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April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Alexa Vanselow

Seattle Children's Volunteer Services

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 327 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    60
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    6.4
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    -9.4
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    60
    miles
    not traveled by car

Alexa's actions

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 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 20 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 4
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 30 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 12 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to -1.89 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

    Alexa Vanselow's avatar
    Alexa Vanselow 4/08/2019 7:39 PM
    Knowing that some food are good longer than their label may suggest, I am more likely to buy foods with certain labels and consume it before it expires to ultimately waste less food.

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    Alexa Vanselow 3/26/2019 11:23 AM
    I am so excited that everyone on our team signed up. Thank you so much! And it's a good thing because we have already been challenged by the OR, Team Teal. Go VS! 

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    Alexa Vanselow 3/19/2019 4:04 PM
    Welcome to the team, Amy and Janel! Thanks for participating.