Kara Manis

PAE Eugene

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
410 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

16

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

65

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

32

zero-waste meals

consumed

Kara'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).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Start a Social Media Campaign

#6 Educating Girls

I will share stats on gender inequity in education with my social media feed to raise awareness.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 60 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 1 meal(s) from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

Kara Manis 4/04/2018 3:19 PM

A sustainable community would have all resources easily to the community; lots of alternative commuting options (bike, walk, public transportation), vegetation to keep the environment permeable and water sources clean, people willing to put in the time and effort to keep things working.

Many cities will need large amounts of restructuring to make this happen. If we renovate existing neighborhoods and build new neighborhoods to have more of these sustainable options, we need to start at the top with city planners to get the ball rolling.

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