David Mcilvena

PAE Engineers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
126 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

1.9

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

4.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

David's actions

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 30 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 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
David Mcilvena 4/03/2019 1:18 PM
Any transit choice aside from solo driving enhances community connectivity. Public transit increases connection with others in your city. Walking or biking increases connection with your environment and cityscape. Each of these modes offer chances to increase community resilience through increased connectivity.

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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?
David Mcilvena 4/03/2019 11:42 AM
Subsidized grain production needs to be sold to someone. Livestock are eager consumers.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these (or other) advantages inspire you the most?
David Mcilvena 4/03/2019 11:41 AM
Fresh. There's no comparison to the flavor and quality of produce harvested locally.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How are environmental issues like black carbon and other emissions from cooking fires or rudimentary cookstoves also human health and social justice issues? Why do these issues matter to you?
David Mcilvena 4/03/2019 11:38 AM
Regions using rudimentary cookstoves are challenged by lack of access to the resources that we have in the developed world. The resource disparity is due to the transfer of wealth from the developing world to the developed world. Our health is improved at the expense of the health of the developing world. Our worlds are linked and we have a responsibility to ensure a base level of access to the regions being exploited

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