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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Rosemary Pollard

B&D Olive Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 299 TOTAL

Rosemary's 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

Electricity Generation

Support Companies Leading in Green Energy

#8 Solar Farms

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

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    Rosemary Pollard 4/24/2019 7:40 AM
    I also want to send a shout out to Hungry Harvest (local UMD graduate is founder) who rescues non-perfect produce and drops a lovely box of the same on my doorstep every other Sunday!  Thanks to them I'm eating healthier, discovering new meals and helping the planet by reducing food waste and at the same time, providing healthy FREE produce in underserved areas.  Check them out at: https://www.hungryharvest.net/

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    Rosemary Pollard 4/24/2019 6:25 AM
    I'm encouraged by individual states' actions to combat climate change even if the feds are lagging in action (or worse, working against it).  
    I am also minimizing (to the best of my ability) any one-use plastic items in my everday life.  The statistics for the amount of plastic polluting our oceans is truly staggering and disheartening.  
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    Rosemary Pollard 4/19/2019 8:53 AM

    Only thing tossed yesterday were sad little chicken bones. 
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    Rosemary Pollard 4/16/2019 6:26 AM
    I roasted up some potatoes and onions last night.  They were getting soft and I'd either need to eat them or write about throwing them out so I opted to cook them (but here I am writing about them anyway).  So guess who's stinking up the microwave with potatoes and onions today at lunchtime? :)
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    Rosemary Pollard 4/12/2019 9:10 AM
    I threw away another lamb chop bone last night.  Look for two more tonight.  Can anyone say leftovers? 
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    Rosemary Pollard 4/11/2019 11:34 AM
    Last night I threw out lamb chop bones.  They were done.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
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    Rosemary Pollard 4/11/2019 11:31 AM
    I'd rather use this money during retirement.  
    On restaurant food. 
    Of which I almost always finish.
    Or take home in a box.
    But hopefully not a styrofoam box.
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    Rosemary Pollard 4/10/2019 9:29 AM

    Today I plan to throw away one apple core; I already threw away one banana peel. I will report back if more is tossed. 
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      Rosemary Pollard 4/10/2019 10:56 AM
      Bah!  I believe this means I am winning since I threw away the least. :)
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      Regina Miller 4/10/2019 10:53 AM
      I have you beat!  I threw away two banana peels and one apple core.  :)
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    Rosemary Pollard 4/09/2019 11:31 AM
    I tossed some vegetable peelings/stems/bad spots in the trash yesterday and over the weekend but I guarantee the majority of food will end up in my belly. 
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    Rosemary Pollard 4/04/2019 9:00 AM
    I bought a bamboo pizza peel just this week!  Not only is it a renewable resource, non-toxic and anti-microbial - it was also designed by a family (woman co-founder!) and is made right here in America.  It's beautiful and has many uses in addition to pizza (cutting board, bread and cheese board, and of course pizza)! 
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