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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Juanita Lognion's avatar

Juanita Lognion

PCC EcoPanthers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 437 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    16
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    28
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    390
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    70
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    32
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

Juanita's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

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

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED -1
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle
    While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?
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    Juanita Lognion 10/09/2019 1:17 PM
    Cleaning is a barrier of using reusable bottles. I have actually switched my bottle to a steel one so that it is more hygienic. I wash it out every day although I am curious if anyone else washes theirs that often. 
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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?
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    Juanita Lognion 10/09/2019 12:47 PM
    Food sovereignty is the right for all people, such as indigenous peoples, to decide what they eat and that it is ecologically, sustainably and culturally appropriate food. It allows people to determine how they grow, produce, raise, and hunt their food locally. Food sovereignty address the cause of health issues related to the modern food systems by allowing all people to define agricultural systems that nourishes the soil, environment, animals and people. 

    Having said all that it brings me to another question of when you are multiracial, how do you determine culturally appropriate food. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    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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    Juanita Lognion 10/07/2019 6:36 AM
    I actually started eating one meal every other day that had no meat a month ago. I am now trying to do this every day. I believe that people in richer countries eat more meat because it is widely available and families have finances to support it.  Also it is promoted to have meat at every meal "Beef it's whats for dinner". Eating meat affects the planet because of the amount of livestock that are being breed and the amount of resources used to support them. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use a Reusable Mug
    Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
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    Juanita Lognion 10/01/2019 7:26 AM
    Challenges to using a reusable cup is forgetfulness. I sometimes get out of my routine and that throws me off. What I have been doing is carrying one with me or leaving one at my desk at work. Another trick I have is the night before I get my bag ready for work in which a clean cup goes in. It makes me feel good that I do not contribute to wastefulness of single use cups.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Use Reusable Bags
    What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?
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    Juanita Lognion 10/01/2019 7:20 AM
    When I find myself forgetting to bring my reusable bag into the store I normally just carry items out in a cart. Most of my bags are in my car so it is easy to transfer from the cart to reusable bags. I usually have one in the door pocket of my car so that it is easy to reach and take with me and the larger ones are in my trunk. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Exercise Daily
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
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    Juanita Lognion 10/01/2019 7:15 AM
    I incorporate my personal values in workouts by including friends on mall walking or hiking. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Switch to Cold Water
    What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?
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    Juanita Lognion 10/01/2019 7:00 AM
    When I start saving money I will put it in a rainy day fund. 
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