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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Matthew Korbich

Hainesport School

"I will eat 3 meals a day."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 968 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    3.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    4.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    105
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    428
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    3,045
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    63
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    12
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    189
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Matthew 's actions

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 3 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

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 26 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Advocate for Greener Vehicles

I will spend at least 35 minutes assessing the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Visit a Waste Management Facility

I will spend at least 27 minutes visiting a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Support Local Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 25 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 145 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 9 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 21
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
    Nature Forage for My Food
    Amongst the motivations for foraging are: a source of food; means of income; connecting with nature; cultural tradition; or transmitting "local ecological knowledge, and a means for stewarding local and native plant populations" (McLain et al. 2012, 13). Which of these would be your chief motivation and why?

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    Matthew Korbich 10/26/2018 7:03 AM
    Being outside is fun and it is good to be active


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    Matthew Korbich 10/25/2018 6:24 AM
    I learned the more challenges the more Earth gets clean.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Buy From a Farmers Market
    What is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?

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    Matthew Korbich 10/25/2018 6:16 AM
    I could eat three salads a day.
  • 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?

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    Matthew Korbich 10/25/2018 6:15 AM
    This challenge was so fun, cool, and amazing to help our Earth.

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    Matthew Korbich 10/24/2018 8:16 AM
    This challenge is fun to set goals to complete every single day to help our Earth.
  • 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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    Matthew Korbich 10/24/2018 8:14 AM
    The modern food system should have meat and veggies and fruit. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health More Fruits and Veggies
    What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other places, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How can we start shifting from a meat-focused food culture to a more plant-based one?

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    Matthew Korbich 10/18/2018 6:23 AM
    Veggies are good and they should be in your everyday life.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Practice Gratitude for Earth
    Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How do we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

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    Matthew Korbich 10/17/2018 6:19 AM
    I spend 145 minutes outside by playing outside during recess and by playing sports like football and baseball.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle
    While water bottles serve an important role in places for health and safety, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. Can you identify the barriers in making this a new habit? How can you set yourself up for success in making this a permanent change?

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    Matthew Korbich 10/11/2018 6:49 AM
    You can buy a plastic water bottle so when you use it you never throw it out unless you break it.

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    Matthew Korbich 10/11/2018 6:27 AM
    This is fun challenge to do and I love that it helps our Earth.