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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
JANCY NIGHTINGALE's avatar

JANCY NIGHTINGALE

Rochester Institute of Technology

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 375 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    65
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    366
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    21
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    725
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    725
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    7.3
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    15
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

JANCY's actions

Action Track: Earth Day Together!

Earth Day Action: Share Eco Tips

Through social media or on the Earth Day Ecochallenge feed, I will share my favorite environmentally friendly habit with my friends, even if it’s not an Earth Day action.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 1 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 2 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 3 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

  • JANCY NIGHTINGALE's avatar
    JANCY NIGHTINGALE 4/03/2020 11:33 AM
    Interesting how current labels are more related to taste than food safety! From experience, when you buy meat directly from a counter, they typically recommend consuming within 2 days, or freezing it by then. Technically, you want to keep shelf lives short for best flavor & of course freshness, but maybe we'll find a happy medium of all people having access to fresh flavorful food without any going to waste.
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