Julianne Weiler

SU Sustainability Warriors

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
621 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

advocacy action

completed
UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

2.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

25

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

240

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

810

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

1,330

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

17

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

2.0

pounds

waste avoided
UP TO

1.0

water footprint

calculated

Julianne's actions

Balancing Consumption

What is Sustainable Fashion?

I will spend 60 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and adopt at least one sustainable fashion practice.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Forest-Friendly Foods

I will spend 15 minutes learning about palm oil, coffee, cocoa, and other products known to contribute to deforestation, and replace or remove them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Enacting Equity

Learn About Accessible & Equitable Voter Registration

I will spend 30 minutes learning about voter access and equity. And if applicable, I will register to vote, ask someone I trust to help me register, or help others register.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 120 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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Volunteer in My Community

I will volunteer 1 hour(s) for a nature-based event or another opportunity to support my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Cultivating Communities

Collect Litter on a Plog / Plalk

Each day, I will go on a plog or plalk for minute(s) and collect items of litter.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

What is My Food Supply Chain?

I will spend 60 minutes learning about my food supply chains, and complete a food waste audit.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Eat Plant-Based Meals

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Reduce Social Media Use

I will use my social media only once per day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Less Screen Time

I will replace 60 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 7
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

Regenerating Nature

Calculate My Water Footprint

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nourishing Food What is My Food Supply Chain?

What was the most surprising part of your food supply chain? Are there any problem areas that you are able to fix?

Julianne Weiler 10/10/2022 1:43 PM

I took some time to learn about the food supply chain here at SU, and I was surprised about the lack of information available about the sourcing of food that Aramark supplies us! Aramark gets a lot of their products through Sysco, and it is very difficult to track any sort of supply chain past that large distributor, which leads me to assume that much of the food we consume is not source locally, and I fear for the ethics behind which our food is sourced as well.

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