I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.
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 7
DAILY ACTIONS
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 4
DAILY ACTIONS
Electricity Generation
Communicate With My Elected Officials
#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)
I will write or call 4 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Materials
Go Paperless
#70 Recycled Paper
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Women and Girls
Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers
#6 Educating Girls
I will donate one or more Femme Kits to help girls overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.
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?
Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these advantages inspire you the most?
Check out the impact tab! What great feedback. Also, did you notice we are ranked 25th in the world and we are up to 31 teammates! More people and points means greater impact!! LET'S GO!!
How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
Today I walked to teamate MaryLou's shoreline clean-up instead of taking my car! Yeah me! HUGH thanks to MaryLou for organizing a GREAT clean up! I invited many of the participants to join the Challenge.
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?
Our culture has grown accustomed to have meat at every meal. We can start shifting by consider the vegetable the main attraction of the meal. For example, tonight I had cauliflower steak for dinner!
Let's go team. Tomorrow is the start!! I am leaving my car at home for a combination walk/bike/loop bus commute to work for the Challenge. Let's get more people on our team!!
