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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Kendall Keegan's avatar

Kendall Keegan

UWRF Green Team

"Spread awareness about sustainability as a whole as well as agricultural sustainability "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 294 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    7.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    4.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Kendall's actions

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 4
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

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

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) each day from local producers.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 3
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
    How does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?
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    Kendall Keegan 10/04/2018 12:42 PM
    Food sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Locally-Sourced Meals
    If you were to only eat what is in season locally, what would be the hardest for you to give up?
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    Kendall Keegan 10/04/2018 12:19 PM
    Eating in the winter could get pretty difficult. Nothing beats fresh zucchini in the summer! 
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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?
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    Kendall Keegan 10/04/2018 12:16 PM
    Potatoes, tomatoes and beans are examples of some good low-waste vegetables. There are some vegetables where waste is unavoidable like the skin of a kohlrabi, but with composting practices the amount of food waste entering the landfill can be reduced tremendously! Look into composting bins and vermiculture. This stuff is sustainability at its finest! 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Choose Organic Ingredients
    Can organic farming feed the world? Which side of the argument do you fall on? Why?
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    Kendall Keegan 10/04/2018 12:13 PM
    We already grow more than enough food to feed the world. The problems are distribution and waste. 1/3 of all food grown is wasted, another 1/3 is fed back to animals.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Turn it off
    How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?
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    Kendall Keegan 10/04/2018 12:11 PM
    Mostly Natural Gas. Some solar fields are near-by but only collect a very small percentage. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Weekly Meal Planning
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
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    Kendall Keegan 10/04/2018 12:08 PM
    I bet most families spend much more money on food waste than they think. It is literally throwing money into the garbage! 
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    Kendall Keegan 10/02/2018 5:20 PM
    The 2018 EcoChallange Starts Tomorrow! 
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