Sara Diamond
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 533 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO72whole food mealsconsumed
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UP TO2.0donationsmade
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UP TO450minutesspent learning
Sara's actions
Community
Listen to Equity & Justice Podcasts
I will spend 45 minutes listening to a podcast about equity and justice.
Energy
Calculate My Digital Carbon Footprint
I will calculate my digital carbon footprint and take steps to reduce my CO2 emissions.
Community
Sign Up to Vote
I will make sure I’m registered to vote. While I’m at it, I’ll sign up to help others register too!
Nature
Listen to A Nature Podcast
I will spend 45 minutes listening to a podcast about nature.
Water
Calculate My Water Footprint
I will calculate my Water Footprint to learn about my tap water use and "virtual water" use.
Food
Donate Food
I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.
Health
Happiness
I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.
Health
Go Get a Check Up
I will make an appointment for my annual physical.
Health
Eliminate Toxic Plastics
I will avoid buying toxic plastics - including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl - and instead replace them with durable non-plastic options.
Energy
Calculate the Carbon Footprint of my Household
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.
Health
Know My Health
I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).
Share My Why
Share My Why
I will share my Ecochallenge story and why I'm taking action for the planet.
Food
Learn More about Food Apartheid
I will spend 45 about food apartheid and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.
Health
Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns
I will spend 60 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.
Food
Whole Foods Diet
Processed foods can be less nutritious for our bodies and take more energy and water to produce, which can create more waste, pollution, and offer less benefit to our health. I will enjoy 2 meals per day free of processed foods.
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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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Learn About Local Environmental Justice ConcernsWho is most affected by environmental degradation and/or environmental irresponsiblity in your community? How are they affected?
Sara Diamond 10/29/2024 6:19 AMCommunities of color surrounding where I live have been most impacted by environmental irresponsibility. I have a close relationship with a family who lives next to a manufacturing facility that has suffered severe health problems. They are living in a lower socio-economic community and the majority of the people living there are people of color.-
Lenka Karetkova 10/29/2024 7:35 AMoverall: population growth, food security, overconsumption, economic growth, environmental degradation, and climate change.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONEnergy Calculate the Carbon Footprint of my HouseholdAfter you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?
Sara Diamond 10/29/2024 6:17 AMThere are many better choices I could be making to reduce my footprint and would like to try.-
Toby Sota 10/29/2024 7:36 AMlooked into high efficiency appliances!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Whole Foods DietMichael Pollan states that “it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor.” What are your thoughts on this assertion?
Sara Diamond 10/29/2024 6:07 AMIt is more important to eat locally and more sustainable. For me, I like this because I know exactly where my food is coming from. -
Sara Diamond 10/29/2024 6:03 AMI like that it has given me the opportunity to hold myself accountable for doing sustainable actions.-
Kay Levriero 10/29/2024 6:15 AMSara, I am wondering if you've thought about how to stay accountable after? I just am not sure how!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWater Calculate My Water FootprintHow does your view on water consumption change after completing this action?
Sara Diamond 10/29/2024 6:02 AMI am already pretty good at conserving water but I learned more about virtual water use which is the majority of my water use. I learned some interesting ways to reduce that. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Go Get a Check UpHow do you practice self care?
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Jeanne Poirier 10/16/2024 7:01 PMHuge!! Kudos!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunity Sign Up to VoteWhy is voting important to creating a just, sustainable, and thriving world? In what other ways can you actively participate in important decision-making?
Sara Diamond 10/16/2024 10:57 AMIt is important to me to vote for someone who aligns with my values and beliefs and one of my values is to protect the environment. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Eliminate Toxic PlasticsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Sara Diamond 10/10/2024 6:24 AMCoffee cups are the ones i use the most but I have started using my reusable one at coffee shops -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth HappinessHow does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?