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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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Ann Davis

Seattle Children's - Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 710 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    442
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    8.8
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    19
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Ann's actions

Nourishing Food

Forest-Friendly Foods

I will spend 30 minutes learning about palm oil, coffee, cocoa, and other products known to contribute to deforestation, and replace or remove them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

What is Sustainable Fashion?

I will spend 30 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and adopt at least one sustainable fashion practice.

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 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Enacting Equity

Use only Green Transportation

Reduce your carbon emissions and environmental impact by only using green transport! - Public transportation: buses, LINK, ferries - Electric cars - Walking/running - biking/e-biking - velomobiles

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Buy Used

Stop contributing to the environmental destruction and human rights violations caused by consumerism - pledge to buy only USED products! You can find these at stores/venues like: - eBAY, Craigslist, Swappa, Gazelle - Goodwill, thrift stores - yard sales

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Calculate My Carbon Footprint

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

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
    Nourishing Food Forest-Friendly Foods
    How did you figure out ways to remove foods that are not forest-friendly?
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    Ann Davis 10/26/2022 2:24 PM
    eat less tropical foods and look for environmentally friendly coffee
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Calculate My Carbon Footprint
    What is one way you will reduce your carbon impact? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your carbon impact?
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    Ann Davis 10/26/2022 1:43 PM
    I will work to incorporate more vegetarian meals and shop locally. 

    We just had new siding installed on our home with new insulation, we recycle/compost, and we donate/sell as many items as we can to keep them out of a landfill. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption What is Sustainable Fashion?
    How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?
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    Ann Davis 10/26/2022 11:52 AM
    Through speaking to people and having a conversation 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Buy Used
    How easy was it to find the product you needed used? What other venues/stores were useful?
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    Ann Davis 10/26/2022 10:40 AM
    My son is into Legos and is happy to search to find pre-owned sets from ebay, StockX, Mercari, and Offer Up. I use OfferUp a lot to sell stuff and I am going to attend the NewPort ski swap to sell some of our old skis/boots. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Enacting Equity Use only Green Transportation
    If you had to change your usual transportation methods, how easy was it to switch to sustainable transport? What did it feel like to utilize only sustainable transport?
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    Ann Davis 10/26/2022 10:37 AM
    I walk a lot and don't mind picking up a few groceries while I am out and about. Also, prefer to take the light rail to sporting events rather then pay and park. However, I still rely on the car for trips to the grocery store for my weekly shopping trip for a family of 4 and we wouldn't be able to go to our favorite pumpkin patch without a car. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nourishing Food Weekly Meal Planning
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four in the US spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
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    Ann Davis 10/26/2022 10:33 AM
    Not surprising, we as humans are quite wasteful. It is easier to throw something away than re-use. Our teenage boys would rather order food/take out than eat leftovers. That money could go to personal use (vacation, home projects) or charity   
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