Erin Gately
4/23/2019 3:10 PM
Biosequestation, increased resilience to climate change, improved topsoil, and more efficient water usage.
Erin Gately
"Consistently make sustainable choices."
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 786 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO21meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO35minutesspent learning
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UP TO1.0personhelped
Erin's actions
Food
Explore Other Food Solutions
All Food Solutions
I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.
Food
Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture
#11 Regenerative Agriculture
I will spend at least 15 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.
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.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
#4 Plant-Rich Diet
I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Food
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
Transport
Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle
#26 Electric Vehicles
I will spend at least 15 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.
Action Track: Social Justice
Give a Microloan
#62 Women Smallholders
I will give 1 microloan(s) to women who need help starting a business.
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?
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Erin Gately 4/24/2019 9:16 AMLast day of the challenge!!! I am still thinking about electric cars and restorative agriculture. Meatless meals have become a daily staple. Good things coming out of this Drawdown Ecochallenge!!! -
Erin Gately 4/23/2019 3:13 PMDue to the fact that I traveled on Earth Day and during the Eco Challenge I am going to look into offsetting my air travel. I’ve never done that before. Anyone have a recommendation of which company I should go through?-
Liz Hardee 4/24/2019 9:30 AMTerrapass is the big one that does individual offsets. I also know somebody at Native Energy so I trust their projects are solid.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Learn More about Regenerative AgricultureClean air, clean water and healthy food are three reasons to care about regenerative agriculture. What are some other reasons?
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Erin Gately 4/22/2019 2:35 PMGetting close to the end of the challenge. Hoping I can continue to participate while on travel. -
Erin Gately 4/21/2019 3:07 PMDoes chocolate count as a meatless meal? I think so! -
Erin Gately 4/21/2019 3:07 PMDoes chocolate count as a meatless meal? I think so! -
Erin Gately 4/20/2019 10:33 AMI must admit today’s meatless meal was not planned. Forgot to eat breakfast but needed to eat so what I had with me was trail mix! 😬 -
Erin Gately 4/19/2019 10:30 AMHas anyone heard of this? Apparently Katcha (so?) is doing a carbon-free fancy dinner to celebrate earth day. http://www.zerofoodprint.org/ -
Erin Gately 4/19/2019 10:25 AMToday’s meatless meal was a smoothie. I guess lots of people have dairy in their smoothies but I never even think to do that. Maybe I should stop calling them smoothies! The more I think about it the more I think I should just call them blended juices! 😂 Today’s was my standby: apple, kale, ginger, mango with some coconut water and a little local bee pollen in top. 🐝 -
Erin Gately 4/18/2019 10:18 AMOh no! It appears, despite my best efforts of setting an alarm for weekends, that somehow I did not track April 13th correctly. It appears I checked in but didn't say I completed the challenge. Interesting. I didn't even know I could do that!!!