Grace Miller

Asheville High School!

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participant impact

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1.0

documentary

watched
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22

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
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475

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spent exercising
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35

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spent learning
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1.0

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Grace's actions

Women and Girls

Give a Microloan

#62 Women Smallholders

I will give 1 microloan(s) to women who need help starting a business.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 25 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 22
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).

COMPLETED
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
Women and Girls Give a Microloan

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. Why do you think that is?

Grace Miller 4/23/2019 3:45 PM

I think that women are trained and programmed (through society) to be more nurturing than men, meaning that women typically place a higher value on family and community than on themselves. Therefore, supporting women and their access to equal pay, opportunity, and education, is beneficial to society and all members of their communities.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Grace Miller 4/23/2019 3:30 PM

My diet does not make up the largest part of my impact because we do not eat a ton of processed foods. However, the products I use on a regular basis like my soaps, hair care, and makeup do impact deforestation because most of them have some type of palm oil. I will look for products that have no palm oil or are made by companies that use certified sustainable palm oil or have an anti-deforestation policy. Though these products might be more expensive, they are probably better for me in the long run and most certainly better for the planet.

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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?

Grace Miller 4/20/2019 5:46 PM

My vision of a sustainable community is one that is a balance between more traditional resource management (similar to the great depression when saving money and reducing waste was imperative to survival), mixed with the efficiency and benefits of modern technology. If our society could move away from our post-modern consumption driven mindset, it would be much easier to implement technologies like methane digesters.

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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?

Grace Miller 4/07/2019 1:43 PM

Eating smaller portions is effective for weightloss and prevention of overeating. It can also help train the body to reduce appetite and suppress feelings of hunger.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Grace Miller 4/07/2019 1:28 PM

My neighborhood is fairly wealthy, meaning that I enjoy wide streets with sidewalks, crosswalks, and bike lanes. All of these things make it quite easy to walk in my neighborhood, but I recognize that because my neighborhood is located in one of the wealthier areas of my town, not everyone who lives in Asheville will have the same experience. I also feel that living in the mountains can be deterrent to people's willingness and ability to walk. Walking up and down hills is great exercise, but it's not feasible or enjoyable for everyone. However, there is nothing we can do to change our landscape, so I give props to my city for making a good portion of the city (including downtown where tourists like to explore) fairly accessible for walking.

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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?

Grace Miller 4/07/2019 1:21 PM

American culture is heavily based on the idea that bigger is better. In some ways, I think our tendency to eat copiously is tied to the idea of American exceptionalism and manifest destiny. In the struggles of our past, we learned to strive for power, happiness, and satisfaction, which we express through our diets. The ability to choose our food and eat as much of it as we want is a product of our wealth and privilege as a first world country.

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