Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown

April 1 - April 30, 2021

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Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Recycle Everything I Can

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

Andrzej Lange 4/30/2021 4:04 PM

Repair is something I'm trying to do anyway, but repurpose is an interesting thing. Upcycling, alternative uses for "trash" is something I'll keep looking into. Considering things of this kind makes me feel... hmm.. purposeful? Conscious of choices I'm making, and yeah, there's a little bit of the warm inside feeling that fewer things from my household end up in landfill (or recyclables processing plant).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Practice the 5 R's

What are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?

Andrzej Lange 4/30/2021 4:02 PM

Refuse is the next step for me I think. One that I did start practicing during the challenge and am eager to do more! Explore options for homemade soap, refills, etc. The journey goes on!

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Andrzej Lange 4/30/2021 3:57 PM

Day 30: What a ride! Plum! Water bottle goes into the toilet tank! Another challenge ticked!

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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?

Daniela Semini 4/30/2021 3:04 PM

I like the smell and the taste of fresh food for sure. It is certainly than what I buy at the supermarket.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Keep Track of Wasted Food

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?

Daniela Semini 4/30/2021 2:51 PM

I would rather donate this money to a non profit organization re-sustainability instead of throwing it way.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Smaller Portions

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?

Daniela Semini 4/30/2021 2:47 PM

eat what you need and keep healthy

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Daniela Semini 4/30/2021 2:45 PM

another 0 meat day (last day for now), meditation, 0 food waste :)
willing to keep all the new healthy habits also after the challenge is finished.

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Daniela Semini 4/29/2021 2:23 PM

Spent 30 mins reading on how empowering women and girls can make a difference. Makes me realize how much we still need to do to make our world a better place for the future generation

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Daniela Semini 4/28/2021 1:22 PM

Walked to the market this afternoon instead of taking the car. I need to do this more often :)

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Daniela Semini 4/27/2021 12:56 PM

Kept up with good habits, recycling, no meet today either, 0 food waste

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