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Welcome to Earth Month Ecochallenge 2023: Sustainable Development Goals!

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Earth Month Ecochallenge 2023: Sustainable Development Goals
April 1 - April 30, 2023
Rachel Kiep's avatar

Rachel Kiep

Comerica California Ecochallenge Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 270 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2,180
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    23
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    34
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    4.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    540
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    10
    trees
    planted
  • UP TO
    2,180
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    1.4
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    0.7
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    17
    sustainable seafood meals
    consumed

Rachel's actions

Climate & Ecosystems

Plant a Tree

SDG 15

On average, a tree absorbs 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of carbon dioxide yearly during the first 20 years. To do my part, I will plant 2 trees in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Choose Sustainable Seafood Options

SDG 14

Using Seafood Watch's list, I will enjoy 1 sustainable seafood meals each day.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Basic Needs & Security

Make Zero-Waste Meals

SDG 2

I will cook 1 meals with zero waste each day.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Basic Needs & Security

Try a New Vegan or Vegetarian Recipe

I will try a new vegan or vegetarian recipe and share how it turns out on the Ecochallenge feed, or with family and friends.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Watch a Documentary About Climate Change or Nature

SDG 13, 14, 15

I will watch 1 documentaries about climate change.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Host or Join a Cleanup Event

SDG 11, 17

Within my community at home or work, I will organize or attend a local cleanup event.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Reduce Animal Product Consumption

SDG 2

One kilogram of beef and cheese emits 71kg and 24kg of greenhouse gasses, while 1kg of rice, grains, and legumes emits between 2-4kg. Fruits, vegetables, and nuts emit less than 1kg per 1kg. I will reduce my climate impact by enjoying 2 meatless meals and/or 1 vegan meals each day this week.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Basic Needs & Security

Watch a Documentary About Food, Water, or Basic Needs

SDG 6

I will watch 1 documentaries about food, water, or basic needs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Work-Life Balance

SDG 8

During the workday, I will schedule time for daily breaks during work days to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Spend Time Outside

SDG 3

I will replace 120 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 14
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
    Climate & Ecosystems
    What was the tastiest sustainable seafood meal you ever had or had recently? Did you make it? Can you share a recipe?
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    Rachel Kiep 4/13/2023 4:23 PM
    I haven't eaten red meat in nearly 15 years so it has always been easy to incorporate seafood into my diet. The more recent thing I've educated myself on, through research such as watching documentaries and simple google searches, is that not all seafoods are sustainable sourced. Through my research I've been able to find sustainably sourced salmon and have been obsessed with making bento boxes with grilled salmon, sushi rice, a side of salad with miso dressing and miso soup of course!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Basic Needs & Security
    How did you incorporate using an entire vegetable (skins, peels, tops, and stalks) during one of your meal preps? What's something new you're going to try that is a zero-waste meal practice?
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    Rachel Kiep 4/13/2023 4:21 PM
    Since the weather has been nicer, I've found myself going to the farmer's market every Sunday. I bring my own produce bags in order to avoid using the plastic bags they offer. Since I've been gardening a lot lately, I've been throwing peels and other parts of vegetables that have either gone bad, or that I don't want to eat, into the soil of my garden. So far, the bees have not left the garden, if anything, there are more! I want to continue educating myself on composting and hopefully get my family and friends to incorporate it into their lives as well.
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      Rachel Kiep 4/13/2023 4:25 PM
      -I also use stalks, tops and peels to make veggie broth! :)
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate & Ecosystems
    How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?
    Rachel Kiep's avatar
    Rachel Kiep 4/13/2023 4:16 PM
    I've planted 15 trees, along with rosemary, thyme, green onion, parsley, beginning to sprout avocados, heirloom tomatoes and lots of flowers. It has improved my mental, spiritual and physical health immensely. Not only does it get me to go outside and provides a light workout, but I have been a more positive person as I've learned to be more patient and kinder through gardening.
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