Tessa Nania

YMCA Earth Service Corps

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115 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

110

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

80

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

80

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

Tessa'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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Wildlife

Research a Wild Animal

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning about a wild animal I find interesting, including their life cycle, habitat, ecosystem functions, and interactions with humans (if any!).

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 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

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

I will spend at least 20 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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 3 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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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?

Tessa Nania 4/20/2020 10:05 AM

It's difficult to check in every day and remember to complete challenges! I do feel a sense of accomplishment when I complete a few, but it's often in the back of my mind. I think being more intentional about it and choosing challenges I'm interested in will help increase the number of challenges I complete.

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- Deborah Kim (Ecochallenge.org Staff) 4/20/2020 10:54 AM
  
  So glad to have you with us!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Tessa Nania 4/20/2020 10:03 AM

It's interesting to learn kind of the hierarchy of these three terms. Now I know that products with a "best by" date can often be consumed after this date, as this only indicates when the product is literally best by in terms of flavor and consistency, etc. "Sell by" seems almost useless to the consumer, and I think it should be paired with a best by or use by date. I also now know that "use by" is basically equivalent to and expiration date, and it should be to the consumer's discretion to consume food past that date.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

How does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?

Tessa Nania 4/02/2020 3:20 PM

It helps bring the power over food back to people. In the documentary I watched about a tribe in Minnesota, they said something along the lines of "it's about people producing food instead of corporations." I think it's a really powerful message, and it definitely got me thinking more about the processed foods and non-organic produce I put into my body.

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