

Dan Small
"Be the best environmental steward I can be."
Points Total
- 0 Today
- 0 This Week
- 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 to133pounds of CO2have been saved
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up to5.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to100minutesspent exercising
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up to870minutesspent outdoors
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up to4.0minutesspent learning
Dan's Actions
Waste
Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.
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.
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.
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.
Nature
Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset
I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.
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
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.
Health
Exercise Daily
Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 5 minute(s) each day.
Food
Zero-Waste Cooking
I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 6 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Feed
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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