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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Kai Thorstad

Asheville High School!

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Kai's actions

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

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Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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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.

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Participant Feed

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?
Kai Thorstad 4/24/2019 12:18 PM
Some factors that affect water systems is pollutants that get leaked into the watershed or water source that you use. Also the sediment quality can also make a big impact on water systems. Things that you can do to help save the water sources are reducing the uses of fertilizer and road salts near the watershed or water source.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?
Kai Thorstad 4/24/2019 12:15 PM
I think the one resource that most motivates me to not create food waste is labor hours. I picked this one because I wouldn't want someone to just waste my hard work and I don't want to have people just working against their will for my own good.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Clean air, clean water and healthy food are three reasons to care about regenerative agriculture. What are some other reasons?
Kai Thorstad 4/24/2019 12:06 PM
Some other reasons are it increases bio diversity, enriches the soil, and another is it enhances ecosystem services.

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