Alistina Vasquez

ESr140 Rock Creek

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Alistina's actions

Women and Girls

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

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Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

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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.

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Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

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Women and Girls

Connect With A Nonprofit

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

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Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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Buildings and Cities

Research Retrofitting Incentives

#80 Retrofitting

I will spend at least 60 minutes finding out if my city, region, or state offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.

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Land Use

Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.

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Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

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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
Transport

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
Alistina Vasquez 4/25/2018 12:04 AM
Walking definitely affects my experience and engagement with and in my community. Getting outside lets me enjoy my environment and through walking I can notice things like gardens, schools, and other people, that I wouldn't see if I was in a car.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
Alistina Vasquez 4/24/2018 11:48 PM
I thought it would be easier than it was to start recycling and to educate myself on how to reuse items and stop over consuming. I think repairing items is a bigger factor in this society and I should focus more on repairing my broken items instead of throwing them away and buying new ones.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Alistina Vasquez 4/24/2018 10:33 PM
If larger scaled farms utilized methane digesters then we could bring that energy back and use it to power homes or if a company such as McDonalds used a methane digester then they could power their restaurants with the energy that they are harvesting.

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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?
Alistina Vasquez 4/18/2018 1:12 AM
In my family, that is, essentially, a whole month's worth of rent that we are throwing away every year. We could be spending that on a yearly trip or we could invest in a new car . Over the days that I recorded, my family wasted more food than I realized. It made me more conscious about how much food to buy and cook in one day so I could reduce how much I would waste.

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