Majdi Awad

Seton Hall University

POINTS TOTAL

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657 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

75

minutes

spent learning
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27

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

19

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

10

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Majdi's actions

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 25 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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 75 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Action Track: Social Justice

Contact your Elected Officials

#23 Farmland Restoration

I will contact 2 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Majdi Awad 4/24/2019 12:19 PM
Over the course of this draw down challenge, I found my self paying more attention than i usually do to the surrounding environment. While paying more attention, i noticed a number of things which I usually would simply brush over. I hope to keep my mind in this attentive state and attempt to do the best that i can to fix these problems.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Clean air, clean water and healthy food are three reasons to care about regenerative agriculture. What are some other reasons?
Majdi Awad 4/07/2019 1:32 PM
One should care about regenerative agriculture for not only all of the above mentioned reasons but also for ones own peace of mind about the food cycle. Regenerative agriculture causes people to think more about the food cycle and how much is wrong with industrial agriculture.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How are environmental issues like black carbon and other emissions from cooking fires or rudimentary cookstoves also human health and social justice issues? Why do these issues matter to you?
Majdi Awad 4/07/2019 1:29 PM
These issues are human health issues because they cause for a lower air quality causing things like athsma in these regions which are usually poor which makes this a social justice issue. This matters to me because i have family overseas who are effected by these issues.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Majdi Awad 4/07/2019 1:26 PM
I think the easy access as well as cost of meat in this country allows for people to take forgranted how much meat they are eating and cause them to ear more than neccisary.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice

Do you have any personal connections to a farm or farmland? If so, what are they? What feelings are evoked for you when thinking about declining farmland?
Majdi Awad 4/07/2019 1:14 PM
I do have personal connections to farmland. My Palestinian side of the family has maintained acres of farmland for olives and other fruits for over 400 years.

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Majdi Awad 4/04/2019 6:34 AM
So far i have realized that these small changes which can have q large impact qre easier to intergrate into my life than i thought they would be

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Majdi Awad 4/03/2019 11:25 AM
Supporting local farmers is what motivates me the most to by food locally. It benefits the local economy and I plan to possibly be a local farmer in the future.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Majdi Awad 4/03/2019 11:22 AM
By eating smaller portions a person is likely to have a lower risk of a number of health problems so long as the food they choose to eat is nutritional.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
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?
Majdi Awad 4/03/2019 11:21 AM
I would rather put the money into a savings fund which can be used when you can use the money.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Majdi Awad 4/03/2019 11:19 AM
The waste of a proper fertilizer which can be made out of what one would pay to get rid of

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