Caroline Ritchey

Woodstock NY Community Team

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
321 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

63

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

30

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

50

minutes

spent learning

Caroline's actions

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will spend 10 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 120 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

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?

Caroline Ritchey 4/03/2019 12:35 PM

The low price of meat, whose production externalizes costs, pollutes, and horrifically mistreats animals is one contributor. This factor combined with the relative wealth of North Americans goes a long way toward explaining the ranking at the top of the list of meat eating.

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Caroline Ritchey 3/10/2019 8:34 AM

Welcome to the Woodstock NY Community Team!
Join us on Thursday, March 14th at 7pm, at the Woodstock Community Center to learn more about Project Drawdown and the Drawdown EcoChallenge. For more info: WoodstockNYTransition.org or stop by the Woodstock Library.

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