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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Fern Lox

EcoChallenge Rhinebeck

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 257 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    16
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Fern's actions

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

Electricity Generation

Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore), #8 Solar Farms

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 16
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?

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    Fern Lox 4/25/2019 6:22 AM
    Prior to the challenge, I was serious about recycling and composting.  Now I am now much more focused on using resources more efficiently and producing less waste from the start.  Ms. Collins, thank you for bringing this challenge to the Rhinebeck community!   
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    Fern Lox 4/07/2019 5:15 PM
    Started using our new compost bin today.  I am going to try to be more consistent about spinning it and making sure it has enough moisture.  I was pretty neglectful of the last bin!  After I had dumped in the food scraps, I almost never checked to make sure it had the right conditions to turn into actual compost.  And isn't creating compost the point?
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