Karen Barratt
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO60plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO22zero-waste mealsconsumed
Karen's actions
Food
Zero-waste Cooking
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Materials
Eliminate Toxic Plastics
#47 Bioplastic
I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.
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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Karen Barratt 4/24/2019 8:49 PMHelen....I would like to join the committee CV nurses for health & the environment. Let me know how & where I join. Can Sharon join as a friend? -
Karen Barratt 4/24/2019 6:46 PMI have enjoyed the challenge & would definitely do it again now that Inhave a better idea of how the website works. I would have liked to explore more of the resources.& offer more reflections. Thank you Helen for all you do & for your expert leadership in this most important endeavour.-
Helen Boyd 4/24/2019 8:21 PMThanks Karen, and please join our CV Nurses for Health & the Environment!
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Karen Barratt 4/23/2019 4:05 PMI have enjoyed the challenge & wish I could have done more. I bought reusable beeswax food wrappers & reusable produce bags. I drive my car less & have increased awareness of making sure unused lights are off. Garbage is reduced. We need composting pick up in Courtenay.-
Helen Boyd 4/23/2019 6:36 PMI hope many can attend this and request compost for Courtenay as well as for apartment buildings and condos throughout the Valley.
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Karen Barratt 4/18/2019 12:36 PMI endorsed a letter from Davis Suzuki foundation, to be sent to Canada's health & MP, calling for a complete ban on the use of neonics for pest management. We're loosing bees & other insects important to our food chain. Canada has approved the use of 2 neonics while Europe has imposed a complete ban on neonics. -
Karen Barratt 4/17/2019 6:42 PMOrdered from Amazon reusable beeswax based food wrappers & reusable produce bags for shopping.-
Helen Boyd 4/17/2019 8:16 PMHi Karen, That's great. They work very well and Beeswax wraps are also easy to make at home. Just look it up on You Tube.
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Karen Barratt 4/16/2019 1:41 PMI watched a video by Rupert Read of the UK talking about climate change. The most important message I heard is that we need to stop talking about climate change & move into actions........we need to get our government leaders on board-
Sharon Daly 4/17/2019 9:23 PMGreat video Karen.
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Helen Boyd 4/16/2019 1:46 PMIt was so exciting to attend the Youth Environmental Action group discuss with our local politicians about their concerns regarding Climate Change yesterday. Going as far as asking that a state of Climate Emergency be considered.
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Karen Barratt 4/12/2019 4:16 PMWhat struck me most about the article on moving to plant based diets was how much I didn't realize how our eating & farming practices are impacting climate change....... -
Karen Barratt 4/12/2019 11:04 AMRead an article on need for plant based diets in Eat Lancet-
Helen Boyd 4/12/2019 11:22 AMWhat struck you the most in the article Karen?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Eliminate Toxic PlasticsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Karen Barratt 4/03/2019 10:14 PMDidn't use single use plastic bags when I grocery shopped today. I am going to order reusable produce bags & beeswax food covers -
Karen Barratt 4/01/2019 9:44 AMI am most interested in reducing use of fossil fuels & increasing use of solar energy. Also, interested in elimination of single use plastic bags by searching out reusable products.