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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an 2018 People's Ecochallenge expert in no time!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Lynette Holtz's avatar

Lynette Holtz

YES! Readers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 288 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    150
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    4.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Lynette's actions

Nature

Organize a Course

I will organize one of NWEI's discussion courses, such as 'Reconnecting with Earth', with my family, friends, coworkers, or classmates.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Forage for My Food

I will use the 'Learn More' resources below to find where I can forage for my own food locally.

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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Recycle Everything I Can

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 15 minutes researching and recycling all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 5
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?

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    Lynette Holtz 10/12/2018 7:38 PM
    It helps encourage me and hold me accountable for the good things I want to do :) 
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    Lynette Holtz 10/08/2018 7:33 PM
    I was hungry and heading into town to grocery shop but thought I better go eat first . Instead I realized I had 20 minutes to make it to the farmers market and rather than eating out bought great local produce and then headed to the store and prepared great , healthy meals as soon as I got home - felt great and saved money ! 
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