C Loch

Lehigh Valley EcoChallenge

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
195 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

16

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

C's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 4 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Give a Microloan

#62 Women Smallholders

I will give 1 microloan(s) to women who need help starting a business.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Purchase a Carbon Offset

#43 Airplanes

If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.

UNCOMPLETED
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
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?

C Loch 4/21/2019 10:51 AM

I believe the culture for eating meat stems from lobbyist at the federal level who influenced the food pyramid to include grains, meats, and dairy as main food groups, with little unbiased evidenced-based knowledge to support this directive. Vast advertising for decades which communicated that a good meal included each of these main food groups continued to shape our culture. We as a society are shaped mainly by macro-econmics, more so than facts, and such, we are not doing right by society as a whole.

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