April 3 - April 24, 2019
Gotta get up (to drawdown)
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
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662TOTAL
team impact
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UP TO28meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO40minutesspent exercising
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UP TO120minutesspent learning
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April 23 at 5:06 PMSorry to be so absent online, I’ve been trying in real life!!
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April 10 at 9:49 AMI was reading about synthetic nitrogen today and learned a lot of things : In short, we know that plants need nitrogen to thrive. There are essentially 3 ways to convert Nitrogen (N2) to a form that plants can use, Nitrate (NO3) and Ammonoim (NH4). There are two natural ways, "atmosphermic fixation" and "biological...
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April 9 at 6:54 AMYesterday I had some vegetarian chili for lunch and for dinner I made a pie crust filled with a mix of blended chickpeas, white beans, cooked butternut squash, yogurt, lemon zest and basil ! It was delicious. I love how I am getting more creative in my meal planning, and the whole fam is enjoying the meals as well (including the little bean!)...
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April 8 at 6:30 PMMy baby was famished so spent boob - time researching electric cars. Would I get one? Maybe. Our 15 yr old beater will die one day and we're on the fence about replacing it (aka still have 2 cars or go down to 1). Would love to walk/bike but our town was designed for the car so this isn't easy. Maybe should go electric? Now I just need to find...
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April 8 at 6:53 AMAlso please feel free to share how the challenge is going for you, and any discoveries you might have made. I am looking for some delicious vegan recipes, so feel free to share your favs !
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April 8 at 6:48 AMWelcome to our two new participants !! May Galvan and JOHN ! This is the start of WEEK TWO everyone. I am a little less prone to check into the interweb on the weekend, but back on track on Monday. I've been keeping up with my two vegan or meatless meals a day for the most part. Meals out at friends on the weekend have been a bit of a...
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April 3 at 6:41 PMWhy do we eat so much meat in North America ? GENETICS (and super scientific findings) : One reason we eat so much meat is genetics. We DO need a minimum amount of protein (around 15%) in our diets to function otherwise we start craving it. Although they are many plan based proteins, several scientists studying protein requirements in the 19...
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April 3 at 11:32 AMHad not heard of this before. The name lacks clarity. Worried about affects on food safety - one argument in favour is bringing wildlife closer which brings disease transmission. I didn't see any comments or work on this issuex
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April 2 at 7:44 AMOne more day until the start of the EcoChallenge ! I know you all have busy lives, so no pressure to do anything drastic, or bring in lots of points. I am looking forward to see what kind of changes (big or small) this brings into my own life, and hopefully that's what it can be for you too !
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Competitions
CHALLENGER | MEMBERS | POINTS | CHALLENGED | MEMBERS | POINTS | ||||||
CHALLENGER: Vancouver Island Sustainable Future | Challenger Team Members: 5 | Challenger Points: 1095 | Winning?: | VS. | CHALLENGED: Gotta get up (to drawdown) | Challenged Team Members: 5 | Challenged Points: 662 | Winning?: |