Ecochallenge.org

2020 People's Ecochallenge

October 7 - October 28, 2020

madi b-wells

West Campus Green Team

"i want to learn more ways on how to be more sustainable and mindful!! i hope to learn a lot from this!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
864 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

200

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

4.0

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

19

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

340

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

160

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

340

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

269

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

490

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

madi's actions

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Do at Home

I will spend 15 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

Do at Home

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Learn More about Food Apartheid

Do at Home

I will spend 25 minutes learning about food apartheid and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Mindfulness Practice

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

Do at Home

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 90 minute(s)

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

Do at Home

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

Do at Home

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

Do at Home

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

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
Waste Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

madi b-wells 10/28/2020 9:39 PM

people can also use things they already have to make newer items!! i see so many people making new clothing items out of their old clothing items. this allows them to express themselves in any way they would like. you can do the same thing for accessories. an old beaded necklace can be turned into a new ring or earrings; doing this allows people to be creative and sustainable at the same time!!! it also allows your clothing to be one-of-a-kind which is so cool

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

How does food sovereignty address the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems?

madi b-wells 10/28/2020 9:18 PM

when transitioning to modern global food systems from localized food systems, it is so important that people in lower-income communities and poc do not catch the short end of the stick. it is just as important for them to have access to healthy, and nutritious food.

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- Skye Morton 10/28/2020 9:28 PM
  
  this is so important! It's so horrible that that's even a problem!
  
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madi b-wells 10/28/2020 9:14 PM

during the ecochallenge, I started taking 5 minute showers!! it was honestly pretty hard at first, but i've gotten so used to taking quick showers now!! it's so cool to think about how much water i have saved from doing something so simple

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

madi b-wells 10/28/2020 9:03 PM

human activities such as fishing impact the health of our water. oil spills are also really bad for the water and all of the organisms and animals that encounter oil in the ocean. in order to improve the health of water systems, we can make sure that companies have to take responsibility for their errors (hopefully this will encourage them to not make errors that put the health of humans and animals alike at risk).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

madi b-wells 10/28/2020 8:59 PM

people in richer countries eat more meat because they are able to afford it. meat is not a cheap food, it is a luxury in most countries!! eating meat affects the planet because raising cattle, chickens, and pigs, generates a lot of greenhouse gas (the same amount generated by cars and automobiles combined)!!

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madi b-wells 10/28/2020 8:56 PM

this eco challenge really allowed me to learn about new things i can do everyday to help myself, my community, and the environment. i enjoyed taking the time everyday to check-in and see the changes i made!!

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madi b-wells 10/28/2020 8:56 PM

this eco challenge really allowed me to learn about new things i can do everyday to help myself, my community, and the environment. i enjoyed taking the time everyday to check-in and see the changes i made!!

Read More
madi b-wells 10/28/2020 8:56 PM

this eco challenge really allowed me to learn about new things i can do everyday to help myself, my community, and the environment. i enjoyed taking the time everyday to check-in and see the changes i made!!

Read More
madi b-wells 10/28/2020 8:56 PM

this eco challenge really allowed me to learn about new things i can do everyday to help myself, my community, and the environment. i enjoyed taking the time everyday to check-in and see the changes i made!!

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Buy From a Farmers Market

What is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?

madi b-wells 10/26/2020 10:05 PM

buying local could do more good than harm!. it not only reduces your food travel miles, but it also supports local businesses! its truly a win-win :)

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- Leah Karren 10/28/2020 8:24 PM
  
  seriously!!! and i think it makes that food even more yum knowing exactly where it came from ;)
  
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