Gwendolyn Toll

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POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
211 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

48

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

24

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

24

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

10

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

33

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Gwendolyn's actions

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 25 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 25 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 10 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

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

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 12 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 9.67 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 6 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 3.39 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Try Carpooling

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

Gwendolyn Toll 4/10/2019 7:50 AM

I go to school and my volleyball facility twice every week. I could plan some carpooling with my friends to school(but i usually take the bus), and usually every practice I carpool with my teammates.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Try Carpooling

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

Gwendolyn Toll 4/10/2019 7:50 AM

I go to school and my volleyball facility twice every week. I could plan some carpooling with my friends to school(but i usually take the bus), and usually every practice I carpool with my teammates.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Try Carpooling

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

Gwendolyn Toll 4/10/2019 7:50 AM

I go to school and my volleyball facility twice every week. I could plan some carpooling with my friends to school(but i usually take the bus), and usually every practice I carpool with my teammates.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Composting

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?

Gwendolyn Toll 4/10/2019 7:48 AM

The fact that composting helps make fertilization . This substance helps plants grow. So by saving my wasted food, I can help produce more.

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