Alison Perreault
10/31/2025 8:53 AM
This has made me realize the importance of creating a waste water solution.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWaterWhat surprised you most about your water footprint, and how did it influence your perspective on water use? What changes can you make to reduce your water consumption, and how will these impact your daily routine?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunityWhy is voting important to creating a just, sustainable, and thriving world? In what other ways can you actively participate in important decision-making?
Alison Perreault 10/31/2025 8:52 AMTo actively participate in important decision making we can attend community meetings, join advocacy groups or non profits and serve on boards. I have learned so much on ways to support with sustainability from the volunteer work that I do with Common Ground Farm and understanding where their funding comes from and how loss of grants negatively impact them. -
Alison Perreault 10/31/2025 8:48 AMI live in the Northeast and with the time changing this upcoming weekend, it becomes difficult to get outside as much. I understand the importance for me to spend some time outside each day and will work over the next few months to try and keep that up, involving my family as well so that we don't slide into the seasonal depression. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWasteWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted instead?
Alison Perreault 10/31/2025 8:46 AMI drink a lot of iced drink and like straws. I was mindful this month with using reusable straws. I need to be better at home with using plastic bags when going to someone's house or sending my kids off with something. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWasteMaybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
Alison Perreault 10/31/2025 8:45 AMI managed to use my reusable cup nearly everywhere I went this month. I noticed that sometimes when I stop to get a fountain soda, I don't think about using my own cup and need to be better with that as well. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicitySocial media can keep us connected with loved ones, make us laugh, and help us to learn new things. It can also take more time than we realize or intend to give. After doing this action for a few days, how do you feel? What do you notice?
Alison Perreault 10/31/2025 8:44 AMSocial media takes up too much time that I could be focused on something more productive. I've been trying to get my children to understand that car time is a great time to put the phone down and just connect with each other. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicityWhat would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?
Alison Perreault 10/31/2025 8:43 AMPurposefully spending time each day this month in silence has really helped me focus in other areas and I would like to keep this up. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNatureRachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?
Alison Perreault 10/31/2025 8:42 AMA culture that spends most of it's time indoors experiences negative effects on physical, mental and social health as well as it's relationship with Nature. I managed to spend about 30 minutes minimum outside each day in October and it really helped me with my mental health. -
Alison Perreault 10/31/2025 8:38 AMThe people's ecochallenge was perfect timing. This time of year is tough with school and sports in full swing for my children and navigating some crazy schedules. The ecochallenge forced me to be mindful with trying to spend time outside each day and away from screens as well as focus on making sustainable choices with containers, cups etc. I feel like it set me up for success this month and I'm coming out stronger than when I went into the month. -
Dina Lomagno 10/29/2025 10:33 AMWe are just a few days shy of completing THE PEOPLE'S ECOCHALLENGE 2025. Will you be taking what you've learned and applying it to your daily life? Have you joined your local PFS chapter to keep these action items alive throughout the year and helping others learn? What was your biggest takeaway from this month's challenge? Mine was being more present in my every day life, reducing the social media and embracing what I truly love which is my gardens and growing fruits/vegetables and teaching classes for both.