Marlene Olveda

Community Team

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participant impact

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Marlene's 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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

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.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Give a Microloan

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will give 1 microloan(s) to women who need help starting a business.

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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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. How would you rather use this money?
Marlene Olveda 4/22/2021 6:58 AM
I usually fill up 2 small compost buckets with veggie and fruit scraps that I keep on my kitchen counter every week. This month, It's taken me 2 weeks and it's only 3/4 full. Being careful to use what I have in my fridge.

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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?
Marlene Olveda 4/13/2021 9:14 AM
I've started intermittent fasting 2 months ago and using a smaller plate. It's cut down on food waste, and my food bill.

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Marlene Olveda 4/13/2021 8:54 AM
Was out of town for 5 days in farm country. The farmer's market doesn't start until May 1st, so I was sorry to miss that.

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Marlene Olveda 4/06/2021 9:10 AM
My small compost bucket on my counter takes much longer to fill up. I'm lucky to live in Portland and can throw my food scraps in the yard waste container on a weekly basis.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

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?
Marlene Olveda 4/04/2021 8:41 AM
Supporting local farmers is important because they help build a strong community and wastes fuel needed to transport food long distances.

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