Jenn DeRose

USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter

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locally sourced meals

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Jenn's actions

Electricity Generation

Support Companies Leading in Green Energy

#8 Solar Farms

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

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Electricity Generation

Learn More about Biomass

#34 Biomass

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 30 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 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

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Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Improve a Bus Stop

How can you advocate for transportation systems which minimize environmental impact while also meeting human needs?

Jenn DeRose 4/16/2019 5:40 PM

This was more complicated than I expected. When we arrived, I noticed that the trash can was broken, meaning all of the trash thrown in the van was blowing down the street. I think the most impactful thing I can do for this bus stop is to call Citizens Service Bureau and have the van replaced.

I planted some flowers, picked up trash, and my friend lacy drew pretty pictures everywhere with chalk paint.

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- Emily Andrews 4/17/2019 11:23 AM
  
  Awesome Jenn! Thanks for taking better care of our City and transit stops :)
  
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Jenn DeRose 4/10/2019 10:36 AM

I may have just eaten 1 1/2 lunches to prevent food waste at the office. I'm pretty sure that's not how this challenge was supposed to work, but there you have it.

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Jenn DeRose 4/09/2019 7:54 AM

Keeping a food waste log is helping me to be better organized in my fridge, rotating older things to the front and really trying to use things before they spoil. I should probably do this all year.

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- Jenn DeRose 4/09/2019 1:43 PM
  
  Yeah and at the office for REAL. It's crazy how much food we let go bad -especially for someone who's supposedly conscious about food waste in America.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Keep Track of Wasted Food

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?

Jenn DeRose 4/02/2019 1:38 PM

I'd rather buy a bunch of great camping gear.

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