Hailey Swain

PCC SOC 228 - Environmental Sociology

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
341 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

145

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

4,185

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

2.0

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

640

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

1,960

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

180

minutes

spent learning

Hailey's actions

Food

Meet My Local Farmers

I will visit my nearest farm to find out who produces my food, and will learn about the quality of life of those around the world who produce my food in order to make better choices when I shop.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Keep a Nature Journal

Do at Home

I will journal each day about my experiences in nature.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Spend Time Outside

Do at Home

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Do Nature Activities

Do at Home

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 30 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Tend a Garden

Do at Home

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk Outside

Do at Home

I will take a walk outside for 20 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Meet My Local Farmers

When you know who produces your food, you are connecting personally to your complex regional food system. What are the advantages of knowing who produces your food and where it comes from? How can knowing their food producers enable someone to advocate for a better quality of life for those who produce their food, both near and far?

Hailey Swain 10/11/2020 7:23 PM

By knowing where the people who grew the food I'm eating, I feel more nourished, satisfied, and fulfilled in what I'm eating. Most of all I feel connected to the Earths systems in a special way I don't normally feel. Pure joy and happy belly is what I receive from food I processed myself. At Jeans Farm where I volunteer, we pressed apples from the tree into apple cider. This whole process of picking, cutting, grinding, pressing, drinking the cider and cleaning up afterwards felt perfectly splendid. I was fulfilled by the simplicity of the work while the reward is gold for the body. Recognizing the people in food production and volunteering to share part of their work is definitely going to motivate a person to advocate for farmers. Especially those working in big production farms as it is debilitating work. It can be endlessly stressful as their is endless jobs to be done. A farmer must work with seasonal and climate change as well to ensure their harvest rewards are effective.

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