Amy Fetahi

Chambers Elementary

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
637 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

42

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

400

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning

Amy's actions

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 15 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Rooftop Solar Consultation

#10 Rooftop Solar

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

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?

Amy Fetahi 4/23/2019 9:04 AM

I felt my challenge went well. I completed all of my goals and plan to continue with them past the challenge.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Smaller Portions

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?

Amy Fetahi 4/12/2019 7:32 AM

Using smaller plates most likely has some health benefits as well as environmental ones. Using a smaller plate would control portion sizes as people may tend to overeat with a larger plate. If you're eating the correct portions then it could also aid in weight loss.

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Amy Fetahi 4/12/2019 7:26 AM

I joined the EcoChallenge because I feel every one should take part in taking care of our environment. It's an opportunity to share with my students and my own child,different things that we can do to make our world a healthier, better place to live.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Choose Recycled Paper

Good job on choosing recycled paper! How can you take your action a step further?

Amy Fetahi 4/12/2019 5:53 AM

I started doing this in our home office. Other than just using recycled paper, use other products that are recycled as well like toner for the printer. We are going to start to recycle ink and toner cartridges used in our printer as well. I recently found out that you can bring them to Staples and they will recycle them for you.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Go Paperless

What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?

Amy Fetahi 4/11/2019 7:33 AM

We are more about sharing family experiences and creating memories rather than spending money on things that aren't needed. There is nothing wrong with having some material items but the majority should be time spent together with family and/or friends.

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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?

Amy Fetahi 4/11/2019 7:30 AM

I believe that one reason is because most of it is affordable for people to buy and anyone on a grocery budget wants to get the most for their money. Another reason I believe has to do with people wanting simple ways to add protein to do their diet especially since meat easily falls into clean eating or keto diets. Many people think that eating a plant based diet would be way too expensive, however, there are many ways to do this without overspending such as buying from local farms, using local co-ops, etc.

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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?

Amy Fetahi 4/11/2019 5:51 AM

My son and I walk our dog everyday after school and all the sidewalk areas by my house are a mess. They are uneven, the concrete is broken and jagged plus there is a fair amount of litter on one stretch. i live near the river and the main road to the river doesn't even have a sidewalk to walk on...luckily it's not a very busy road. The mini park on the river is well taken care of which is nice!

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Amy Fetahi 3/27/2019 11:22 AM

I like this idea because I already pay a majority of my bills online and do not need a paper bill.

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