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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Maija Haggith's avatar

Maija Haggith

Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 741 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    9.0
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    25
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    public official or leader
    contacted

Maija's actions

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Contact your Elected Officials

#23 Farmland Restoration

I will contact 1 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Nutrient Management

#65 Nutrient Management

I will research and support local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 10 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

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 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Connect With A Nonprofit

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

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

Materials

Fix Leaky Faucets

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Fix Leaky Faucets
    What are other easy and low-cost ways to reduce your water usage at home?
    Maija Haggith's avatar
    Maija Haggith 4/23/2019 6:41 AM
    Keep the water off , or limit the amount of time water is on. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Recycle Everything I Can
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?
    Maija Haggith's avatar
    Maija Haggith 4/23/2019 6:40 AM
    by taking the time to pause and think before just throwing something away. By taking the second to think about it, it's more possible to follow the R's and slowly add them to your daily life. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Go Paperless
    What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
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    Maija Haggith 4/23/2019 6:39 AM
    Time with family and friends. if you can change everything over to paperless you aren't worried about always checking the mail box, etc. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities Online Energy Audit
    What are your next steps for saving energy?
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    Maija Haggith 4/23/2019 6:37 AM
    Some next steps are making sure i keep lights off if they are not needed, and unplugging unnecessary items. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Explore Other Transport Solutions
    What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
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    Maija Haggith 4/18/2019 10:55 AM
    I learned that for my area there aren't a lot of other transportation options. One option that could be used is carpooling with others who are going the same direction or place as you to help. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Contact your Elected Officials
    Do you have any personal connections to a farm or farmland? If so, what are they? What feelings are evoked for you when thinking about declining farmland?
    Maija Haggith's avatar
    Maija Haggith 4/16/2019 6:39 AM
    Yes the representative is a farmer so he understands the importance of farming.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Learn More about Silvopasture
    Had you heard of the term "silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
    Maija Haggith's avatar
    Maija Haggith 4/16/2019 6:37 AM
    I had - I work with the young farmers and at one of the Regional Gatherings and had a presenter come and talk about it. It's an interesting concept that i think works in certain areas of the country/ landscapes but might not work everywhere.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Support Nutrient Management
    How does environmental quality influence your sense of community?
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    Maija Haggith 4/15/2019 2:35 PM
    Environmental quality is important because we need to treat the land well for it to be there for the future. Without the land , communities as well know now will no longer be around and or destroyed by environmental issues such as flooding. 
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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?
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    Maija Haggith 4/15/2019 2:32 PM
    I think a lot of times people think that they need all the food, which sometimes you do. The nice thing about eating smaller portions is the added benefit of maybe loosing a few pounds, and feeling comfy in your clothes again. Another thing to think about is drinking more water to feel fuller so that you don't eat as much as you typically would. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Women and Girls Connect With A Nonprofit
    What are the most pressing issues for women and girls in your community?
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    Maija Haggith 4/15/2019 7:58 AM
    That's a great question, i think it depends on location but one thought is having a voice at the table, while it's slowly changing to that it's not dominate. 
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      Megan Schultz 4/15/2019 2:15 PM
      I think this is an important issue that can be easily over looked. 
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