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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Raelynn Henson

State of Oregon Employees

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 199 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    34
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    0.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    0.7
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    3.0
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    1.4
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.0
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    4.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Raelynn's actions

Health

Learn More about Food Apartheid

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes learning about food apartheid and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

Do at Home

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

Do at Home

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Compost Food Waste

Do at Home

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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 Use Reusable Bags
    What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

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    Raelynn Henson 10/14/2020 4:26 PM
    I ran into this issue just yesterday. What I came up with was to position the unbagged produce in my cart on top of some other (safe!) items. Since I thoroughly wash all produce before using it, this was acceptable. I'll have to give more thought to how to purchase bulk items (nuts, dried fruit, legumes) without a bag. The virus restrictions do make it more difficult. 

    • Jenine Gomez's avatar
      Jenine Gomez 10/20/2020 9:17 AM
      A while back my husband and I purchased reusable mesh bags for produce.  I keep them in my regular "bag of bags" for shopping.  Other than small seeds and spices, we use them for everything.  No plastic needed.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Happiness
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

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    Raelynn Henson 10/14/2020 4:22 PM
    This practice causes one to be on the lookout for the next recipient of thanks -- and that's a natural uplift. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Zero-Waste Cooking
    In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for using every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable (including the skins, tops, stalks, etc.) during your next meal prep?

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    Raelynn Henson 10/14/2020 4:20 PM
    The little bits of vegetable that I put in the compost bin are being "used" when we spread the resulting compost on our garden. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Whole Foods Diet
    Michael Pollan states that “it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor.” What are your thoughts on this assertion?

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    Raelynn Henson 10/12/2020 5:06 PM
    It's the truth! I feel so much better after adjusting my diet to include lots of whole plants.