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October 5 - October 26, 2022
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Muthu Kumar

HP HRGS GTA GIANTS

"Here to make positive impact to the Planet!!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,420 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    3.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    2.0
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    1.0
    energy audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    374
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    8.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    44
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    966
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    7.5
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    3.0
    pounds
    waste avoided
  • UP TO
    142
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    water footprint
    calculated
  • UP TO
    22
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Muthu's actions

Nourishing Food

Make Zero-Waste Meals

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Enacting Equity

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

I will watch 1 documentaries about racism and racial injustice.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Complete an Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, work, or other shared space to identify the next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Calculate My Water Footprint

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Volunteer in My Community

I will volunteer 8 hour(s) for a nature-based event or another opportunity to support my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

What is Sustainable Fashion?

I will spend 60 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and adopt at least one sustainable fashion practice.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Know My Waste & Recycling Services

I will spend 30 minutes finding out how to recycle in my region, where landfills and/or waste sites are situated in my region, and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Repair a Broken Item

I will repair at least one item that is broken, but is repairable. This might be items like garden tools, sewing machine, small appliances, electronics, clothing, and more.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Cultivating Communities

Stay on the Ground

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. digital/virtual attendance, vacation without air travel).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Cultivating Communities

Join A Neighborhood Group

I will join my neighborhood association or another local group of decision makers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Cultivating Communities

Volunteer During My Local Election

I will contact my local election office to volunteer during the upcoming election.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Research the Benefits of Agricultural Biodiversity

I will spend 15 minutes each day researching how agricultural biodiversity positively impacts the food I eat.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Eat Plant-Based Meals

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Listen to a Food Podcast

I will spend 30 minutes listening to a podcast about food.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 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

Nourishing Food

Donate Food

I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste, excess carbon and save money by planning my daily and weekly menus so that I only purchase the ingredients needed.

COMPLETED 22
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.

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    Muthu Kumar 10/26/2022 6:26 AM
    Very excited to complete this challenge! there are lot learnings and felt like done something good to environment for the past 22 days!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Repair a Broken Item
    What did you fix and how did it go? Share a few pics if you can!

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    Muthu Kumar 10/25/2022 10:23 AM
    My slipper, Shorts, Wash rook Bucket, Garden, Garden Hose

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    Muthu Kumar 10/25/2022 10:18 AM
    I watched a 3 food PODCAST in Youtube and its given more knowledge about food and best way to cook a food

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    Muthu Kumar 10/25/2022 10:09 AM
    I completely done an energy audit at my home and found i am using more energy for Air conditioner , electric stove and using fan and lights in unwanted time. So with the support of my family members i used to switch off whenever not required lights and fans. almost reduced 50% of Air conditioner usage. 

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    Muthu Kumar 10/25/2022 9:59 AM
    I ate leaves and Beet root and potato fully plant based.

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    Muthu Kumar 10/25/2022 9:57 AM
    Today i tried to cook food with zero waste! Vegetable wastes i used to mix all those and make juice!! 

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    Muthu Kumar 10/24/2022 9:19 PM
    Less crackers today! but i am happy i done something good to society 

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    Muthu Kumar 10/24/2022 9:18 PM
    Good to end the challenge. One more day to go. Done many changes in my lifestyle!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Know My Waste & Recycling Services
    What did you find surprising or hopeful in your research?

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    Muthu Kumar 10/24/2022 9:10 PM
    I was really surprised and how i wasted foods these many years and didn't done any recycling and past 1 year i was already decreased my food waste and  doing recycling in many situations like instead of buying new shoes/slippers i used to stich the old one.

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    Muthu Kumar 10/24/2022 9:05 PM
    Good to start this final week challenge!!