Deepali Shanbhag
"Don't be mean, Keep It Green !!"
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO31advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO2.0documentarieswatched
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UP TO561gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO66meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO180minutesspent learning
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UP TO11poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO22poundswaste composted
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UP TO24pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO1.0public official or leadercontacted
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UP TO1.0water footprintcalculated
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UP TO66zero-waste mealsconsumed
Deepali's actions
Nourishing Food
Advocate for Equitable Food Access
Access to affordable, nutritious food is a food justice issue. I will advocate for equitable food options at work, campus, or in the spaces I frequent by contacting community leaders and/or doing other advocacy actions.
Balancing Consumption
Needs Vs. Wants
Each day, I will practice a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.
Enacting Equity
Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice
I will watch 1 documentaries about racism and racial injustice.
Cultivating Communities
Share My Habits & Actions
Each day, I will make my sustainable habits or actions visible through a lawn sign, bumper sticker, pin, t-shirt, social media or other ways.
Cultivating Communities
Join A Neighborhood Group
I will join my neighborhood association or another local group of decision makers.
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.
Nourishing Food
Make Zero-Waste Meals
I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.
Nourishing Food
Eat Plant-Based Meals
I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
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.
Regenerating Nature
Calculate My Water Footprint
I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.
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?
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Deepali Shanbhag 10/26/2022 6:51 PM“What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?”
― Henry David Thoreau, Familiar Letters -
Deepali Shanbhag 10/26/2022 6:51 PM“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.”
― Chris Maser, Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest -
Deepali Shanbhag 10/22/2022 7:06 AMLive Life Cleaner. Make earth Greener. -
Deepali Shanbhag 10/22/2022 7:06 AMA tidy house is a tidy mind. -
Deepali Shanbhag 10/22/2022 7:06 AMStay clean to attract friends, not flies. -
Deepali Shanbhag 10/22/2022 7:05 AMClean & green is our perfect dream. -
Deepali Shanbhag 10/22/2022 7:04 AMUnclean life is ungodliness -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNourishing Food Eat Plant-Based MealsWhat was the tastiest meatless or vegan meal you ever had or had recently? Did you make it? Can you share a recipe?
Deepali Shanbhag 10/20/2022 8:56 PMIdli is made from ground rice or rice flour mixed with ground urad dal, salt, methi (fenugreek seeds) and water. The mixture is allowed to ferment prior to being steamed in an idli steamer. The steamed beauties are ready to be served. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNourishing Food Make Zero-Waste MealsHow did you incorporate using an entire vegetable (skins, peels, tops, and stalks) during one of your meal preps? What's something new you're going to try that is a zero-waste meal practice?
Deepali Shanbhag 10/20/2022 8:54 PMCompost. Composting is a great way to put your food scraps to good use. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNourishing Food Compost Food ScrapsAs you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?