Jenniffer Brown

ALANYC Big Green Apple

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
460 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

24

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Jenniffer's actions

Buildings and Cities

Upgrade My Windows

#31 Insulation

I will upgrade the windows or weatherstripping in my home or office to reduce air leaks and save on energy costs.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

#70 Recycled Paper

I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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?

Jenniffer Brown 4/24/2019 2:22 PM

I am looking forward to dinner tonight - my husband's jerk tofu with brown rice and spinach! Yum. Last night was brown stewed shitake mushrooms with roasted yams. Yum again!! If you've never tried these, you must.

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Jenniffer Brown 4/24/2019 2:15 PM

Last week while in Grapevine, TX, I was a part of a group that toured the LEED certified Gaylord Texan Hotel property and learned about their process to become certified. What an awesome experience!
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Jenniffer Brown 4/24/2019 2:01 PM

Today I recycled 2 printers, 1 monitor and 24 toner cartridges with an e-recycling company called 4th Bin. Check them out here https://www.4thbin.com/about/ .

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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?

Jenniffer Brown 4/22/2019 3:10 PM

People in North America are way too busy and the cost of healthy food is way too expensive, making it and unaffordable option to most, so they turn to more affordable options like fast foods. Eating healthy is not heavily promoted in North America therefore consumers don't realize the value of eating healthy. In the final analysis, if given the option people will go for what tastes good over what's more healthy but it comes with education.

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Jenniffer Brown 4/11/2019 6:52 AM

Yum Yum Yum. Who said vegan meals aren't fun. #TofuQueen #Aboutlastnight

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Jenniffer Brown 4/10/2019 2:40 PM

I am not a vegan so this is a challenge for me but I'm up for it. 4 days and counting! I even had a vegan meal today at lunch while sitting next to my friend as she ate her steak!

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