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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Samantha Dekker's avatar

Samantha Dekker

McHugh Environmental Science

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 441 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    35
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    18
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Samantha's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.

COMPLETED
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?

  • 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?
    Samantha Dekker's avatar
    Samantha Dekker 4/05/2019 10:04 AM
    In my opinion people in North America eating more meat than other countries to me means that Americans don't really care about the environment but also at the same time a lot of Americans consume fast food and basically all fast food places sell meat/processed meat. We don't really look into the values of what we put in our body on a daily basis 
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