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Welcome to Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown!

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Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown
April 1 - April 30, 2021
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Avra Hackney

Baker Demonstration School

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 336 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    26
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Avra's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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 13
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 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Take a Relaxing Walk

Take a walk for 20 minutes. Relax, take note of the beautiful plants and flowers that are emerging. Let it inspire you ...

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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    Avra Hackney 4/28/2021 6:41 AM
    My compost bin is just a tiny tub with a bunch of vegetables and dirt. also worms. one of my worms is named Mikey. 
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    Avra Hackney 4/28/2021 6:37 AM
    so far, I have not been able to start a garden because I was worried that it would get cold again. but in may I probably will!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    What did you notice on your walk?
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    Avra Hackney 4/19/2021 10:18 AM
    I noticed a lot of trees and plants. I walked down to the beach and saw some shells and other things. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
    Have you ever had a significant experience in nature that altered your perspective or focus? If so, please describe it.
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    Avra Hackney 4/15/2021 7:13 AM
    I don't know if this counts but one time I went to the zoo and 4 parakeets landed on my head. it was cool, but I also don't think parakeets should be in zoos. 
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  • 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?
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    Avra Hackney 4/14/2021 6:38 AM
    we might help people with not enough food have more access to it. 
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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?
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    Avra Hackney 4/13/2021 7:14 AM
    I think that people in richer countries eat more meat because they have enough money to not just grow things in the garden. eating more meat might affect the environment negatively because people might overfish or hunt too much, and that might cause a species to go extinct. 
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