Kimberly Dempsey-Jones

Climate Action in Dufferin

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
148 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.6

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

60

minutes

spent learning

Kimberly's actions

Action Track: Accelerating Solutions

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 20 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 ACTION

Health and Education

Support Businesses Owned by Women, BIPOC, or Immigrants

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will spend 60 minutes researching businesses owned by women, immigrants, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color that I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 1
DAILY 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 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

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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

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?
Kimberly Dempsey-Jones 4/13/2021 9:43 AM
This is a way of understanding how much food we actually need to eat. At least a 1/2 plate of yummy locally sourced veg helps with the idea of clean eating. Modelling this for our kids is also important.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

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?
Kimberly Dempsey-Jones 4/13/2021 9:39 AM
I have been a vegetarian for more that 25 years. I don’t miss meat. I am raising my family in a flexitarian household. We regularly have meals featuring meat alternatives like beans and tofu. These are just part of my kiddos diet and they don’t feel like they are missing anything.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Accelerating Solutions

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?
Kimberly Dempsey-Jones 4/12/2021 6:19 AM
I am surrounded by farms. Knowing where my food is grown, chatting with the farmers who grow it and enjoying delicious produce are all important to me. Teaching my children about the wonderful local foods, going to the farmers market and trying different recipes are important things we do as a family.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. What have you done in the past to support women-owned businesses? How can you better support communities by supporting women?
Kimberly Dempsey-Jones 4/12/2021 6:11 AM
I am a big fan of supporting local businesses. I frequent those owned by women in the community where I live. The local bookstore, bakery, cheese, chocolate and sandwich joint are all run by women.

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Kimberly Dempsey-Jones 4/12/2021 6:09 AM
Glad to participate in these actions again. We need to do consistently learn about what we are able to do to lessen our impact on the environment.

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