Ralph Wrons
4/24/2019 7:15 PM
No wasted food during this Drawdown challenge. I honestly think our $lost to wasted food annually is less than $50.
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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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Keep Track of Wasted FoodAn 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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Reduce Animal ProductsIn 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?
Ralph Wrons 4/24/2019 6:01 PMIt’s traditional & customary as well as being an outcome of our profligate consumption patterns I’m part of the baby boomer generation and I think this pattern can be broken by the millennial generation (my kids). -
Julia Ying 4/24/2019 7:29 AMGreat to be in all your company these past 22 days! Working together has been fun and inspiring. -
Sue Barns 4/24/2019 6:21 AMLast day! Thanks to everyone for taking action, changing behavior, changing the world! Especially impressed with those who were able to shift their diets to more plant-based foods. That can be challenging, but is so worthwhile.
Also, although we didn't score as many points as our rivals in San Francisco, I would suggest that we actually trounced them. They had 24 team members (big city!) to our 13, but *per capita* scored far fewer points (170 to our 274.) So Congratulations to all, and keep up the good work! -
Laura Burns 4/23/2019 2:19 PMMy challenge has resulted in an almost entire change of habits around food. I began eating a vegetarian diet one week before the challenge started, and I think the new diet is permanent.-
Sue Barns 4/24/2019 6:40 PMWell done, Laura! If you've reduced/eliminated animal products from your diet, be sure to supplement with vitamin B-12.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Keep Track of Wasted FoodAn 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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings and Cities Online Energy AuditWhat are your next steps for saving energy?
Lisa Bakosi 4/23/2019 1:41 PMI'm going to seal the living room window and check out the insulation in my attic and on my ducts. -
Sue Rempel 4/23/2019 7:10 AMI have completed all of them. I continue to eat plant based diet every meal. Continuing each of these changes in my life-
Sue Barns 4/24/2019 6:40 PMWell done, Sue! If you've reduced/eliminated animal products from your diet, be sure to supplement with vitamin B-12.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Mulch the Base of Trees and PlantsName 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?
Sue Barns 4/19/2019 3:08 PMI know that animal agriculture, and the fertilizers etc. that go to produce animal feed, is a huge contributor to water use and pollution. Also, farming methods (synthetic fertilizers, tilling practices, etc.) have a big impact in levels of pollution, soil water retention, and other water quality issues. So, careful selection of the food I consume seems like an important step. Rising temps and acidification of fresh and marine waters due to climate change are also huge impacts, so addressing causes of climate change are important. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Research Cement AlternativesConcrete is a good example of a material that most of us encounter every day, but may its carbon footprint is not obvious. What other everyday materials might have a large carbon footprint? How can you find out more?
Sue Barns 4/19/2019 2:58 PMI suspect that carbon footprint of a material is largely determined by the amount of processing that goes into making it. A river stone from a local source or a repurposed tire should account for less CO2 than plastics, which require oil/chemical refining and then synthesis into new material. I will seek out used material to rebuild my front walk this year, instead of pouring concrete.