Jazmin Ayala

The Hartford Environmental Action Team (HEAT)

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
211 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

60

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

7.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

56

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

750

minutes

spent learning

Jazmin's actions

Water

Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

I will spend at least 15 minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.

COMPLETED 6
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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 7 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

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 10 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 6 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 8
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?

Jazmin Ayala 10/05/2018 8:33 AM

The challenge is going well. I am really wishing there were more resources closer to where I live. Having to commutes so far in order to get to farmer's markets and recycling facilities is a bummer.

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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?

Jazmin Ayala 10/04/2018 5:00 AM

I think the reason American eat more meat than other places is because Americans believe that meat is the best form of protein, its a symbol of wealth for a lot of communities and its in most dishes at restaurants and fast food places. A few suggestions on ways to help our culture understand that there are other choices to lead a sustainable diet and actually change the way we think about food are ways of shifting to less meat consumption are asking restaurants to provide meatless options that are palatable and teaching our children that meatless meals are important and tasty as meals with meat in them.

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