Maya Jackson-Gibson

420 East Ohio

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Maya's actions

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

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Food

Join a Local CSA

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

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Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

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Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

Maya Jackson-Gibson 10/07/2018 7:14 AM

I think that a lot of skin on vegetables don't really need to be removed if you wah them properly. So I try to incorporate them a lot in my cooking at add color and flavor. For the pieces of the vegetables that I don't use, I participate in a composting service that will take my biodegradable waste away on a weekly basis so it can be converted into mulch/fertilizer for future growing.

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