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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Natalia Burgess's avatar

Natalia Burgess

Comerica Bank

"Changing for the good. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 303 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    210
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    19
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Natalia's actions

Nature

Forage for My Food

I will use the 'Learn More' resources below to find where I can forage for my own food locally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

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    Natalia Burgess 10/12/2018 8:01 AM
    Not too bad.  It helps to curb eating out at the same time.  That's when I'm most likely to use a straw. 
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    Natalia Burgess 10/09/2018 4:32 PM
    I joined the challenge to push myself  learn more and make changes.    I selected two "one-time" challenges and the goal to avoid straws.  
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    Natalia Burgess 10/09/2018 4:19 PM
    Created a "Green Things" auction basket for our company's United Way fund raiser.  There was a book entitled Zero Waste, printed on recycled paper , using soy ink.... 2 small plants, 2 reusable shopping bags, 5 reusable produce bags and, a package of reusable straws.   

    My challenge this time around isn't as ambitious as previous challenges - but I'm trying to make positive changes. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Forage for My Food
    Amongst the motivations for foraging are: a source of food; means of income; connecting with nature; cultural tradition; or transmitting "local ecological knowledge, and a means for stewarding local and native plant populations" (McLain et al. 2012, 13). Which of these would be your chief motivation and why?
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    Natalia Burgess 10/09/2018 4:01 PM
    Connecting with nature would be my chief motivation given my current circumstances.  I have picked fresh food and nothing beats the taste of fresh fruits and vegetables.  There's something satisfying about making something from scratch. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
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    Natalia Burgess 10/09/2018 3:46 PM
    End the use of plastic items, unless they are reusable or recyclable. 
    Alternative resources should be considered... glass, bamboo, steel, etc. 
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