Linda Giordano

Hauppauge Eco Team

Points Total

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268 Total

Participant Impact

up to

5.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
up to

35

minutes

spent learning

Linda's Actions

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

Completed
One-Time Action

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will spend 10 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

Completed
One-Time Action

Feed

Linda Giordano 4/23/2019 8:20 AM

My challenge is going very well. I learned a lot of information about family planning and how critical it is still in 3rd world countries. Went on women based businesses and am definitely going to buy some products from them.

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Reflection Question
Women and Girls Support Women-Owned Businesses

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. How can you better support communities by supporting women? Can you share any past experiences that may help others take action?

Linda Giordano 4/17/2019 8:24 AM

Well we can support women by going to their businesses and buying their wares and then going on an online feed and rating your experience and hopefully bringing in other women to support them, like a telephone chain.

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Reflection Question
Women and Girls Learn about the Need for Family Planning

What did you learn about the need for family planning? Share some of the learning with your friends!

Linda Giordano 4/17/2019 8:08 AM

UNFPA works to support family planning by trying to provide it in rural areas that still have no access to contraception, which still is surprising to me in these days and times. But then I read an article about a program that is known as Dr. One using drones to drop birth control, condoms and other medical supplies in rural areas of Ghana and is expanding into 6 other African countries. This is excellent news

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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?

Linda Giordano 4/11/2019 1:37 PM

I grew up on Meat and Potatoes and it's very hard to give that up, but I have considerably cut down on meat or I use better cuts of them. And I just think that's what our culture knows.

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Reflection Question
Food Smaller Portions

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?

Linda Giordano 4/08/2019 7:40 AM

We won't eat as much food and we won't be throwing more food out and wasting it.

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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?

Linda Giordano 4/08/2019 7:33 AM

I know that the sell by doesn't mean that the item is spoiled if it's over the date, it's just better to buy the product before the date on the food for best quality and the use by and best dates to me were explanatory.

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