Devyn Perry
5/06/2019 11:20 AM
Team SouthCoast Feed
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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 Learn More about Regenerative AgricultureClean air, clean water and healthy food are three reasons to care about regenerative agriculture. What are some other reasons?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Social Justice Support Indigenous Peoples' Land ManagementIndigenous speaker and activist Winona LaDuke says that, "most indigenous ceremonies, if you look to their essence, are about the restoration of balance — they are a reaffirmation of our relationship to creation. That is our intent: to restore, and then to retain balance and honor our part in creation." Why is balance important to sustainability?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Choose Recycled PaperGood job on choosing recycled paper! How can you take your action a step further?
Mary Rapoza 4/26/2019 1:59 PMI will encourage the city's resiliency committee to consider action around municipal and business offices purchasing of only post consumer recycled paper. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Smaller PortionsFun 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?
Brooke Boulds 4/26/2019 11:06 AMEating smaller portions benefits us in other ways such as weight loss. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
Kyle Pacheco 4/25/2019 8:55 AMThis subject went along with my palm oil challenge, I saw through research how much my palm oil consumption leads to deforestation of tropical rain forests and how it displaces animals and indigenous people for profit. I was shocked by this information, and instantly removed this product from my diet. In addition to avoiding palm oil, I will try to educate my friends and family about this additive to food and how this contributes to their impact on a global scale. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Use Forest-Friendly Foods 2How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
Kyle Pacheco 4/25/2019 8:52 AMThis. Was. Super. Difficult. I never knew how much palm oil was placed in my food items. It seemed like every item I picked up I saw "palm oil", which I was shocked about. Why do so many items need palm oil? Then I did some research and I found out that it was just a cheap substitute in products, basically just to cut corners. Then it all made sense, again the environment is utilized in a negative way to produce a product to cut costs and to increase profits. Now that I am hyper-aware of this addictive I will be fully remove it from my diet whenever possible.-
Whitney McClees 4/29/2019 5:25 AMI know right? I hate that it's so pervasive!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Use Muscle PowerHow do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
Kyle Pacheco 4/25/2019 8:47 AMI never really thought how much driving I do between classes across my college campus, of course this adds up, however these thoughts do not come to the surface of my consciousness. Right away after the first few days of the EcoChallenge I realized how quickly I went to my car to drive to a building across campus - which in actuality was a quicker getting to via walking. Through this, I realized my impact through my driving habits, something I thought I was good at. In addition, I enjoyed walking through campus to meetings, work, and classes. I saw professors, friends, and coworkers I usually never saw and added to my sense of campus community. This is a practice that I expect and would like continue because it adds to my campus experience. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Generation Rooftop Solar ConsultationIdentify some ways in which modern human societies have become unsustainable. What kind of roles do individuals have in creating and changing practices in society?
Shane Sher 4/24/2019 4:55 PMIf we are try to be good models for each other then we can all make a difference. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Conduct Virtual MeetingsHow can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?
Shane Sher 4/24/2019 4:53 PMIf you have very clear guidelines before you start the meetings then virtual meetings can be very efficient and effective. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Recycle Everything I CanHow could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?
