Leif Halverson

Hennebery Eddy Architects

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participant impact

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documentary

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energy audit

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360

gallons of water

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locally sourced meals

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180

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280

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Leif's actions

High Impact Action Track

Research Impact Investing

Simplicity

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing and deterimine if it is right for me.

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Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

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Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

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Health

Reduce refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

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Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

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Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

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Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 0 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

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Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

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Simplicity

Research My Investment Portfolio

I will find out what stocks and bonds are in my investment account portfolio to determine if they align with my values (e.g. environmental, social responsibility, community).

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High Impact Action Track

Stay on the Ground

Transportation

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 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.

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Energy

Online Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

Learn about climate change impact on coral reefs.

I will spend one to two hours learning about climate change impact on coral reefs. The oceans are the heat sink of the world, they slow down the full effects of greenhouse gas warming of the atmosphere. Coral reefs are at the front line of being impacted by global warming and are currently one of the most threatened ecosystems on Earth.

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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?

Leif Halverson 10/24/2019 1:24 PM

It is only relatively recently (12k years) that our species shifted to an agrarian system as the primary means of food production. Harari's Sapiens gives a fairly critical review of what that shift entailed for all of us humans. And these general implications have only been further compounded by the more modern shift from agriculture proper to agribusiness. Interestingly enough, the populations of people in northern MN that seek to turn back the clock by way of food sovereignty have an opportunity to actually do so given their apparent (from the video) access to wilderness. The domestic inhabitants of typical American suburbia have less access and thus less actual ability to reclaim food sovereignty in a massively measurable way. Returning to Sapiens, it is genetically impossible to reverse the First Revolution - The Cognitive Revolution. Sci-Fi has often toyed with the notion that the Third Revolution - The Scientific Revolution could be wiped out by a global catastrophe - human made or otherwise. But what of the Second Revolution - The Agricultural Revolution? Do we have an option to undo that one? At what cost?

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Online Energy Audit

What most interested or surprised you about your own energy footprint?

Leif Halverson 10/24/2019 1:04 PM

The auditwas surprisingly easy to do, but the recommendations are substantially more difficult to achieve.

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