Tara Sitser

Nature Lover's

"Finding ways to build empathy for the animals with whom we share this world."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
216 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

25

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

30

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

1.0

water footprint

calculated

Tara's actions

Balancing Consumption

Less Screen Time

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

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

Stop Food Waste by buying "Imperfect" Items

Imperfect Foods.com rescues otherwise edible produce and other food items from being discarded simply because the markets and restaurants reject slight color or size differences, packaging misprints or overstock excess. I purchase a box of rescued food items from them twice a month.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Forest-Friendly Foods

I will spend 20 minutes learning about palm oil, coffee, cocoa, and other products known to contribute to deforestation, and replace or remove them.

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

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 Calculate My Water Footprint

What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?

Tara Sitser 10/11/2022 11:46 PM

Already a part of our family's habits are 1. We delay doing laundry until we have fuller loads 2. We do not water the landscape where once was grass. 3. I wash my car only very rarely.

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Tara Sitser 10/07/2022 6:07 PM

I have joined the Ecochallenge as an extension of my work as a Leadership Team member of the Climate Reality Project, San Fernando Valley chapter. My journey as an activist began as a 5-year-old seeing a circus on TV and wondering why people were being so mean to the animals. That question has lasted to this day when, as an older adult, I mourn the loss of the calm, year-round moderate temperatures and clear, blue skies of my childhood. And I live with a growing concern about the safety of the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. My focus is on supporting the global Rights of Nature movement.

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