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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Nici Baer

BWL Green Guardians

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 462 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    19
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    135
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    540
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    19
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched

Nici's actions

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

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

I will spend 45 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 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

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
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    Nici Baer 10/24/2018 11:57 AM
    Repurpose is a good one to use.  We often just toss things and replace when they become worn out or old.  It's time to find a way to repurpose and repair in stead of simply replacing.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?
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    Nici Baer 10/24/2018 11:56 AM
    It helps me stay focused on the good things that I already have in my  life, instead of feeling down about things I cannot control.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
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    Nici Baer 10/24/2018 11:56 AM
    I enjoy exercising in a group, and have made friends in my classes.  It can also be fun to take the workout outside on occasion.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    To what extent do you believe that environmental factors contribute to your own health or issues with health?
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    Nici Baer 10/24/2018 11:55 AM
    I have a son who is very sensitive to environmental factors.  We ended up moving due to his breathing problems as a child because of air quality issues.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    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?
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    Nici Baer 10/24/2018 11:54 AM
    Certain diets definitely promote eating more protein and meat is the easiest way to do that.  However with planning and research, we can find different ways to maintain our protein without eating meat.
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    Nici Baer 10/22/2018 5:06 AM
    This last week I was also able to purchase 1/8 of a locally raised grass fed cow from a local farmer.  His name was Ironman (the cow, not the farmer).
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    Nici Baer 10/12/2018 12:47 PM
    I'm starting to get used to drinking without a straw.  But am still considering buying some stainless steel ones to compensate . . . .
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