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Welcome to The People's Ecochallenge 2022!

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The People's Ecochallenge 2022
October 5 - October 26, 2022
Ambuja Kajeepeta's avatar

Ambuja Kajeepeta

Comerica Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 265 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    24
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    160
    minutes
    spent learning

Ambuja's actions

Regenerating Nature

Is Nature on the Ballot?

I will spend 60 minute(s) per day finding out what sustainability and nature-related legislation is on local and state ballots this year.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Cultivating Communities

Practice a Sharing Economy

Each day, I will engage in a sharing economy among my family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Enacting Equity

Learn About Accessible & Equitable Voter Registration

I will spend 60 minutes learning about voter access and equity. And if applicable, I will register to vote, ask someone I trust to help me register, or help others register.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Enacting Equity

Shop at BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled, & Women-Led Businesses!

I will shop at a small business owned or staffed by underrepresented members of my community.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Enacting Equity

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

I will watch 2 documentaries about racism and racial injustice.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Track My Purchases

I will maintain a record of all my purchases and identify my spending habits.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

Each day, I will practice a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Nourishing Food

Eat Plant-Based Meals

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Calculate My Water Footprint

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
    Cultivating Communities Practice a Sharing Economy
    What benefits does the sharing economy offer to you and others? If you are a little shy to try, what could be a first step for you?
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    Ambuja Kajeepeta 10/12/2022 7:39 AM
    I bought two banana trees from the farmer's market about 15 years ago. Since then, the trees have given me countless baby trees which I continue to share with my friends and family. This summer alone, I gave away 8 trees. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Track My Purchases
    What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?
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    Ambuja Kajeepeta 10/12/2022 7:26 AM
    I learned never to do impulse buying. If I select something and put it in my virtual cart, I keep it there for a couple of weeks or more, and really think about whether I really need it. The answer is almost always 'No' and then I don't buy it. Try it for yourself and see. I promise you, it really works!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
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    Ambuja Kajeepeta 10/12/2022 7:20 AM
    When I am excited about something I want to buy, I always put it in the cart and wait a week or two, because I know that my desires are usually satisfied just by looking at it over a span of time, and then I no longer feel the need to buy it and bring it into my house. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nourishing Food Eat Plant-Based Meals
    What was the tastiest meatless or vegan meal you ever had or had recently? Did you make it? Can you share a recipe?
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    Ambuja Kajeepeta 10/12/2022 7:17 AM
    My favorite vegan meal is steamed rice with any squash or gourd lentil soup. This combination offers a high level of protein with all the amino acids typically found in meat proteins.
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    Ambuja Kajeepeta 10/04/2022 5:20 AM
    I have always taken so much from this Earth that I want to spend the rest of my life giving back. The Ecochallenge gives me so many great ways to do this. And I love going on this journey with a whole community of like minded people, hearing about their challenges and successes.
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