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

Susan Spellman

EcoChallenge Rhinebeck

""You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 249 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    10
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Susan's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 5 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

#70 Recycled Paper

I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • Susan Spellman's avatar
    Susan Spellman 4/04/2019 2:22 PM
    It's nice to be a part of a community that is coming together to make a difference. I love that the kids are so involved. Reuse, reduce, recycle, should become as important as the abc's.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
    Susan Spellman's avatar
    Susan Spellman 4/04/2019 7:55 AM
    I use a reusable bottle for water and I don't buy plastic zip lock bags at the store anymore.
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  • 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?
    Susan Spellman's avatar
    Susan Spellman 4/04/2019 7:27 AM
    Eating smaller portions is better to help you maintain a healthy weight. Also, eat your smaller portion slowly, so your brain has time to catch up!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
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    Susan Spellman 4/04/2019 7:25 AM
    Knowing the difference between use by, sell by and best by dates empowers me to make better decisions, because I will waste less food in knowing that something isn't necessarily bad or spoiled because of the date that is on it. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Had you heard of the term "silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
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    Susan Spellman 4/04/2019 7:18 AM
    I had not heard of silvopasture before. I think one of the biggest advantages of silvopasture is that farmers can have more than one crop going at once. They can have their dairy cows, and also harvest from the trees, whether with wood, or nuts. It diversifies the farming business.
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