"No one is too small to make a difference! - Greta Thunberg"
POINTS TOTAL
0
TODAY
0
THIS WEEK
324
TOTAL
participant impact
UP TO
31
meatless or vegan meals
consumed
UP TO
15
minutes
spent learning
ADALEE's actions
Wildlife
Support Pollinators
At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators, including monarch butterflies, to produce fruit. I will spend 15 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS
Forests
Forest-Friendly Foods
I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.
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.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Fresh Water
Dishwasher Efficiency
I will scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher and only run the dishwasher when it’s full.
COMPLETED 0
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?
Pollinators are necessary in maintaining a healthy ecosystem by spreading pollen that allows plants to grow seeds and fruit. Pollinators such as bees and monarch butterflies are declining in number due to changes in weather caused by climate change. If people grow more plants such as milkweed, Monarch butterflies will have a more reliable source of food and a natural habitat as they migrate. I am sprouting milkweed seeds in my greenhouse that I will eventually replant in my yard for migrating Monarch butterflies.
Right now, grocery stores here in Los Alamos (both Smith's and the Co-op) are not allowing shoppers to buy food in bulk with our own containers. I am making it a priority to buy local food, especially now that it is impossible to be zero waste in terms of packaging at the moment. So although I am making more material waste than I normally would, I am reducing the amount of money I give to big companies and trying to support local ones, which also reduces the CO2 used to ship products to grocery stores.
