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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Stuart Galey

Tewkesbury Green Dream Team

"Get better every day"

POINTS TOTAL

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participant impact

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    advocacy action
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    community event
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    public official or leader
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Stuart's actions

Water

Install a Toilet Tank Bank

Do at Home

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water each day by installing a toilet tank bank.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Join An Outdoor Project

I will join an outdoor restoration project in my community while observing best practices in my region for not spreading COVID-19.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Forage for My Food

Do at Home

I will use the resources below to find where I can forage for my own food locally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Support Local Pollinators

Do at Home

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 10 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Upgrade My Windows

Do at Home

I will upgrade the windows or weatherstripping in my home or office to reduce air leaks and save on energy costs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 43 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Heat my home with local wood

To space heat my house with local wood

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Support a Sharing Economy

Do at Home

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Learn More and Advocate

Do at Home

Access to public transportation is a social justice issue! I will learn about the need for public transportation in my community and tell 6 friends or colleagues per day about the issue.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Learn More about Food Apartheid

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes learning about food apartheid and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

UNCOMPLETED
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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Support Resilient Powergrids

Do at Home

A community can be brought to its knees without dependable power, often affecting the most vulnerable. I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for a more resilient power grid (e.g. microgrids, solar+storage).

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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
    Nature Join An Outdoor Project
    How well do you know the area you live in? In what ways is a deep knowledge of your surroundings -- known as a 'sense of place' -- important to you?

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    Stuart Galey 10/21/2020 4:16 AM
    Sponsored green litter pick in Winchcombe, and ongoing

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    Stuart Galey 10/12/2020 8:19 AM
    The wood burner is ON and using wood cut two years ago
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Install a Toilet Tank Bank
    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?

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    Stuart Galey 10/08/2020 10:29 AM
    Why buy fertilizer from the garden centre, you produce the same stuff and flush it away with drinking water!  Buy the book Liquid Gold and learn more!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Support Resilient Powergrids
    What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for that vision to become reality?

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    Stuart Galey 10/08/2020 10:26 AM
    Technical and complex but necessary for arguing for power resilience
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Support a Sharing Economy
    What are some of the barriers to sharing economies? What is your plan for supporting or creating one in your community?

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    Stuart Galey 10/05/2020 9:47 AM
    We plan on using local firms to do our improved insulation work
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Upgrade My Windows
    How does improving your home's energy efficiency help you better live out your values?

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    Stuart Galey 10/05/2020 9:46 AM
    About to improve the insulation in our garden room over the winter (brr)