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Welcome to 2020 People's Ecochallenge!

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2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
Dawn Scott's avatar

Dawn Scott

Texas Green Step

"To make each space I enter a little bit better. To educate myself. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 286 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    locally sourced meal
    consumed
  • UP TO
    24
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    16
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    9.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    10
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    6.0
    whole food meals
    consumed

Dawn's actions

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

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

Do at Home

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

UNCOMPLETED
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

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

Do at Home

I will enjoy 01 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 10
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?

  • Dawn Scott's avatar
    Dawn Scott 10/17/2020 9:15 PM
    Have you tried using most of your water twice! How do you do this?
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    • Dawn Scott's avatar
      Dawn Scott 10/20/2020 12:32 PM
      On NPR today they were talking to a man from a nonprofit that helps to finance solar panels. Financing grey water systems could be another project. Especially in Austin since we are a water collection zone.
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    • Cora Lansdowne's avatar
      Cora Lansdowne 10/20/2020 12:22 PM
      You could install a grey water system!  I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find businesses in your area that could help you with this.  
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  • Dawn Scott's avatar
    Dawn Scott 10/12/2020 6:52 PM
    Oh crud, I just figured out I am supposed to check in daily. Oh, boy!
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  • Dawn Scott's avatar
    Dawn Scott 10/12/2020 6:47 PM
    Forgot to inform whole family about these goals. Family members accepted new bags at the grocery store. Ahhhhgh!
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    • Cora Lansdowne's avatar
      Cora Lansdowne 10/13/2020 4:10 PM
      I'm starting to think the biggest challenge of the EcoChallenge might be to get the whole family on board.  
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  • 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?
    Dawn Scott's avatar
    Dawn Scott 10/12/2020 6:03 PM
    My yard is filling up with live oak tree leaves that don't compost well. How can I use them to create fashionable clothes that express a message of somberness appropriate for these dark times?
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Choose Organic Ingredients
    Many people say that “you can’t feed the world with just organic food.” How would you respond to that statement?
    Dawn Scott's avatar
    Dawn Scott 10/12/2020 5:58 PM
    If the demand for organic food becomes greater than the demand for inorganic food, the stores will buy organic and the farmers will produce organic.
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    • Cora Lansdowne's avatar
      Cora Lansdowne 10/13/2020 4:04 PM
      And in the process, maybe define "organic" better so we all are on the same page with the terminology.  
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