Kerri Widrick

Bioarchaeology of Food

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
211 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Kerri's actions

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
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 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

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?

Kerri Widrick 4/17/2019 2:30 PM

Using up resources like water, energy, or land to produce food that will ultimately be wasted really makes you think twice about how much stuff you throw away. I started a compost bin at my apartment and my roommates were excited to get on board with this!

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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?

Kerri Widrick 4/17/2019 2:25 PM

I think that we live in a society of convenience and that is largely reflected in the diets of people in the United States. Less nutritious or more environmentally harmful foods are often easier to prepare or get access to and, therefore, often make up a larger portion of peoples daily diet. Meat is one example of this in the United States.

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