Sarah Gorton

San Antonio Zoo Volunteer Family

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
159 Total

Participant Impact

up to

4.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
up to

1.0

whole food meals

consumed
up to

50

minutes

spent learning

Sarah's Actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

Completed
One-Time Action

Health

Learn More about Food Deserts

I will spend 20 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

Completed
One-Time Action

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY 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.

Uncompleted
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.

Uncompleted
One-Time Action

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 20 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

Uncompleted
One-Time Action

Food

Whole Foods Diet

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Feed

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?

Sarah Gorton 10/09/2018 6:46 PM

I very much agree that it is better to pay the farmer. It means paying less down the line for reactive medical care. I have opted to include bread in the definition of "whole foods" during my daily diet because it perishes and is made of ingredients that are pronounceable and non-synthetic. :)

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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?

Sarah Gorton 10/09/2018 4:29 PM

Today I had a PBJ and fruit for lunch, and for dinner I had eggs with toast and kombucha!!!

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Reflection Question
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?

Sarah Gorton 10/09/2018 6:53 AM

Went to half price books to sell old items and didn’t buy any books!!!

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