Angelo Santiago

Asheville High School!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
205 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

55

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

zero-waste meal

consumed
UP TO

1.0

meatless or vegan meal

consumed

Angelo's actions

Food

composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Biomass

#34 Biomass

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 25 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 15 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

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?

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?
Angelo Santiago 4/24/2018 4:46 PM
Fast-food restaurants contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other country in the world. This is saying that us americans live an unhealthy life. We could shift from a meat-focused food culture by eating something similar to meat but isn’t meat. For instance veggie burgers.

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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?
Angelo Santiago 4/24/2018 4:45 PM
Turn it into something else that’s edible and save it for later.

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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?
Angelo Santiago 4/24/2018 4:44 PM
All of these examples motivate me the most to change my behavior regarding food waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
Angelo Santiago 4/19/2018 4:09 PM
My diet has no restrictions currently; this means that I eat all types of meat which means that I am contributing to deforestation. To decrease my negative impact is to reduce the types of meat I eat like red meat.

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