Erica Dellwo

Spokane 350

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
347 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

16

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

240

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning

Erica's actions

Action Track: Social Justice

Advocate for Forest Protection

#38 Forest Protection

I will contact 3 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and the enforcement of existing anti-logging laws.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Solar Water Consultation

#41 Solar Water

I will contact a local installer/distributor to see if a solar water heater makes sense for my house.

UNCOMPLETED
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 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 50 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Erica Dellwo 4/06/2019 9:29 PM

Hey, Spokane, try another eco-challenge: replace your lawn with low-water plants and get up to $500 credit towards your water bill! https://my.spokanecity.org/publicworks/water/slow-the-flow/spokanescape/

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Erica Dellwo 4/04/2019 4:03 PM

Boy, this walking every day thing is great! Today I had a great conversation with a very special person. :-)

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Erica Dellwo 4/04/2019 3:59 PM

Today will be 100% vegetarian. Yay!

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Erica Dellwo 4/03/2019 5:46 PM

Hey, 350 Spokane Teammates, you can earn points by high fiving and replying to teammates' posts! Dingdingding!

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- Pauline Druffel 4/03/2019 6:02 PM
  
  Thanks for starting a conversation.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Erica Dellwo 4/03/2019 5:38 PM

Expletive! ALL my favorite hygiene products contain Palm Oil and its derivatives! Soap, shampoo/conditioner, lotions, and toothpaste. Groan. Honestly, I think it will be easier to become a full vegetarian than it will be to give up my unscented sensitive skin SPF 15 facial lotion that I've been using since I was 18. Sniff.

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- Erica Dellwo 4/03/2019 6:09 PM
  
  Thanks, Pauline, you're the best. Yeah, I did not realize how prevalent it is.
  
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- Pauline Druffel 4/03/2019 6:05 PM
  
  That sounds hard. I went grocery shopping today and was about to get some crackers, but when I looked at the ingredients, I saw that they contained palm oil, so I put them back. It's in lots of stuff. I never thought that it might also be in cosmetics. I'll look now to see if its in mine.
  
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Erica Dellwo 4/03/2019 4:54 PM

Mmm, we are still eating frozen fruit that we picked last summer. Life is good.

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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?

Erica Dellwo 4/03/2019 4:52 PM

IMHO, I think any country with a strong ranching tradition is more likely to have meat-focused diets. Furthermore, I believe it has been observed that the wealthier a country becomes, the more meat its citizens eat. As a child whose parents grew up during the Great Depression and in World War II Europe, serving meat for dinner each night was very important, and a lack of it was seen as "hard times." That is just my little story. I have no idea what this says about American values and ways of living.

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- Erica Dellwo 4/03/2019 10:49 PM
  
  You are so right, Pauline. I think we've learned a lot since the days when we were growing up. As Michael Pollan says, "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." I hope attitudes are changing; mine certainly has.
  
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- Pauline Druffel 4/03/2019 6:11 PM
  
  I grew up on a farm. I was born just before World War II started. In all of my lifetime I never had any sense of not having enough food, and I remember my parents often saying how fortunate we were to be able to grow our own food. We also had meat at every meal unless it was Friday when we had fish. I've also heard that as people gain in wealth, one of the ways they like to show it is to eat more meat. But the downside is that many of my relatives died of heart attacks or cancer.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Erica Dellwo 4/03/2019 4:28 PM

The smell of Spring is in the air! It looks like the City cleaned the sidewalk on High Drive at the same time they swept the street. All the winter dog poo landmines are gone.

Changes? I would like a bit of grass or bushes separating the sidewalks from the street. Sidewalks and bike lanes should be required on all busy roads for safety's sake.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Support Local Food Systems

Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these (or other) advantages inspire you the most?

Erica Dellwo 4/02/2019 10:28 PM

I'm motivated to buy local food by the environmental advantages of not transporting it from so far away, and supporting the local economy.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Solar Water Consultation

Diversifying our energy supply and improving public health are just two benefits of renewable energy. What other motivators inspire you to consider installing a solar water heater in your home?

Erica Dellwo 4/02/2019 10:22 PM

We get electricity from community solar, but use gas to heat our water. A solar water heater could really reduce our carbon footprint!

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