Lauren Clark

EcoSEEDS

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participant impact

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8.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Lauren's actions

Food

composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will support women-owned businesses when I shop this month.

COMPLETED 2
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 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Producing uneaten food squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these motivates you the most to change your behavior regarding food waste?
Lauren Clark 4/13/2018 3:01 PM
The hours of labor and the time and resources needed to produce our food astound me. We owe it to our farmers to respect our food and not squander the bounty of their labor.

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- Elizabeth Dunham 4/17/2018 8:26 AM
  Agreed! I am trying to be more self conscious about food waste, and I can't wait for the Sara Hardy market to start next month!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. How can you better support communities by supporting women?
Lauren Clark 4/13/2018 2:59 PM
I would like to support the women already actively working in my community with social justice and human needs campaigns. My local peace group is woman founded and the groups helping children in our schools are majority women. I will do this through, monetary and item donations, supporting their activities and by spreading the word of their good work.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
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?
Lauren Clark 4/13/2018 2:56 PM
I would rather use the extra money I can save on reducing food consumption to travel!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
Lauren Clark 4/13/2018 2:53 PM
Soups are excellent ways to utilize whole vegetables. Sauteing chopped onion, celery and carrot and reserving the peels, skins and leaves. Adding stock or water to veggies and adding in reserved "waste" to boil into flavorful stock. Many types of leftovers can be added to make great soup after stock has reduced; chicken and rice, steak and potato, tofu and spinach, the opportunities are endless.

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