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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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Sara Wicks

Climate Action in Dufferin

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 344 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    145
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    20
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    30
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    345
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    5.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched

Sara's actions

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Climate Resilience

Tend A Garden

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

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Calculate My Carbon Footprint

All Drawdown Solutions

I will calculate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce my negative impact on the environment.

COMPLETED
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).

COMPLETED
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 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Accelerating Solutions

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 50 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 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • 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?
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    Sara Wicks 4/30/2021 2:03 PM
    I love knowing that the food that nourishes me has grown right here and I can support the people that support me!
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    Sara Wicks 4/13/2021 8:40 AM
    Anyone else like gardening in the rain? 
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    Sara Wicks 4/06/2021 5:56 PM
    I love seeing all the concrete actions people can do to benefit themselves in moving towards a low-GHG lifestyle, while also encouraging their communities to follow and shift the social systems to support our collective individual efforts.
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    Sara Wicks 4/06/2021 5:50 PM
    Encouraging to see what I’m already doing and great ideas to do more!
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