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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 4 - April 25, 2018
Dorothy Brown's avatar

Dorothy Brown

LACAC (Los Alamos Cares About Climate)

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 446 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    88
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    66
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    88
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Dorothy's actions

Food

Support Nutrient Management

#65 Nutrient Management

I will buy from organic and local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 3 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 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 4 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

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 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 4 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • Dorothy Brown's avatar
    Dorothy Brown 4/11/2018 9:02 AM
    I am interpreting zero food waste to mean that no edible food is wasted. However, parts of food preparation generate compostable materials. I compost everything. The changes I still need to make include completely switching to loose leaf tea and then seeing if the seller can reuse the metal containers in which it is sold. I stopped using my favorite tea, because it only came in nylon bags. I will ask the retailer if it can be ordered in bulk.
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    • Sue Barns's avatar
      Sue Barns 4/11/2018 9:33 AM
      Tough to get to truly "zero waste" on anything, but you are certainly making some huge strides, Dorothy! I think "zero food waste" means zero goes to the landfill, but I'm not sure that is the official definition. 
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    Dorothy Brown 3/27/2018 4:41 PM
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    Dorothy Brown 3/27/2018 4:33 PM
    My house is on 1/5 acre. For the past 20 years, my goal has been to achieve maximum biomass and maximum biodiversity in my yard.
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    • Sue Barns's avatar
      Sue Barns 3/27/2018 6:10 PM
      Wow, that's cool Dorothy! 20 years is a long-term project. Well done! Welcome to LACAC :-)
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