Luna Solis

KCIA GREEN TEAM

"my goal is to improve my overall health."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
396 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

150

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

150

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

25

minutes

being mindful

Luna's actions

Food

Meet My Local Farmers

I will visit my nearest farm to find out who produces my food, and will learn about the quality of life of those who produce my food in other regions of the world to make better choices when I shop.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 0-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 5 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of plants and trees at my home or work.

COMPLETED
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 6
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?

Luna Solis 10/24/2018 1:17 PM

i once had a lovely herb garden, but people were always stealing the plants (they dug it up and stole it), so we eventually gave up on it.

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Luna Solis 10/24/2018 1:11 PM

water is good for the environment, it lowers blood sugar, slowly...

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Luna Solis 10/24/2018 1:10 PM

when your a plant, sometimes life is rice.

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Luna Solis 10/24/2018 1:09 PM

plants are friendly creatures, i promise we won't hurt you.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Meet My Local Farmers

When you know who produces your food, you are connecting personally to your complex regional food system. What are the advantages of knowing who produces your food and where it comes from? Do you think this might enable someone to advocate for a better quality of life for those who produce their food, both near and far?

Luna Solis 10/24/2018 1:08 PM

when you know who made your food, you appreciate it more and it taste better. when you produce your own food, you eat more healthier and you feel better because you spent so much work for your meal.

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Luna Solis 10/23/2018 1:20 PM

some day ago, in 2011, my mother got the idea to start a community garden and we somehow managed to convince the guy who owned the property to allow us to do so. it was a very long process and very laborious. there was also a lot of trash, truckloads of many random items (we found a vacuum cleaner).
recently, this weekend, i visited the garden. it's amazing to think that it used to be so different, and that my mother is the only reason why it's there.

just a random post.

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Luna Solis 10/23/2018 1:09 PM

gardens are nice, all my fellow plants can grow.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Exercise Daily

How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

Luna Solis 10/19/2018 1:19 PM

i have my exercise routine right before i go to sleep, allowing there to be only one complication in the way. being a type 1 diabetic, i have to consider how exercise would affect my blood sugar. this means that whenever i am low or when my blood glucose is kinda low, i should do little exercise, maybe have a small snack, or avoid exercising all together. other then this, i don't need to incorporate anything social (i'm not a social being), or natural (my routine is usually at night and i do not wish to go outside at midnight).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Plant an Herb Garden

Consider the ways you can garden: a plot of land? a patio container? hanging basket? windowsill gardens? What would work best for your living situation and lifestyle?

Luna Solis 10/19/2018 1:10 PM

a plot of land works best for me because, we started out with an empty lot and turned it into, well not exactly a herb garden, but a community garden. *cough* oak park sol, on broadway *cough*. since we didn't construct the garden near our house and for the community, we didn't really have to include our living situation or lifestyle, although, if we were to make a garden at our house, we would have to still go with the plot of land.

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- Lora Jones 10/20/2018 8:16 PM
  
  It's fun to see how bare dirt can be transformed into lots of edible plants! That great that you helped start a community garden, Luna.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

Where are your nearest natural bodies of water? How might they be affected by runoff?

Luna Solis 10/19/2018 1:01 PM

the nearest body of water is the Sacramento River. runoff could make the water more muddy and make waste, such as plastic and metal scraps, less visible and harder to collect.

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- Lora Jones 10/20/2018 8:18 PM
  
  Another consideration is the use of pesticides in all the agriculture near the river that could make its way into our drinking water.
  
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