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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Susan Sachar's avatar

Susan Sachar

Woodstock Day School

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 210 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.5
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    8.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    3.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Susan's actions

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 3 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 50 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

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 3 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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 1
DAILY 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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Nutrient Management

#65 Nutrient Management

I will research and support local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

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?

  • Susan Sachar's avatar
    Susan Sachar 4/23/2019 5:17 AM
    I am a local farmer that uses all natural fertilizer  to grow all my vegetables and crops. Our family farm is 300 acres.  I do believe in a well-balanced diet.  I have been a farmer for 40 plus years and feel it is important to grow healthy food for my family and neighbors.  My folks are truly evident that we do just that.  My dad is 94 years old and helps me plant the onions, vegetables and weeds in our garden.  My mother is 89 and waits on costumers everyday.  I work the farm with my 2 older brothers.  My job is to grow over 5 acres fruits and vegetables.  My brothers do the rest.  When you grow up on a farm there is nothing else that drives you more.  It becomes a part of you.   We work hard as all farmers do.  

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