Sid McCausland

Green Sanctuary

"Growing Old Gratefully"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
721 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

0.0

donations

made
UP TO

32

hours

volunteered
UP TO

16

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

180

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

4.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

3.0

whole food meals

consumed

Sid's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

Racial inequity is a sustainability problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 16 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Support Native Communities

I will use the resource links provided and spend 120 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Express My Support

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Smart Seafood Choices

Many states and countries have advisories on eating fish. Find out what is advised for your region. Do you think your diet choices fall within these guidelines? What steps do you need to take to make sure that they do?

Sid McCausland 10/24/2018 1:33 PM

My diet is rich in "approved" seafoods, probably to the point that my level of consumption is not sustainable if everyone else followed my lead. Maybe I need to begin by reducing the amount of seafood in my diet.

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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?

Sid McCausland 10/24/2018 1:31 PM

Billions upon billions of dollars are spent advertising the seductive mouth watering "appeal" of meat as if we were all carnivores. While most of the World's population can not afford meat, Americans have tended to shy away from the protein rich staples that make vegetarian diets work, probably because there are virtually no adds touting the sexual prowess of rice and beans.
So we start by placing rice and bean commercials on the next Victoria's Secret fashion show.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Choose Organic Ingredients

Can organic farming feed the world? Which side of the argument do you fall on? Why?

Sid McCausland 10/24/2018 1:25 PM

Without more efforts to constrain population growth, no method will be sustainable. However, reducing the consumption of animal products (including seafood) and making vegetarian menus more socially cache will go a long way toward making organic farming a viable component of future food security.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Whole Foods Diet

Michael Pollan states that "it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor." What are your thoughts on this?

Sid McCausland 10/24/2018 1:22 PM

the farmer holds our future in her hands. the medical profession is so driven by demands for profit that it can not longer be considered health care.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Express My Support

What sustainability issues are most pressing or prominent where you live?

Sid McCausland 10/24/2018 1:20 PM

food security, recondition & reuse, reducing fossil fuel dependency, simplifying lifestyle for all (less fad driven consumption).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Support Native Communities

Indigenous speaker and activist Winona LaDuke says that, "most indigenous ceremonies, if you look to their essence, are about the restoration of balance — they are a reaffirmation of our relationship to creation. That is our intent: to restore, and then to retain balance and honor our part in creation." Why is balance important to sustainability?

Sid McCausland 10/24/2018 1:18 PM

when predator and prey become unbalanced all hell breaks loose

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Connect with a Nonprofit

What inspires you to act toward a more sustainable community?

Sid McCausland 10/07/2018 7:50 PM

Our grandchildren's burden due to our neglect

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

Keen Independent Research Foundation conducted a recent study that highlights the disparities in the availability of city contracts and loans to businesses, and how this disparity correlates to owners as people of color. The study showed that Minority businesses enterprises (MBEs) are more likely to have difficulties in receiving loans or city contracts. In what ways can you address systemic racism?

Sid McCausland 10/07/2018 7:48 PM

Be part of Poor People's Campaign

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Volunteer in my Community

What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?

Sid McCausland 10/07/2018 7:46 PM

encourage engagement by all

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