Jennifer Lin

The Magnificent Maniacs

"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
151 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

200

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

3.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Jennifer's actions

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 100 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 200 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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?

Jennifer Lin 4/20/2018 1:37 PM

Why did I join the challenge? Well, to be frank, I have never heard of this challenge till yesterday. I am just a curious person like many of us, and thus I joined. Doing challenges also distracts the mind from having to deal with the banal life that a student has to face after learning for many hours in school. Not saying that school is not right, but everything is based on a curriculum that everyone has to follow, leaving little room for actual "growth." Now what do I mean by "growth"? Isn't learning "growth"? Well, it is, but I believe that growth should not come from sitting in a desk all day and soaking in information. By the time you are done with school, how much of the information are you really going to use in your life or even remember? Oops, got off the topic a bit... But yeah, I believe that challenges provokes the real growth in the mind. And now, estoy aquí.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than other countries, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How do we start shifting a meat-focused food culture?

Jennifer Lin 4/20/2018 1:17 PM

It is the large amount of wealthy people that contributes to North America's populations to be eating more meat than other countries. The U.S. has the largest number of obese people out of all the other countries, mostly due to the vast number of fast food restaurants, and most fast food restaurants have meat included on their menus. Since the U.S. occupies a large portion of North America, it is a rather valid point to make would be that most North Americans value food, but value food by their taste as well. We could start shifting a meat-focused food culture by promoting the idea of having a healthier diet since having too much of something is not good for you.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn More about Silvopasture

Had you heard of the term silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?

Jennifer Lin 4/20/2018 12:55 PM

I have not heard of the term silvopasture before now. I think the biggest advantage of silvopasture is providing livestocks a more comfortable and beneficial environment and condition.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Keep Track of Wasted Food

An 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?

Jennifer Lin 4/19/2018 2:58 PM

I would donate most of this money to fundraisers for those who are homeless, in starvation or poverty. It is necessary for the world to know that there are people out there who actually need the $1500 worth of food, even $15.00 can feed a whole family! People need to stop throwing away that much food.

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