Carl Graves

Comox Valley Nurses for Health & the Environment & Friends

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
485 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

30

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

20

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

65

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

person

helped
UP TO

23

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

7.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Carl's actions

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 7
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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 11.36 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Restore Wetlands

#52 Coastal Wetlands

I will volunteer 3 hours with a wetland restoration project in my region.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Give a Microloan

#62 Women Smallholders

I will give 01 microloan(s) to women who need help starting a business.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 0
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?

Carl Graves 4/24/2019 7:47 PM

So this is the last day of the challenge. I hope to do this again since I really enjoy when the momentum gets me going. I have learned a lot but there is more to learn and do. Glad to have been part of our team and hope we do this again!

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Carl Graves 4/14/2019 7:32 PM

I am loving all the teams represented by schools. That is when the money is for helping us get society on board into the future!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Carl Graves 4/11/2019 2:16 PM

My knowledge of expiry and sell by dates has improved over the past year. I am now more comfortable with using food that has dates close to and beyond the expiry and sell dates. I also use good common sense for how any particular food appears!

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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?

Carl Graves 4/10/2019 10:10 PM

The prosperity of North America in my lifetime has engendered a pursuit of the "best of things" which has included meat and plenty of it. We have lost touch with the enjoyment of simpler things, usually at the expense of our environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Go by Bike

How does using human-powered transportation make you feel compared to using other methods of transportation?

Carl Graves 4/04/2019 2:08 PM

It is good for my health and helps with exercise.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Give a Microloan

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. Why do you think that is?

Carl Graves 4/04/2019 1:50 PM

I think that is true. They also spend less earnings on themselves would be my guess!

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Carl Graves 3/29/2019 6:03 PM

Hoping for sunshine, fair weather cycler that I am...

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