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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Cindy Farris

St. Louis Goes Green!

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 151 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    lightbulb
    replaced
  • UP TO
    4.0
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    4.0
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    3.0
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    5.1
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Cindy's actions

Climate

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 3 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

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Climate

Use Muscle Power

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Native plant gardening

Planting native ensures pollinators will be able to find food and plants will be better able to survive the area conditions.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect Local, Support Local

We encourage teammates to connect to other local green organizations (including each other) and practice supporting local businesses at least once a week. Re-share a post, order curbside, make a donation to your favorite non-profit, or find a local business to make a purchase from! Let’s keep making St. Louis a greener, healthier, and more sustainable place to live, work, and learn! Have other or more specific actions to add to the Connect Local, Support Local Building Resilience Challenge please email Fbrandt@mobot.org.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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?


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    Cindy Farris 4/09/2020 5:28 AM
    I just purchased coneflowers to add to a sunny hill in my backyard. I love that coneflowers provide beauty all summer long and the finches love to eat the seeds in fall and winter. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Compost Food Waste
    New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

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    Cindy Farris 4/09/2020 5:26 AM
    My compost consists of lots of coffee grounds and filters, vegetable peels, egg shells, egg cartons. I add leaves in fall and grass clippings in summer and add the compost to my perennial gardens. Very little kitchen waste goes into our kitchen trashcan.