Sarah Fraser

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documentary

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meatless or vegan meals

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Sarah's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

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DAILY ACTION

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Research Peatlands

#13 Peatlands

I will spend 30 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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ONE-TIME 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.

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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
Land Use Research Peatlands

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?

Sarah Fraser 4/24/2019 11:22 AM

It's discouraging to learn that many peatlands in Indonesia that are such important carbon sinks globally are being drained and replaced with palm oil and paper plantations. Living far away from SE Asia, the best way I can make a positive impact on this issue is to purchase products with sustainably sourced ingredients.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

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?

Sarah Fraser 4/24/2019 11:14 AM

A relative abundance of wealth is perhaps contributing to Americans eating more meat than other countries in the world. Increasing the vegetable based meals in my household (and growing some of those veggies in the backyard) is dropping our weekly grocery expenses.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

Sarah Fraser 4/24/2019 11:11 AM

Watching the short video on the anaerobic digester at MSU brings to mind the concept of a circular economy. My vision of a sustainable community is one where we reduce our consumption of resources while also keeping those resources in use for as long as possible and then recover and regenerate products at the end of the service life of each resource.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Composting

Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?

Sarah Fraser 4/08/2019 6:20 AM

I hate to see any of these resources wasted. I'm composting at home and serving family members less on their plates so less food is dumped after the meal.
Also, we just hosted a compost workshop at work (presentation by Asheville Greenworks) to encourage more Asheville residents to set up compost at their homes.

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Sarah Fraser 4/02/2019 12:52 PM

Eating veggies is not only good for people, it's good for the planet's climate.

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