

vanessa bertozzi
"Family in Rhinebeck pushing ourselves to clean up our carbon act!"
Points Total
- 0 Today
- 0 This Week
- 322 Total
Participant Impact
-
up to4.8locally sourced mealsconsumed
-
up to6.0zero-waste mealsconsumed
vanessa's Actions
Food
Zero-waste Cooking
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Food
Composting
#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste
I will start a compost bin where I live.
Buildings and Cities
Plan to Insulate
#31 Insulation
I will find out how to make my home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.
Materials
Go Paperless
#70 Recycled Paper
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
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.
Food
Support Local Food Systems
#4 Plant-Rich Diet
I will source 20 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.
Materials
Choose Recycled Paper
#70 Recycled Paper
I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.
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.
Feed
-
vanessa bertozzi 4/23/2019 6:00 PMThis eco challenge has been a great way to motivate me to get composting, make my home more energy efficient and simple things - like figuring out how to use less plastic when grocery shopping and packing the kids' lunches.-
Chantal Collins 4/23/2019 6:01 PMI feel the same way. No going back now :)
-
-
vanessa bertozzi 4/18/2019 11:38 AMI did the free NYSERDA home energy audit and want to encourage everyone to sign up. The blower door tool is especially fun to explain to the kids - it measures how leaky your house is in terms of leaking heat in the winter and cool in the summer! Collin, who is our local community organizer for the program said I could share his info: cda37@cornell.edu -
Reflection QuestionBuildings and Cities Plan to InsulateWhat are some of the benefits of making your home more energy efficient?
-
Mary Krembs 4/15/2019 8:51 AMWe need to do that. Time to stop the denial and get the house tightened up
-