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October 5 - October 26, 2022
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John Murphy

KEEN Outside Sales

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 800 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    10
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    390
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    76
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    680
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    310
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    4.6
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    8.0
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    9.6
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

John's actions

Nourishing Food

Donate to local apples to Food Connects.

Food Connects is a local non profit organization that connects volunteers and local farms with our schools in order to provide as much local fresh produce and dairy products to our schools for kids lunches.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Enacting Equity

Research Indigenous & First Nations Communities

I will spend 20 learning about the past and present indigenous or first nation communities in my regions impacted by colonization, and what I can do to be supportive.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Compost Food Scraps

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day by composting my food.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Support Local Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 30 minutes researching which plants support local pollinators and plant a few in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Explore My Area

Each day, I will spend 30 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood, which might include a park, water body, trail, etc.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) per day typically spent inside and often with electronics with quality time outside walking, exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, observing nature, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Take Shorter Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute or less showers. Tip: Use a timer to practice or count to 60 a few times.

COMPLETED 8
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nourishing Food Donate Food
    Why do you donate food? How does it connect to your values?

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    John Murphy 10/18/2022 11:27 AM
    Donated food the food drive at our kid's High School. We donate because many of the families of kids we've known since Kindergarten are using the local food back for their meals. 70% of the children in our town qualify for free and reduced lunch. 

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    John Murphy 10/14/2022 3:51 PM
    Beautiful day in Vermont!


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    John Murphy 10/14/2022 3:37 PM
    Great. My wife and I did some research on native plants that we can plant this fall so we have the pollinator garden come up in the spring.

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    John Murphy 10/13/2022 3:27 PM
    Our househole participates in out town curbside compost program. Each spring we receive free compost from the program to put back into our garden.

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    John Murphy 10/13/2022 3:16 PM
    I live in beautiful Vermont and spend time outside in nature every day, walking my dog, hiking, biking, fishing, skiing or just enjoying the beauty with friends. It is important to me and my family that we protect the natural world for future generations, my son included.