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The People's Ecochallenge 2024
October 1 - October 31, 2024
Naydra Rivas's avatar

Naydra Rivas

CSUMB ENSTU 309 Online_Fall 2024

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 62 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    3.0
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed

Naydra's actions

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will shop at a farmers market or food co-op to support local farmers and businesses. By doing so, I may be able to learn more about who produces the food I eat and goods I buy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3 meals per day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

Organic farming practices are healthier and safer for our planet, animals, and people. I will enjoy 3 meals cooked with organic ingredients per day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 6 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Listen to A Nature Podcast

I will spend 20 minutes listening to a podcast about nature.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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
    Food Whole Foods Diet
    Michael 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?
    Naydra Rivas's avatar
    Naydra Rivas 10/31/2024 1:23 PM
    Eating healthy is a preferred way to spend money for me. I would rather an apple orchard farmer receive my voting dollars than my doctor.
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