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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Julia Edenburn-MacQueen's avatar

Julia Edenburn-MacQueen

The Hartford Environmental Action Team (HEAT)

Julia's points

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 129 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    75
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    2.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    17
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    0.3
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    0.7
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Julia's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 2 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) each day from local producers.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a walk for 75 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    Fresh air and movement are good for our entire being and can help us think more clearly and creatively. How does taking a walk each day affect yourself and/or your work?
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    Julia Edenburn-MacQueen 10/09/2019 6:44 AM
    I feel much more clearheaded and calm when I have been able to walk.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
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    Julia Edenburn-MacQueen 10/09/2019 6:07 AM
    That the average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out does not surprise me. I would prefer to keep that money in an emergency fund.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
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    Julia Edenburn-MacQueen 10/09/2019 6:05 AM
    Meat is expensive, so those in richer countries can afford it. Raising livestock for meat and/or dairy consumption takes a lot of farmland for grazing or feed crop growth that could better be used growing carbon-sink crops or food for people.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    If you were to only eat what is in season locally, what would be the hardest food item for you to give up?
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    Julia Edenburn-MacQueen 10/09/2019 6:03 AM
    I would have trouble giving up fruit.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    What is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?
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    Julia Edenburn-MacQueen 10/09/2019 6:03 AM
    I could go entirely vegan.
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