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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Pallavee Panchal

Citi Green Team Network

"Reduce what you buy, reuse what you bought and recycle what you can't!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 734 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    hour
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    20
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    91
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    22
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    public official or leader
    contacted
  • UP TO
    34
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Pallavee's actions

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

I will spend 30 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

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

Health

Learn More about Food Deserts

I will spend 30 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Support Native Communities

I will use the resource links provided and spend 30 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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 1 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Join a Local CSA

I will sign up for a local CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 60 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 0 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

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  • Pallavee Panchal's avatar
    Pallavee Panchal 10/12/2018 9:22 AM
    This weekend I will work on a couple of my challenges: I will research local environmental justice concerns in my community, and search for a CSA. I may not be able to sign up for one just yet because it's the end of the Summer/Fall season, and not yet the Winter season, so that may be delayed, but I'll at least research so I'm ready when the time comes! What are you doing this weekend?

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    Pallavee Panchal 10/08/2018 11:49 AM
    Even though I didn't sign up for it as a challenge, I made it a point to meet the farmers at the farmers market yesterday and ask them questions. There are so many new breeds of apples, and many of them aren't even farmer created! Natural cross-pollination brings us new apples every year!

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    Pallavee Panchal 10/05/2018 10:02 AM
    I finally was able to sit down last night and spend some time with my journal. I got down my three people/things I am grateful for, and set a nightly reminder to do it every day. How are your commitments going?

    • Nancy Nguyen Watiker's avatar
      Nancy Nguyen Watiker 10/08/2018 10:42 AM
      Yay, congrats! I don't know if I've had any journal time in the last decade but now you have me thinking....

      My commitments are going well and I'm definitely going to try and take the sleep challenge more seriously! 

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    Pallavee Panchal 10/03/2018 8:23 AM
    I used to just put my laptop to sleep instead of powering it down completely, but as of yesterday, I started powering down completely after using the machine. I learned that it helps my laptop's battery life too!