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Welcome to 2020 People's Ecochallenge!

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2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
Cynthia Walker's avatar

Cynthia Walker

HP Fort Collins

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 593 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    207
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    28
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent learning

Cynthia's actions

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

Do at Home

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about systemic racism.

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

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Mindfulness Practice

Do at Home

I will spend 5 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

Do at Home

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    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?
    Cynthia Walker's avatar
    Cynthia Walker 10/12/2020 10:33 AM
    tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, kale are all items I froze or pickled for use over the winter.
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    • Jacob Sanchez's avatar
      Jacob Sanchez 10/14/2020 3:08 PM
      How did you freeze your basil? I've been making pesto in freezing it in ice cubes. :)
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
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    Cynthia Walker 10/12/2020 10:32 AM
    I want to eliminate plastic bags and replace with glass containers, waxed cotton cloths and other reusable containers
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
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    Cynthia Walker 10/12/2020 10:31 AM
    creativity is required for practicing simplicity as our world is increasingly designed for convenience.  Doing something simply like using whole, raw foods may require me to research and connect with different resources than the one box supermarket.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal
    What best helped you with your Mindfulness Practice? How does Mindfulness keep you grounded and sustain your work with compassion?
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    Cynthia Walker 10/07/2020 6:40 AM
    trying to add 5 mins of mindfulness practice to my morning exercise routine.  One day completed!
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