Alder Hartman

Team ESR 141

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
536 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

300

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

40

minutes

spent learning

Alder's actions

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Do at Home

I will spend 20 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

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 25 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

Do at Home

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

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?

Alder Hartman 10/26/2020 11:22 AM

Well, this is something I always have done, and that is to wear my work clothes and repair them until they simply can't go on. Another thing I could do is replace what I need to with the best fiber I can afford.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Plant an Herb Garden

Consider the ways you can garden: a plot of land? a patio container? hanging basket? windowsill gardens? What would work best for your living situation and lifestyle?

Alder Hartman 10/16/2020 9:36 AM

Based on the plants I am growing in the climate I'm in, I'll be taking advantage of southward windows as much as I can. Window gardening, I suppose. If the season were to allow I could grow some more hearty large vegetables outside too, but that'll have to wait.

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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?

Alder Hartman 10/16/2020 9:33 AM

Primarily, pollution and chemical dumping is what must be removed and stopped. I have absolutely no idea what I could do about that.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Support Local Pollinators

Why is it important to take care of pollinators?

Alder Hartman 10/16/2020 9:31 AM

Pollinators are depended upon directly or indirectly by the majority of the Flora and Fauna in the North West.

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