Betzi Hitz

Eugene Green

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Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

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Forest-Friendly Foods 2

#5 Tropical Forests

I will replace or remove products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

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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.

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Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

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Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Betzi Hitz 4/14/2018 12:22 PM

What I learned...
PALM OIL IS IN 50% OF ALL CONSUMER GOODS. Big yikes. By reading content labels one can spot palm oil in a product if the word is or contains: palm (palmate, etc), stear (stearate, etc), kernel. The ingredient elaeis guineensis is also palm. Avoid those products. There are palm oil free product lists available online.
3 CUPS OF COFFEE PER DAY (MY INTAKE) = 18 COFFEE TREES TO SUPPORT MY HABIT. Buy organic, fair trade, shade grown coffee that is grown closest to home (shorter transport) and that is roasted locally.
CHOCOLATE- BUY PRODUCTS DISPLAYING RAINFOREST ALLIANCE GREEN FROG LOGO. Would like to think that because I prefer licorice I'm on the better path.
MEAT-DAIRY-EGGS- CHOOSE PLANT-BASED FOODS PREFERENTIALLY and locally, organically and humanely-raised.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Now that you know the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates, how will you view expiration dates differently?

Betzi Hitz 4/05/2018 10:59 PM

Expiration dates (use, sell, best by) refer to QUALITY of the food, not SAFETY of the food. I've never paid much attention to the dates in my home storage... do not dispose of foods based on them. I have chosen not to buy foods based on these dates. I do have friends and relatives who pay close attention and immediately throw food away based on the dates. It seems like the food producers must have been behind putting these dates on food products in the first place. All part of our "disposable everything" culture. Very wasteful.

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- Terry Parker 4/06/2018 9:33 AM
  
  I've had several discussions about this in the last couple of days. Who knew? Will definitely spread the word!
  
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- Karen Austin 4/06/2018 3:49 AM
  
  Thanks for sharing about expiration dates. Interesting! Hopefully your relatives have composting bins.
  
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