vanessa bertozzi

EcoChallenge Rhinebeck

"Family in Rhinebeck pushing ourselves to clean up our carbon act!"

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participant impact

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4.8

locally sourced meals

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6.0

zero-waste meals

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vanessa's actions

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

UNCOMPLETED
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?

vanessa bertozzi 4/23/2019 6:00 PM

This 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.

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- Chantal Collins 4/23/2019 6:01 PM
  
  I feel the same way. No going back now :)
  
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vanessa bertozzi 4/18/2019 11:38 AM

I 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

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Plan to Insulate

What are some of the benefits of making your home more energy efficient?

vanessa bertozzi 4/14/2019 4:20 AM

I did the free nyserda energy audit, where they did the door blower test and inspected the whole house. It was great to hear recommendations from an expert. One of the things I need to do is finish insulation in the attic and around the foundation.

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- Mary Krembs 4/15/2019 8:51 AM
  
  We need to do that. Time to stop the denial and get the house tightened up
  
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