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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
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Bex! S

KEEN HQ

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 555 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    60
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    2.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    4.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    195
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    195
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen

Bex!'s 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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 10 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 2
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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Volunteer in My Community

I will volunteer 2 hour(s) for a nature-based event or another opportunity to support my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Develop a Work-Life Balance

During the work day, I will schedule time for breaks to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

What is Sustainable Fashion?

I will spend 15 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and adopt at least one sustainable fashion practice.

UNCOMPLETED
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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Eat Plant-Based Meals

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 3
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
    Regenerating Nature Volunteer in My Community
    What event did you volunteer for and what was the experience like for you?
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    Bex! S 10/20/2022 9:27 AM
    A SOLVE Oregon trash pick up event on the waterfront.  It was a lot cleaner than I expected.  Amusingly, at first I was disappointed by that (I wasn't filling my trash bag), but I realized it's actually super great that there wasn't a ton of trash in that public space.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
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    Bex! S 10/18/2022 9:13 AM
    Creativity in cooking is a great way to use what you have (and reduce food waste).  Do you need to go buy kale for that recipe or can you use chard, spinach, mustard greens, mibuna, etc?  Belonging to a CSA forces this kind of creativity.
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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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    Bex! S 10/12/2022 8:21 AM
    Recently had a melon and sweet pepper gazpacho while out.  Right up my alley - love sweet and savory in combination.  And I rarely think to make gazpacho at home!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Develop a Work-Life Balance
    How does practicing a work-life balance create a more sustainable life for you? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?
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    Bex! S 10/11/2022 8:31 AM
    My break activities frequently have sustainability tie ins - e.g. human powered transport to run an errand (plus get outside and get some movement), time in the garden (contributing to bee habitat, green space, and 12-foot sourced food).
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Regenerating Nature Take Shorter Showers
    With 5-minute or less showers reducing your water footprint, what do you plan to add next to your water conservation habits?
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    Bex! S 10/10/2022 9:03 AM
    Hmm, this is a tough one as a renter.  Many (most?) suggestions involve things that are infrastructure prohibitive or cost prohibitive unless one is a home owner - e.g. planting native/drought resistant species in yard, installing gutter runoff collection or grey water re-usage for yard watering, etc.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Regenerating Nature Spend Time Outside
    What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?
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    Bex! S 10/05/2022 8:37 AM
    Cognitive dissonance en masse.  It's crazy that I can know how good I feel when I go outside but still struggle to make it happen as often as would be optimal.  And I know I'm not alone.
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    Bex! S 10/04/2022 2:13 PM
    Fun way to feel connection with a team spread in diverse locations.
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