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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Margo Mullane

"Focus on minimizing my personal impact "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
198 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

22

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Margo's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 11
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

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

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 5 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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?
Margo Mullane 4/06/2019 9:51 AM
Weight loss! More cost effective meals!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?
Margo Mullane 4/06/2019 9:49 AM
The pet waste that is left on the street or in yards can impact runoff I know some pet friendly neighborhoods have a real issue with this. I would like to create a compost for this waste for my own pet to eliminate the landfill and runoff impact.

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