Dan Small
"Be the best environmental steward I can be."
POINTS TOTAL
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- 802 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO147meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO21zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO4.0minutesspent learning
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UP TO5.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO133pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO870minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO100minutesspent exercising
Dan's actions
Health
Exercise Daily
Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 5 minute(s) each day.
Nature
Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset
I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.
Energy
Switch to Cold Water
I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.
Waste
Reduce Single-Use Disposables
Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.
Waste
Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 6 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Food
Zero-Waste Cooking
I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Nature
Support Local Pollinators
At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 3 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard or local community garden.
Nature
Do Nature Activities
I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 20 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)
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.
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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Dan Small 4/26/2020 4:53 PMWeeding is not that fun, but it will pay off later in the summer. -
Dan Small 4/26/2020 9:15 AMNot the best day in terms of the weather, but still nice to get outside -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Enjoy the Sunrise/SunsetFather Thomas Berry says, "...our primary purpose is celebration. Celebration of the dawn and the sunset and the different seasons of the year is a religious ritual, a way in which humans can establish their integral relationship with the universe, with the planet Earth." Respond to Berry's assertion.
Dan Small 4/25/2020 4:42 AMI like to celebrate the different seasons through the wonder of avian migration. -
Dan Small 4/25/2020 4:40 AMLooking forward to birding later -
Dan Small 4/25/2020 4:39 AMNot much of a sunrise this morning. -
Dan Small 4/22/2020 12:16 PMDid way more than 5 mins of exercise today! Put up 50 posts for the edible forest at Conquest.-
Mike Hardesty 4/24/2020 6:33 AMI would certainly say so! That's awesome.
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Dan Small 4/21/2020 6:25 PMSpring dawn chorus is picking up. -
Dan Small 4/19/2020 6:06 PMGreat 3hr birding walk around the farm today. -
Dan Small 4/16/2020 5:49 PMWorking in the garden after being indoors stuck on the computer all day feels so good. -
REFLECTION QUESTION