katie Maguire

PCC SOC 228 - Environmental Sociology

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participant impact

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documentary

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katie's actions

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

Do at Home

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

Do at Home

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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

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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

Do at Home

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

Do at Home

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

katie Maguire 10/15/2020 10:16 PM

Spent the day with a girlfriend at the beach

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- Kim Smith 10/16/2020 3:49 PM
  
  How lovely! I really need to take a trip to a beautiful place for some rejuvenation.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Go Paperless

Reducing your paper mail can reduce mental clutter as well as physical waste -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

katie Maguire 10/13/2020 9:23 PM

I will change all bills to online billing. I feel great about that because it helps me realize the amount of processing that goes into making paper products and how wasteful it is when I dispose of mail after paying the bill online anyways

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katie Maguire 10/11/2020 7:04 PM

Spent the day at the local pumpkin patch were my family and I bought fresh produce for the week. I also bought a really cool reusable bag to take with me to the farmers market next weekend to help reduce the use of plastic and paper bags.

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