Bridey Gallagher

WSP USA Ecochallengers

"Let's do this together, apart."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
849 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

54

miles

traveled by foot
UP TO

42

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1,688

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

54

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

1,688

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

212

conversations

with people
UP TO

360

gallons of water

have been saved

Bridey's actions

Food

Vedge Pledge and Webinar

I challenge you to go veg for a week. Sign up and I will provide you with daily updates during the week of the challenge (April 20th to 25th - send me an email that you want to join at [email protected]) We will have a webinar on Wednesday, April 22nd (Earth Day) at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern about the environmental impacts of food. Join the webinar and/or take the pledge :)

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People

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.

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Fresh Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

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Action Track: Building Resilience

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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People

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 45 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

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Climate

Calculate Personal Carbon Footprint

Complete your personal carbon footprint calculator. Go to www.wsppact.com and answer the questions for each section. The process takes about 10 minutes. Details about your utility bills and travel will be required. Please be as accurate as you can, but it’s not required to search for receipts.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Water-Friendly Beauty Products

Avoid beauty products with micro beads or harsh chemicals that will feed into the ground and your water supply.

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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?

Bridey Gallagher 4/30/2020 9:08 AM

This has been a great experience, so happy to have participated in the April Ecochallenge! I hope to carry many of these actions with me for the rest of the year and beyond.

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Bridey Gallagher 4/28/2020 4:53 AM

Can't believe we've reached the final stretch of this challenge!

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Bridey Gallagher 4/27/2020 8:15 AM

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Vedge Pledge and Webinar

How does food impact your carbon footprint?

Bridey Gallagher 4/24/2020 10:25 AM

Here are some recipes I made this week. Really enjoyed the challenge!

Blueberry oatmeal – the orange zest is a nice bright twist to an oatmeal classic! https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013019-blueberry-oatmeal

Smashed Chickpea salad – great spread for wasa crackers or toast with sliced tomato https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/16715/vegetarian-chickpea-sandwich-filling/

Baked Ziti – this is a family favorite, https://www.food.com/recipe/americas-test-kitchen-skillet-baked-ziti-314560 - I think you could easily swap dairy for non-dairy alternatives

Pesto – I got a TON of parsley and spinach in my farm box from Hungry Harvest so decided to try and make pesto with these ingredients instead of the typical basil – I didn’t have quite all of these ingredients, but based it on this recipe: https://www.girlgonegourmet.com/spinach-parsley-pesto/

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Bridey Gallagher 4/21/2020 8:48 AM
Made bbq caulflower bites for lunch! Here's the recipe (they're super tasty and easy too!)
- Preheat oven to 450 F.
- Wash and cut 1 large or 2 small cauliflower heads into similar size chunks, set aside.
- Whisk dry ingredients in a bowl: 3/4 c. flour, 2 tsp onion powder, 2 tsp garlic powers, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp salt, cracked pepper.
- Add 1 cup unsweetened / plain non-dairy milk of choice to dry ingredients and stir to combine ((should be pancake batter consistency).
- Dunk cauliflower chunks into batter then panko breadcrumbs. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet
- Bake for 20ish minutes.
I ate them dipped into BBQ sauce, but they're good plain or if you want them dipped, you can toss them in sauce and cook for another 5 minutes.

ENJOY!
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Bridey Gallagher 4/20/2020 7:32 AM

First day of Vedge Pledge! I'm going vegetarian this week. This morning I made tasty blueberry oatmeal for breakfast. NYTimes recommends adding a little bit of orange zest, and oye did that really make it pop! Bright start to a dreary Monday.

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Bridey Gallagher 4/20/2020 7:28 AM

Instead of oh the places you'll go.... how's this?

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- Meghan Jones 4/20/2020 12:22 PM
  
  That's funny. :)
  
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Bridey Gallagher 4/09/2020 7:32 AM

I'm planning to walk to the office today to water my plants! I feel bad for leaving them without water for so long, but there are too many of them to bring home. I look forward to getting outside for some fresh air!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate Calculate Personal Carbon Footprint

What surprised you about your PACT results?

Bridey Gallagher 4/09/2020 7:31 AM

I think my PACT results were relatively what I expected, I think we can always do more! I think eating less meat will be something I focus on for the upcoming year.

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Bridey Gallagher 4/08/2020 4:55 AM

Going out has been taken to the next level. Let me see your face mask! :)

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