Misti Sporer

Solutions for Sustainability

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
585 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

448

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

26

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

1,035

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

780

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

3.9

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

8.2

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

23

zero-waste meals

consumed

Misti's actions

Water

Conserve Toilet Water

Do at Home

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Practice Gratitude for Earth

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Joyful Movement

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

Do at Home

I will source 1 meal(s) each day from local producers.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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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?

Misti Sporer 10/28/2020 2:20 PM

This has been a fun challenge. My family now knows that they like all parts of the beet - not just the root. We have enjoyed the leaves and stalks of the beets cooked in with all parts of the collard greens.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal Practice Gratitude for Earth

Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How can we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

Misti Sporer 10/28/2020 2:18 PM

Spending time outside is a must for me but rarely do I spend time dwelling on the feelings of gratitude that come when I am outside. By focusing on the gratitude - how lucky I am to live in a place with clear air and healthy streams - I have found that I feel more connected to the natural world in a deeper way and feel more stewardship over the areas I enjoy. I would say that I agree with Moore!

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- Michelle Abbott 10/28/2020 3:21 PM
  
  I have been working on being more grateful for nature as well.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal Joyful Movement

What's your favorite activity(ies) in which you experience joy while being active and moving?

Misti Sporer 10/28/2020 2:14 PM

Joyful movement has been a unique challenge for me in my workouts. Most of the time I just try to get all my steps in/minutes on the machine and often treat exercise as one more to-do on my list of things. Now I look at it as a way to have joy in the movement and ability to move my body. It has shifted my mindset and I have a new found joy for working out!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Conserve Toilet Water

What would a sustainable water future in your region look like? What needs to change?

Misti Sporer 10/28/2020 2:10 PM

I wish my neighborhood thought more about planting native plants rather than non-natives for our "community" flower beds and HOA landscaped areas. It would be great to not have to have so much grass in each yard. Native plants would require less water. Less grass would also mean less water but it would also reduce the amount of fertilizer and weed killer applied to lawns.

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Misti Sporer 10/28/2020 2:05 PM

Zero waste cooking was one of the hardest challenges I have had in the kitchen. Using all parts of fruits and veggies really made the creative juices flow.

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Misti Sporer 10/28/2020 10:08 AM

We made it! Good Job Team!!

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Misti Sporer 10/26/2020 5:31 AM

This Saturday was a lovely day for a hike at King's Mountain. The leaves were beautiful. I hope you are all enjoying the change in seasons.

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Misti Sporer 10/19/2020 5:18 AM

Happy Monday!! Keep up the good work Team!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Locally-Sourced Meals

If you were to only eat what is in season locally from now on, what would be the most difficult food item for you to give up? Why?

Misti Sporer 10/14/2020 5:29 AM

Bananas would be so hard to give up since they do not grow locally. I really like them with peanut butter on my morning toast.

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