Betsy Bickel

ERUUF

"I stand for a sustainable world of equality, peace and plenty. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
209 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.3

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

2.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Betsy's actions

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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.

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

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 10 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 1
DAILY ACTION

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Betsy Bickel 4/24/2019 9:54 AM

Most of these are suggestions about when the quality will be best. The only item that should be thrown out after these dates is infant formula. All else can be used if it looks and smells fine. The terminlogy is arbitrary and there is no legal requirement to use one or another except in the case of infant formula.

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Betsy Bickel 4/20/2019 6:52 PM

I planted 6 tomato plants I got at the Farmer's Market today. Hoping they get enough sun this year! I have volunteer collards and dock from previous years. I let the collards go to flower in the hopes they will spread and take over the yard.

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Betsy Bickel 3/29/2019 7:59 PM

I am part of the Earth Justice team at my UU fellowship and we are promoting this as part of our Earth and Climate Justice Month activities.

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