Benjamin Ford
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 735 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO3.3pounds of paperhave been saved
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UP TO24peoplehelped
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UP TO3.0zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO30minutesspent learning
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UP TO140milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO518minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO211pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
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UP TO7.0locally sourced mealsconsumed
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UP TO28milestraveled by foot
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UP TO5.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO1,286minutesspent exercising
Benjamin's actions
Community
Help Others
I will offer to help 2 person(s) who are in need each day.
Community
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 5 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.
Waste
Go Paperless
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
Waste
Visit a Waste Management Facility
I will spend at least 10 minutes visiting a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.
Waste
Personal Waste Audit
I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.
Food
Meet My Local Farmers
I will visit my nearest farm to find out who produces my food, and will learn about the quality of life of those who produce my food in other regions of the world to make better choices when I shop.
Health
Learn More about Food Deserts
I will spend 10 minutes learning about food deserts and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.
Health
Exercise Daily
Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.
Nature
Go for a Daily Walk
I will take a 32-minute walk outside each day.
Transportation
Drive Less
I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.
Transportation
Walk Instead
I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 3.01 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Simplicity
Go for a Daily Walk
I will take a walk for 32 minutes each day.
Nature
Tend a Garden
I will tend to a garden each day, work on starting one, or find a local community garden to get involved with.
Food
Locally-Sourced Meals
I will source 2 meal(s) each day from local producers.
Food
Zero-Waste Cooking
I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Food
Buy From a Farmers Market
I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.
Simplicity
Support a Sharing Economy
I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, neighbors or classmates.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Visit a Waste Management FacilityField trip! What a fun way to learn about our impact and consumption! What facility did you visit? What did you learn? Did you take anyone with you?
Benjamin Ford 4/27/2020 3:29 AMI visited our local recycling center AND a wastewater treatment plant. Both are fascinating. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunity Help OthersIn your opinion, how do social inequalities diminish a strong sense of community?
Benjamin Ford 4/27/2020 3:29 AMSocial inequalities serve to allow us to designate people as "other", when in fact, there's very little that separates us. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicity Support a Sharing EconomyWhat are some of the barriers to sharing economies? What is your plan for supporting or creating one in your community?
Benjamin Ford 4/27/2020 3:26 AMI've lent out a number of tools and equipment to friends and borrowed some in return rather than purchasing something new. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Go PaperlessReducing your paper mail can be such a freeing action to take -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Locally-Sourced MealsIf 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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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Buy From a Farmers MarketWhat is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?
Benjamin Ford 4/27/2020 3:25 AMI do this as often as I can, but with COVID 19 it's been a challenge. I've found ways to both volunteer AND to pick up my farm to table products directly from farmers. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunity Volunteer in my CommunityWhat is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?
Benjamin Ford 4/27/2020 3:24 AMI help volunteer bringing local farmed products to peoples doorsteps. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Personal Waste AuditWhy is it so difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places? How might your experience with this challenge impact your future consumption and choices?
Benjamin Ford 4/27/2020 3:23 AMI found that a large portion of my true trash is packaging from food. It at least made me think about what to purchase in a store. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Zero-Waste CookingIn North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
Benjamin Ford 4/27/2020 3:22 AMI used stuff I'd normally throw out or compost and made a veggie stock and a chicken stock to put in the freezer for later! -
Benjamin Ford 4/14/2020 8:34 AMGreat! It feels good to mark things as "things I already do", but feels even better getting new things accomplished.-
Mike Hardesty 4/17/2020 4:30 AMIt is kind of nice knowing your daily actions already stack up by checking off the "things I already do." I kind of loose sight of them once they become normal behavior. It's a good challenge to help us keep things in perspective.
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