Join the Drawdown EcoChallenge, presented by EcoChallenge.org

April 3 - April 24, 2019

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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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Recycle Everything I Can

How 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?

Bob Peteshel 4/24/2019 8:37 AM

I am constantly looking at ways to use things that I either receive in the mail, or items I have bought, and then using them again, in a different way, before even considering throwing them out.

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Bob Peteshel 4/19/2019 8:59 AM

Forgot to log into this the first week, but now that I have, but this is great! Learned a lot from this, and actually have used some of the info found in the articles they have as links.

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Transport Use Public Transit

How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

Bob Peteshel 4/19/2019 8:52 AM

This was easy, as my company subsidizes public transportation from Seattle to anywhere. Nothing better than not having to drive to-and-from Seattle for work.

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Materials Go Paperless

What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?

Bob Peteshel 4/19/2019 8:50 AM

Read the Washington Post article on stopping of junk mail and logged into the site in the article where I could stop receiving credit card solicitations for 5 years. Hopefully it will work, as I get too many of these during the week, including repeat performers like Alaska Airlines!.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

Name 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?

Bob Peteshel 4/19/2019 8:44 AM

Mulch all the time, as I was aware of the benefits for trees (and other plants) I have planted around my home.

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Food Zero-waste Cooking

How are environmental issues like black carbon and other emissions from cooking fires or rudimentary cookstoves also human health and social justice issues? Why do these issues matter to you?

Connie Lantagne 4/17/2019 7:26 AM

These issues matter from a person and environmental health perspective. They matter because the longer environmental degradation issues are not being addressed, the damage still rampages on. At some point if not checked, cleaning up the environment may not be possible and lung health is compromised.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Explore Other Food Solutions

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

Sean Farley 4/04/2019 4:41 PM

I found the literature interesting and supplemented the reading with you tube vides. I was very interested in tree layering and multistrata agroforestry. There is not a lot of information on how these work in the Pacific Northwest given our growing season and the impact the shade has on crops. Interesting reading though.

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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?

Sean Farley 4/04/2019 4:33 PM

On Wednesday I used a salad plate instead of a dinner plate for spaghetti. It reduced the amount I consumed and wasted. It also left enough spaghetti for a second lunch this weekend.

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Land Use Plant Trees

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

Sean Farley 4/03/2019 4:04 PM

Today we planted one apple tree, two cherry trees and one pear tree in our yard bringing our total tree count to 19. This will also allow us to produce our own fruit in upcoming years.

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Transport Conduct Virtual Meetings

How can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?

Sean Farley 4/03/2019 7:19 AM

We have updated our meeting message to state that suppliers and vendors provide read ahead digital documents and that they utilize Skype and GoToMeetings. Two meetings the week of the 8th of April were converted to remote/virtual meeting.

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