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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
Bobbi Jo Holmes's avatar

Bobbi Jo Holmes

Community Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 100 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    45
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    45
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen

Bobbi Jo's actions

Cultivating Communities

Pull Together Items to Donate

Each day, I will find one or more items I can donate to a local thrift or resale shop.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 0
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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

What is My Food Supply Chain?

I will spend 20 minutes learning about my food supply chains, and complete a food waste audit.

UNCOMPLETED
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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Complete an Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, work, or other shared space to identify the next steps for saving energy.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 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 1
DAILY 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.

UNCOMPLETED
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?

  • Bobbi Jo Holmes's avatar
    Bobbi Jo Holmes 10/10/2022 11:18 AM
    Some days are harder than others to complete my challenges. I don't go to the store everyday where I'll have to decide between needs and wants. And somedays I get home and just collapse - there's no sorting of anything to put aside for donations! 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
    Bobbi Jo Holmes's avatar
    Bobbi Jo Holmes 10/10/2022 11:15 AM
    Many items are multi-purpose, so a creative mind is always thinking about the multiple opportunities for everything!
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