EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Nigel Winser

Panoramic

"To promote sustainable livelihood thinking and practice, using the UN SD Goals as a guide."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,061 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

7.8

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

5.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

50

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

116

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

trees

planted
UP TO

6.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Nigel's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

I will plant 2 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Buy Bamboo

#35 Bamboo

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

UNCOMPLETED
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 6
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 6
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

Transport

Purchase a Carbon Offset

#43 Airplanes

If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 10 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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions

All Buildings and Cities Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

UNCOMPLETED
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Smaller Portions

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?

Nigel Winser 4/23/2019 4:52 PM

Have also lost weight this fortnight due to the smaller portions - which is another benefit. And Zero waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Plant Trees

How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?

Nigel Winser 4/23/2019 4:50 PM

We planted 22 trees with the Woodland Trust this fortnight - so more than I said on the dashboard. we are very pleased to do this and have referenced both my Grandson Inigo's first birthday and Drawdown with Team Panoramic.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?

Nigel Winser 4/23/2019 4:48 PM

Although a dedicated carnivore in the past, I have enjoyed eating less meet this fortnight and this trend will continue. All the meals I had in my local pub (the Tite) were vegetarian - and very much enjoying the fresh vegetables we received from both the Chadlington Kitchen Garden. But we are still enjoy a chicken roast - now usually just at the weekends.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Support Local Food Systems

Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these (or other) advantages inspire you the most?

Nigel Winser 4/23/2019 4:43 PM

We are very lucky in Chadlington as we have a local kitchen garden which serves the village throughout the year. All vegetables and fruit are distributed locally and therefor zero food miles, organic, fresh and delicious. We are even more committed to this scheme run by the dedicated Chadlington Kitchen Garden team. Thank you Emma and your team.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Keep Track of Wasted Food

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?

Nigel Winser 4/23/2019 4:40 PM

This has been one of the most effective areas of improvement for me. I have hardly had any waste food this past fortnight. Shane and I will continue to work on zero waste forever.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

What did you learn about indigenous peoples' land management that you can apply in your own life?

Nigel Winser 4/23/2019 4:37 PM

I have had further discussions with those concerned with the loss of forests around the Gunung Mulu National Park - reviewing the literature sent to me by Robin Hanbury Tenison (Survival International) and others. The Indigenous Penan peoples of Sarawak are having to make a choice about allowing forests to be felled for palm oil plantations. I am even more committed to reducing my use of products that contain palm oil.

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Nigel Winser 4/22/2019 4:48 PM

Received a lovely note from a teacher at the International School in Oman who have just produced a short video about 'reducing, recycling, reusing' to mark Earth Day - and have just circulated this to colleagues in Oman and the UK.

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Nigel Winser 4/22/2019 4:44 PM

Have decided to end this fortnight thinking about how to make an additional impact in the UK - and have decided to fund the planting of 22 tress with the Woodland Trust on behalf of the Winser family.

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- Karina Moreton 4/23/2019 8:23 AM
  
  What a fab thing to do. Thank you Nigel
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Nigel Winser 4/22/2019 4:33 PM

Small new action yesterday. Set a target to keep to a 2 minute shower each day. Get wet all over. Turn off the shower. Soap up. And then rinse. worked well today. So will keep to this plan.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Purchase a Carbon Offset

A round-trip flight from New York City to Los Angeles emits just over 1.5 tons of CO2. What can you do to reduce the number of flights you take per year?

Nigel Winser 4/22/2019 4:20 PM

Facetime and Whats App calls are a great way to keep in touch with my grandson in New York and also our research team working in the Indian Ocean (Nekton Mission). Took the train to Barcelona for a conference rather than fly.

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