Michelle Maranowski
10/08/2018 5:04 PM
I don't know that I will do anything with the money saved. I think that this will provide the evidence for my family to pursue other ways to become more energy efficient.
Michelle Maranowski
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 451 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO3.0documentarieswatched
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UP TO270minutesspent learning
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UP TO405minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO70pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO13whole food mealsconsumed
Michelle's actions
Simplicity
Eat Mindfully
I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.
Energy
Switch to Cold Water
I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.
Energy
Choose Clean/Renewable Energy
I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.
Food
Whole Foods Diet
I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.
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.
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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Michelle Maranowski 10/23/2018 11:01 PMThank you NWEI for a wonderful EcoChallenge experience! -
Michelle Maranowski 10/22/2018 2:53 PMI stepped away from checking in regularly, but I'm now back on track. -
Michelle Maranowski 10/11/2018 9:34 AMParticipating in this challenge has gotten me to reexamine my travel. Came to work using public transportation and I loved it! I am hoping to start using public transportation at least once a week when I don't have to pick kids up from school. If the public transportation option were accessible for my older son, I would convince him to use it. Unfortunately, not a possibility now. -
Michelle Maranowski 10/10/2018 9:32 AMI find that eating mindfully is not as difficult as I thought it would be. The ancillary benefits make it really worthwhile. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONEnergy Switch to Cold WaterWhat do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Whole Foods DietMichael Pollan states that "it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor." What are your thoughts on this?
Michelle Maranowski 10/05/2018 8:55 AMI agree with Michael Pollan on this one. However, diabetes runs in my family and while I'm doing my best to control this by eating healthy, prolonging the actual onset in myself, I think that if my doctor recommends that I move over to insulin or pills I will do so. My hope is that my focus on reducing processed foods will prolong things for a good while. It's also fun to think of eating healthy with my sons. They are starting to get into it. They take it as a puzzle or challenge! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Watch a Documentary about Food SovereigntyHow does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?
Michelle Maranowski 10/04/2018 3:42 PMBy empowering farmers to put together ancestral learning with modern learning. Taking into account the value of biodiversity and "suitedness" of seeds to their native environment w.r.t. yield, nutrition, culture, etc. We see the value in food sovereignty in both of these ways.-
Lisa Incatasciato 10/09/2018 11:25 AMWhile I didn't choose watching these documentaries as a challenge I do want to check them out.
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Michelle Maranowski 10/04/2018 3:36 PMHooray! I checked off my first challenge! I watched 3 documentaries on food sovereignty. Looking forward to adding into our team impact! -
Michelle Maranowski 10/03/2018 9:09 AMI switched over to washing my clothes in cold water last week! I also switched to cold water detergent. According to a NYT article I read, cold water detergent is specially formulated to work better in cold water. The family is a bit dubious, but we are giving it a whirl!-
Lisa Incatasciato 10/14/2018 5:41 PMHow is this going? I've used cold water for years, (mostly cause I'm cheap :) - I don't think I noticed a difference, have you?
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Michelle Maranowski 9/28/2018 9:45 AMI am really looking forward to starting the challenge and seeing how we all improve our communities!