees, plants, and flowers as well as wildlife as we walk along the river by our house - many birds, frogs, etc. The infrastructures that make our walks enjoyable is the proximity to home, the path along the river for walking/running/cycling, and the untouched nature that gives you the feeling of a peaceful escape every day.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?

Shireen Desai 4/17/2021 4:31 PM

One reason people in richer countries consume more meat is the high cost of raising animals and producing/packaging meat. Planet is affected by meat consumption since cattle and other similar animals release the greenhouse gas methane as a byproduct through their digestive systems.

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- Fred Desai 4/17/2021 6:55 PM
  
  Till I took the ecochallenge, I had not realized how much impact we can make on our carbon footprint by reducing food waste and eating a vegetarian diet.
  
  I recently read an article in the Atlantic that said that by I) eliminating food waste and III) eating a vegetarian diet, your carbon footprint reduction would be twice as much as it would be if u did all the 4 things below combined
  
  Put solar on your roof
  Drive electric car
  Replace all your bulbs with less
  Recycle everything u can
  
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