Dorothy Brown

LACAC (Los Alamos Cares About Climate)

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88

zero-waste meals

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66

locally sourced meals

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88

meatless or vegan meals

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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.

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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.

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Food

composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

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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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

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Participant Feed

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 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 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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