Jamelia Blake

Seton Hall University

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Jamelia's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

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DAILY 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.

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Women and Girls

Fund Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 15 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

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Land Use

Research Peatlands

#13 Peatlands

I will spend 15 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

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Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
Jamelia Blake 4/08/2019 8:54 AM
Understanding the difference in terms and also what they mean to consumers and sellers can help reduce waste. For example if I buy something and see that it has a sell by date, I know that it is still fresh, and the sell buy date is for people who sell the products. Understanding a best by date, can also benefit a consumer. If I buy milk and have some left over at the best by date, I understand that it might not be as fresh, but I can still use it in baking to reduce waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use

Much of Indonesia's peatlands have been drained so they could be replaced with palm oil or pulp and paper plantations. How can you make choices that help to protect peatlands, even if you live far away from one?
Jamelia Blake 4/08/2019 8:47 AM
By reducing use of the material that is being planted to replace peat lands. For paper, using recycled paper reduces the need to plant more paper plantations. For palm oil, reducing use of products made with it also reduces the need to plant more.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Had you heard of the term "silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
Jamelia Blake 4/05/2019 7:58 AM
I've heard about silvopasture before in an environmental studies class. I think the biggest advantage is getting the most out of what nature can provide with minimal human intervention. Animals can eat some of the food in pasture and then the manure can fertilize other plants.

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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?
Jamelia Blake 4/04/2019 6:35 AM
A health benefit definitely. Being more mindful of what we eat can have better overall effects of our health, where we eat what what our body actually needs, and not the amount we want to eat. There is also a financial benefit as well. We can consume food more mindfully and make choices to make our food stretch, or buy less, saving us money.

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