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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Julie Mattice's avatar

Julie Mattice

SUNY New Paltz

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 209 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    8.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    7.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Julie's actions

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 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 7
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 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 33 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • 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?
    Julie Mattice's avatar
    Julie Mattice 4/03/2019 3:53 PM
    Definitely by upcycling old clothing. Like making a tshirt into a scarf, or sewing a cool patch over a hole in my clothing instead of throwing the whole thing away. Last time I checked it took over 2 thousand liters of water to make one shirt, so by upcycling your clothing you're doing not only the planet, but your fellow humans and other water drinking organisms a big favor. 
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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?
    Julie Mattice's avatar
    Julie Mattice 4/03/2019 10:35 AM
    Eating smaller portions helps with Weight loss!
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