Steve Hawes

420 East Ohio

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
550 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

38

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

34

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

34

miles

traveled by foot
UP TO

270

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

85

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

32

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Steve's actions

Water

Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater

I will avoid wasting water while waiting for the shower or sink to heat up.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 3 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

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 1.86 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 20
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?

Steve Hawes 10/10/2018 6:49 AM

If you have not seen the documentary Forks over Knives, I definitely recommend you check it out. They also have great meal planning website.
https://www.forksoverknives.com/

Read More
Steve Hawes 10/06/2018 1:02 PM

Using a mug vs a paper coffee cup from now on. Waste not want not.

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than in other places, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How do we start shifting a meat-focused food culture?

Steve Hawes 10/04/2018 3:39 PM

I still use the idiom "meat and potatoes" as a figure of speech and in context the meat is considered the more important of the two. This is how my generation was raised and it is still ingrained in meal planning a preparation for most of America today. I feel "Big Beef" and the mass producers of meat products have a lot to do with this. A good steak is a status symbol.

In my opinion, education is the key to promoting a healthy "less meat" lifestyle. The sharing of statistics on the environmental impacts of meat production and the promotion of a plant based diet, in a digestible format, are the solutions to shift our culture.

Read More