Jacob Kerber

Asheville High School!

"To help spread knowledge of climate and environmental impact of global historical events."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
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232 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

24

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

27

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Jacob's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Support Companies Leading in Green Energy

#8 Solar Farms

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Jacob Kerber 4/25/2018 7:18 AM
I always eat vegan

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

Every dollar you put into solar or wind is a dollar not put into traditional financial institutions. You'll also be bolstering the fossil fuel divestment movement, too. What are some companies you know of that invest in green energy, and how can you support them?
Jacob Kerber 4/24/2018 8:45 AM
Although Tesla is thought of as a poster child of Green cars, they may not be as green as we think. Muscle powered transportation continues to be the greenest type of transportation.

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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?
Jacob Kerber 4/24/2018 8:43 AM
When we cook, we always keep the scraps for compost, if it is dirty end pieces, or for cleaner end pieces, we freeze them and make vegetable broth about once every two months.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Jacob Kerber 4/23/2018 11:56 AM
For me personally, there was always a western masculinity to wanting to get protein from meat, and build muscle from meat protein exclusively.

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