Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown

April 1 - April 30, 2021

Deepthi H

Team Guidewire

"Continue to Contribute"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,152 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

49

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

62

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

525

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

33

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

1.0

tree

planted

Deepthi's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Local farming at Alemany Farm - San Francisco

Learn more about the community sustaining farming model of Alemany Farm in San Francisco

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 30 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.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Hear Hasten Regeneration talk about their reforestation projects

Join our GGB Getting to Know event with Hasten Regeneration, a cause focused on developing innovative Miyawaki reforestation projects around the world this Thursday, 4/8 at 9 - 9:45am PT! Hear from the founders, Sheeba Sen and Peter Coughlan talk about their inspiring journey in creating Hasten Regeneration and how you can support their reforestation projects through the GGB program. Sign up here for the link to the Zoom session! - https://guidewire.benevity.org/volunteer/204

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Connect With A Nonprofit

Health and Education

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on issues affecting women, girls, and/or trans and nonbinary people in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Health and Education

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Plant Trees

Temperate Forest Restoration

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 60 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Climate Resilience

Learn about 'Green Gentrification'

Multiple Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Climate Resilience

Tend A Garden

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

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

Make School More Affordable

Health and Education

I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 30
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
Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Deepthi H 4/27/2021 7:10 AM

OMG! It was really threatening to learn that some of my most favourite regulars were the trifecta of deforestation.

I never imagined coffee, cocoa, dairy products would be the most common items which leads to deforestation.

I have planned to reduce using these items regularly and some day for sure these food items would become my occasional eateries thus making it positive to my health as well creating positive impact to our planet

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Deepthi H 4/27/2021 7:10 AM

OMG! It was really threatening to learn that some of my most favourite regulars were the trifecta of deforestation.

I never imagined coffee, cocoa, dairy products would be the most common items which leads to deforestation.

I have planned to reduce using these items regularly and some day for sure these food items would become my occasional eateries thus making it positive to my health as well creating positive impact to our planet

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Deepthi H 4/27/2021 7:10 AM

OMG! It was really threatening to learn that some of my most favourite regulars were the trifecta of deforestation.

I never imagined coffee, cocoa, dairy products would be the most common items which leads to deforestation.

I have planned to reduce using these items regularly and some day for sure these food items would become my occasional eateries thus making it positive to my health as well creating positive impact to our planet

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Eat Mindfully

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?

Deepthi H 4/18/2021 8:10 AM

"It is really difficult" to follow mindful eating as we all have been used to mindless eating for years.

Cons:
It would be boring,
We would have that urge to pick our mobile or switch on Television.

Pros :
I truly savour and taste my food. My taste buds could sense the food better
I eat less. May be I am bored and I would like to finish off my meals as early as I could which is why I take up less portion of food.
I am trying to have different combinations of food. Using different seasonings to see how does it taste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Climate Resilience Tend A Garden

Have you ever had a significant experience in nature that altered your perspective or focus? If so, please describe it.

Deepthi H 4/18/2021 8:00 AM

I haven't been to any trips in my life time and I live in a city where its rare to enjoy the nature.
A year back I have been to my cousin's house where they have set up terrace gardening. Almost 70% of our daily consumable vegetables has been gardened and been used in their day to day cooking.
Fresh and organic!!

That where my love towards gardening has begun! No matter the place, anything is possible with consistent effort

It would be such a pleasure to eat our own cultivated food!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use 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?

Deepthi H 4/09/2021 10:54 AM

Supporting Local farmers inspires me the most as they are the most closest people to nature who could just play with soil, water, weather, plants , etc with great experience and knowledge.
Productivity will also be more which could serve many in a community.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Plant Trees

How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?

Deepthi H 4/08/2021 10:48 AM

Watching the tree grow and taking care of the planted tree and their transformation has reduced my stress level, tension and improved my mood.
Personally, my mood would lit up or it would be a bliss to even talk or read about gardening or planting tress.

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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?

Deepthi H 4/08/2021 10:11 AM

The cost of producing meat products or meat related food items is high, compared to having a plant-based diet from ingredients you can grow from your yard yourself. This explains why access to it remains limited to those who can afford it.
1. It affects other people by compromising its access to billions of people that need to eat.
2. Also Excessive consumption of meat and meat products is often associated with overconsumption of energy and fat, resulting in excess weight, obesity and an increased risk of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
3. The climate impact of meat is enormous – roughly equivalent to all the driving and flying of every car, truck and plane in the world.When forests are destroyed to produce industrial meat, billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere, accelerating global warming. The fallen trees are often left to rot on the forest floor or are burned, creating further emissions.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Connect With A Nonprofit

What are the most pressing issues for women, girls, and trans/nonbinary people in your community?

Deepthi H 4/03/2021 10:27 AM

Pertaining to women & Girls:
1. Limited Educational opportunities
2.Verbally Abusive
3. Declining the right to express their opinion
4. Domestic Violence
5. Dowry

Pertaining to trans/nonbinary People:
1. Lack of respect
2. Abusive
3. Not even accepted by parent's

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Learn about the Need for Family Planning

What did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?

Deepthi H 4/03/2021 9:59 AM

"Access to safe, voluntary family planning is a human right" & it is a key factor in reducing poverty.
To prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the number of abortions, and lower the incidence of death and disability related to complications of pregnancy and childbirth, Family planning is a must.
It contributes to poverty reduction and global development.

UNFPA aims to achieve three world-changing transformative results:
1. Ending maternal deaths
2. Ending unmet need for family planning and
3. Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices

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