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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Flora Konz

Asheville High School!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
75 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Flora's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Contact your Elected Officials

#23 Farmland Restoration

I will contact 2 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of this?
Flora Konz 4/25/2018 8:40 AM
America as a whole is a very obese and overweight country. By portioning out our meals, we digest it at a healthier rate. Also, by eating slowly, we really can enjoy and savor our food, much like the French!

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