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2018 People's Ecochallenge

October 3 - October 24, 2018

Jacob Rose

"Integrate what we preach as educators into work/personal life!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
96 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

4.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Jacob's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

UNCOMPLETED
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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

I will spend 20 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Jacob Rose 10/16/2018 10:10 AM
I often wonder if our tendency to eat meat comes from a "scarcity mindset." In harsher climates, eating animals/animal products is a good way to have food during the winter. This might suggest that north Americans value high-calorie/protein foods more than veggies. We would do well to remind ourselves that many other traditional cultures live well off of little or no meat.

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