April 3 - April 24, 2019

Daniel Tullai

"We aspire to make environmental change by changing our daily behavior and incorporating environmental methods into daily life. Go Green, Go Organic, Save the Earth!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
740 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

28

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

57

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

35

minutes

spent learning

Daniel'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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 15 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.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 12
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?

Daniel Tullai 4/24/2019 8:38 PM

Thank you so much team I really appreciate your involvement. Hope you will join me agin next year!

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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?

Daniel Tullai 4/12/2019 8:54 AM

I can reduce the things I buy, I can reuse the things I have, I can refuse things I don’t need I can repair things that have broken and I can repurpose things that people throw away. I already do some of thease things and I can definitely do more.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Composting

Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?

Daniel Tullai 4/11/2019 8:11 PM

How much energy that is being wasted is what motivates me, mostly because I know that alot of our energy in the US comes from non-renewable resources most of which have many negitive affects on us, animals and the environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Keep Track of Wasted Food

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?

Daniel Tullai 4/11/2019 8:06 PM

I would rather use this money to help my community and environment.

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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?

Daniel Tullai 4/09/2019 8:10 PM

Some other benefits may include not over eating and more appreciation for the food you are eating.

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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?

Daniel Tullai 4/09/2019 8:08 PM

All of thease advantages inspire me mainly the dependable fresh food advantage. I believe that fresh, organic, unprocessed food should be more available to all people no matter there financial situation.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Daniel Tullai 4/09/2019 8:05 PM

It empowers me to eat food that is not yet bad and therefore wast less food.

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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?

Daniel Tullai 4/09/2019 8:03 PM

I think that the majority of people in north America eat so much meat because one it is all over the media and it is ingrained into our society and is pushed by society from a young age and two north americans have a hard time letting go of things like meat.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is reliable, abundant, and efficient. Project Drawdown states that public investment will play a crucial role in its expansion. In what ways (i.e. with money, time, advocacy) can you invest in geothermal energy?

Daniel Tullai 4/09/2019 7:59 PM

With geothermal energy I can not at the moment invest any money or resources but I can help by advocating and educating people on it.

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