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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Anna Koch

HP Wrocław Eco Heroes

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,205 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    435
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    3.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    10
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    85
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    75
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    240
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    200
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    30
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    39
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3,617
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    5.0
    trees
    planted

Anna's actions

Simplicity

Family Game Hour

Do at Home

I will spend quality time with family and friends by playing low-tech game(s) and/or through the spirit of imagination.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

Do at Home

I will replace 4 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Work From Home

Do at Home

I will work from home 30 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

Do at Home

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

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

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

Nature

Paint your area in green

Plant a tree or clean forest in your neighbourhood

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Plant Trees

Do at Home

I will plant 5 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
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

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

Do at Home

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Eco-Friendly Gardening

Do at Home

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Forgiveness

Do at Home

I will begin, or continue, on the journey of forgiving myself and/or other(s). I may do this through journaling, meditation, prayer, and/or talking with a licensed healthcare professional.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 21
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 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 6 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Do at Home

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 5 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Be Active

Be Active. Stay fit & reduce the power consumption by daily activities like running, walking, gym, bike ride.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Recycle everything I can

Plastic caps collection which will be then donated to Hospice

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
    Nature Paint your area in green
    Do you know how long does a plastic bottle take to decompose? How about styrofoam? How you can help our world to stay alive?

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    Anna Koch 10/28/2020 7:47 AM
    We should avoid using styrofoam and plastic at all in daily activities. It is really not so hard to replace with other material like glass. for example to carry lunch we can use glass instead of palastic container. Just think and try to change small thing.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Install a Low-Flow Showerhead
    How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?

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    Anna Koch 10/28/2020 7:41 AM
    Even without changing water situation, we all should make an audit, kind of exam in our home to see how we use water, if we use water unnecessary, if we can save water in some of the activities. This is important to know before we will have water crisis
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Eco-Friendly Gardening
    What are the most prominent water concerns in your area? Examples include drought, flooding, pollution, access, security, and privatization.

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    Anna Koch 10/28/2020 7:35 AM
    My house is near to big river and in the past my area was covered by water due to flood. I hope this will not repeat again. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Plant Trees
    How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?

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    Anna Koch 10/28/2020 7:31 AM
    Planting trees and flowers makes me more calm, relax and happy.

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    Anna Koch 10/28/2020 6:39 AM
    Last day of challenge. Please keep on doing even later :) Good luck to all and stay healthy :)
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Work From Home
    It takes the average worker in the United States 26 minutes to travel to work. One way to fix long commutes would be to make cities more affordable. An even simpler option: promote the use of telework. How have you used technology to replace in-person meetings or work this year?

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    Anna Koch 10/27/2020 3:00 PM
    Since Covid forced us to stay and work from home we had to adjust, we had to adjust our way of life, we had to live differently. But we have good technology and support to be able to work from home, which is good in such situation. Of course it is not easy to have home and office in the same place, but i am greatfull that i still have job and can still work even from home. thanks to ZOOM we could replace F2F meeting to F2F online meeting. i am missing real ones, so waiting for them :)
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Family Game Hour
    How does being playful with others enrich your life?

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    Anna Koch 10/27/2020 2:56 PM
    It is great! we often play board games with my friends and kids. It is great time, full of smile, full of happiness, i love such evenings :) It gives us time spend together, good energy, positive energy.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Explore My Area
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?

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    Anna Koch 10/27/2020 2:52 PM
    I am living in my area in the city 15 years already. I have changed area for sometime, but then i came back again. i like my area. it is green around, we have river around and close to nature. i like to spend time outside and showing it to my kid. Since this year we started to explore more and more on bike. it is great. by knowing the place we feel that we belogn here, we feel good here, we want to do more good for this area.
  • 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?

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    Anna Koch 10/27/2020 2:47 PM
    This year i have made 2 gardens. One bigger where i have apple, plum, cherry trees, where i had plant cucambers, tomatoes, strawberries, and small one on the tarrace where i had mini tomato, herbs, mint. i use different method, sometimes containers sometimes hanging basket and sometimes just plant in the soil. i love my garden, i love to see how it is growing. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Try a New Way to Prep
    Canning and pickling food is a great way to have delicious summer fruits and vegetables all year round. Just make sure to follow the canning and pickling guidelines from the USDA or another trusted source. What are some foods that you would like to preserve and enjoy later in the year?

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    Anna Koch 10/27/2020 2:43 PM
    every year i prepare tomato sauce (this year i have used 100kg of tomato :)), i like prepare fruits jam and marmolade, i make pickles as well. i enjoy preparing it and then eating and sharing with my familly and friends.