Beth Pereira

South Huntington Public Library

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participant impact

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gallons of water

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1.3

locally sourced meals

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Beth 's actions

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Install a Toilet Bank

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water per day by installing a toilet tank bank.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 5 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Research Heat Pumps

#42 Heat Pumps

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 10 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

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DAILY 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
Buildings and Cities Online Energy Audit

What are your next steps for saving energy?

Beth Pereira 4/24/2019 8:02 AM

I thought our home was fairly energy efficient and it's a little scary to see how much room there is for improvement.

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Beth Pereira 4/24/2019 7:50 AM

I was reading the challenge where you can do an online energy audit for your home. I feel it would be a good idea of the Drawdown website posted links to make it easier for participants to complete these challenges. In this case it would mean sharing websites that provide energy audits.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Support Local Food Systems

Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these (or other) advantages inspire you the most?

Beth Pereira 4/24/2019 7:34 AM

Supporting local farms is very important to me. In this day and age small businesses struggle to compete with larger companies, which in this case source their food from far away locations. On Long Island we have many farms so it's not necessary to source food from the other side of the country. Another reason it's important to use local organizations is because it reduces your food's carbon footprint.

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Beth Pereira 4/24/2019 7:32 AM

After researching toilet tank banks I found an interesting idea where you could make your own by using a clean milk bottle instead.

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Beth Pereira 4/24/2019 7:30 AM

I looked for ways to include more local food in my family's diet. I researched various local CSAs to find the one that best meets our needs. I also found a company that will deliver milk from a New York dairy farm. This company also has reusable glass bottles so that was an added bonus!

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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?

Beth Pereira 4/03/2019 10:29 AM

I had never heard the term Silvopasture before, but it sounds like an interesting concept. After looking into it I realized that isn't not a viable option for me since I don't have any grazing animals.

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Beth Pereira 4/03/2019 10:19 AM

Today was the first day that I took a look at all the possible challenges I can participate in. While there were a few things I'm already doing, I found some others that would be easy to integrate into my day to day life.

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