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April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Rachel Brainerd

Saturdays of Service

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 213 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    16
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    16
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    6.5
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Rachel's actions

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 8 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 3.23 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
    How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

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    Rachel Brainerd 4/03/2019 1:06 PM
    It helps me plan before going to the grocery store to know what I'll actually need for the week, so I save money and time by not buying extra products that will go to waste.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?

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    Rachel Brainerd 4/03/2019 1:04 PM
    I think both the availability & marketing of meat products influences the North American ways of eating, as well as ignorance or separation from seeing how their food is produced. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Try Carpooling
    List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

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    Rachel Brainerd 4/03/2019 1:02 PM
    Commuting to college with fellow students.