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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Cayenne Levorse

Lucky's Market

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
170 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Cayenne's actions

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Biomass

#34 Biomass

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Micro Wind

#76 Micro Wind

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of Micro Wind.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 60 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will donate to The Nature Conservancy, which works with Indigenous Peoples to secure land tenure and resource rights, support improved governance and local institutions, assist in natural resource mapping, planning and management; and strengthen livelihoods and sustainable economic development.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Research Peatlands

#13 Peatlands

I will spend 60 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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).

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Buy Bamboo

#35 Bamboo

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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
Materials

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?
Cayenne Levorse 4/08/2019 8:24 AM
I am trying to be a lot more aware of this. For example, I just bought one of those reusable bee wraps to wrap food in instead of using plastic wrap. The bee wrap lasts a year and you can wash it as needed. Also, my dryer broke. Usually I would have gone out to get a new one, but instead I looked around for repair shops who could sell me a used one they had repaired instead. Then they took my broken dryer from me so they could use it for parts. It felt better to know I wasn't contributing to the cycle of waste and "new" "new" "new".

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Cayenne Levorse 4/05/2019 8:30 AM
I like straws, and have a serious case of straw guilt. But last night I ordered bamboo straws online that are reusable. Woohoo! I'm back in the straw game!

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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?
Cayenne Levorse 4/05/2019 8:25 AM
Health benefits by not over eating which I definitely tend to do. When I really like something I tend to eat so much my back hurts. Ha! That can't be good for anyone.

This is my owl plate. He is smaller than your average plate and he is going to help me work on portion control. :)

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- Elisabeth Warner 4/06/2019 3:23 PM
  Adorable.
  
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- K T 4/05/2019 2:42 PM
  Love love love
  
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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?
Cayenne Levorse 4/04/2019 4:38 AM
I think we don't understand or respect the source of our foods. I was walking through a grocery store a few months ago and I saw a customer had haphazardly discarded their frozen chicken nuggets in the paper goods aisle. I ran over to see if it was still frozen and they were not. I was sad, because those chickens gave the most ultimate sacrifice they could, just to end up as soggy, warm chicken nuggets someone tossed aside. We don't think about that. That it was a living creature. That resources went into farming it.

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- Elisabeth Warner 4/04/2019 10:35 AM
  This makes me sad, too.
  
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- K T 4/04/2019 10:26 AM
  Well said!
  
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- Stephanie Rischard 4/04/2019 8:42 AM
  I agree! Animals should be cherished and appreciated no matter what stage they're at. I appreciate all the efforts out there for a waste-less society.
  
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