

Muthu Kumar
"Here to make positive impact to the Planet!!"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 1,420 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO2.0advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO3.0documentarieswatched
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UP TO2.0donationsmade
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UP TO1.0energy auditconducted
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UP TO374gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO8.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO44meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO966minutesspent learning
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UP TO7.5poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO3.0poundswaste avoided
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UP TO142pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO1.0water footprintcalculated
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UP TO22zero-waste mealsconsumed
Muthu's actions
Nourishing Food
Make Zero-Waste Meals
I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.
Enacting Equity
Shop at BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled, & Women-Led Businesses!
I will shop at a small business owned or staffed by underrepresented members of my community.
Enacting Equity
Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice
I will watch 1 documentaries about racism and racial injustice.
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.
Regenerating Nature
Calculate My Water Footprint
I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.
Regenerating Nature
Volunteer in My Community
I will volunteer 8 hour(s) for a nature-based event or another opportunity to support my community.
Balancing Consumption
What is Sustainable Fashion?
I will spend 60 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and adopt at least one sustainable fashion practice.
Balancing Consumption
Know My Waste & Recycling Services
I will spend 30 minutes finding out how to recycle in my region, where landfills and/or waste sites are situated in my region, and which communities are most impacted by these sites.
Balancing Consumption
Repair a Broken Item
I will repair at least one item that is broken, but is repairable. This might be items like garden tools, sewing machine, small appliances, electronics, clothing, and more.
Cultivating Communities
Stay on the Ground
Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. digital/virtual attendance, vacation without air travel).
Cultivating Communities
Join A Neighborhood Group
I will join my neighborhood association or another local group of decision makers.
Cultivating Communities
Volunteer During My Local Election
I will contact my local election office to volunteer during the upcoming election.
Nourishing Food
Research the Benefits of Agricultural Biodiversity
I will spend 15 minutes each day researching how agricultural biodiversity positively impacts the food I eat.
Nourishing Food
Eat Plant-Based Meals
I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Nourishing Food
Listen to a Food Podcast
I will spend 30 minutes listening to a podcast about food.
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.
Nourishing Food
Donate Food
I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.
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.
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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Muthu Kumar 10/26/2022 6:26 AMVery excited to complete this challenge! there are lot learnings and felt like done something good to environment for the past 22 days! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBalancing Consumption Repair a Broken ItemWhat did you fix and how did it go? Share a few pics if you can!
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Muthu Kumar 10/25/2022 10:18 AMI watched a 3 food PODCAST in Youtube and its given more knowledge about food and best way to cook a food -
Muthu Kumar 10/25/2022 10:09 AMI completely done an energy audit at my home and found i am using more energy for Air conditioner , electric stove and using fan and lights in unwanted time. So with the support of my family members i used to switch off whenever not required lights and fans. almost reduced 50% of Air conditioner usage. -
Muthu Kumar 10/25/2022 9:59 AMI ate leaves and Beet root and potato fully plant based. -
Muthu Kumar 10/25/2022 9:57 AMToday i tried to cook food with zero waste! Vegetable wastes i used to mix all those and make juice!! -
Muthu Kumar 10/24/2022 9:19 PMLess crackers today! but i am happy i done something good to society -
Muthu Kumar 10/24/2022 9:18 PMGood to end the challenge. One more day to go. Done many changes in my lifestyle! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBalancing Consumption Know My Waste & Recycling ServicesWhat did you find surprising or hopeful in your research?
Muthu Kumar 10/24/2022 9:10 PMI was really surprised and how i wasted foods these many years and didn't done any recycling and past 1 year i was already decreased my food waste and doing recycling in many situations like instead of buying new shoes/slippers i used to stich the old one. -
Muthu Kumar 10/24/2022 9:05 PMGood to start this final week challenge!!