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April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Tina Welsh

VM Community

"Get those points!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 368 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    33
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    55
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    55
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    5.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    4.0
    people
    helped
  • UP TO
    -0.3
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Tina's actions

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 5 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to -0.03 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Give a Microloan

#62 Women Smallholders

I will give 4 microloan(s) to women who need help starting a business.

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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 10 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
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
    Transport Use Public Transit
    How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

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    Tina Welsh 4/17/2019 4:08 PM
    Increased access and use has made me less intimidated by public transit systems in places I visit
  • 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?

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    Tina Welsh 4/17/2019 4:07 PM
    Our separation from our food system allows us to not think about the repercussions of eating meat and the suffering it causes
  • 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?

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    Tina Welsh 4/17/2019 4:03 PM
    feeling less full and sleepy after a meal
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities Go for a Daily Walk
    What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

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    Tina Welsh 4/17/2019 4:02 PM
    I like seeing the flowers growing in my neighborhood