Ismael Alfaro

Asheville High School!

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participant impact

UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

5.0

trees

planted

Ismael's actions

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Biomass

#34 Biomass

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

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Materials

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

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Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

I will plant 5 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

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Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More about Biomass

Had you ever heard of biomass techonology before you took this challenge? What did you learn that surprised you? Share this with your friends!

Ismael Alfaro 4/24/2019 6:05 AM

yes last year at my middle school my teacher tried to teach us about it but never really got around to fully explaining it. i was amazed at how poorer less modern countries use them to power their homes and cook their meals.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

Ismael Alfaro 4/23/2019 6:43 AM

create pathways so that water doesn't go to waste it can just go back into the grown to either make plants grow or grass or whatever. i can also pick out trash and sticks of a stream like the one i have at home. plant flowers around the stream to make it more noticeable.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Plant Trees

How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?

Ismael Alfaro 4/23/2019 6:38 AM

On a mental state it can help me see how iv'e grown over the years as i experience it grow. physically it can produce more oxygen for the environment while producing fruit at home. And spiritually it can be a shade for me on hot summer days were i can go and relax or meditate.

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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?

Ismael Alfaro 4/23/2019 6:35 AM

The hours of labor, my grandfather Santiago used to be a daily farmer with his 12 sons and everyday in Mexico they would work. Blazing heat would dry out the environment where he lived in and his business would drop. til today he no longer official farms but still at 84 years of age takes time everyday to tend to his flock of sheep. he takes so much time to produce meat for his friends and the natives of the Guantanamo mountain range.

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