Earth Month Ecochallenge 2023: Sustainable Development Goals

April 1 - April 30, 2023

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Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Claudia Ramirez 4/30/2023 6:07 PM
Earth and nature is beautiful! We shall take care of it and cherish what we have. 💚

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Claudia Ramirez 4/30/2023 5:59 PM
Today is the last day of Earth Month but I will continue with the challenge as I got to learn a lot and able to come up with great ideas! Also, it was a nice eye opener.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health & Equity

What did you watch, and what was the most important thing you learned in the documentaries you watched? How does what you learned connect to your understanding of climate change and Earth Month?
Claudia Ramirez 4/30/2023 5:58 PM
I watched a few short documentaries on YouTube about equity gender health and peace. The most important thing I learned is that everybody contributes and play a huge role when it comes to climate change and earth month.

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Samantha Waters 4/30/2023 1:47 PM
Went on a hike with my dog this morning and got a tick 😭

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- Claudia Ramirez 4/30/2023 6:11 PM
  No bueno!
  
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- Katie Shonk 4/30/2023 2:04 PM
  My son went camping with scouts this weekend, and there were everywhere!
  
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Jessica Jones 4/30/2023 9:47 AM
Time has definitely flown with this challenge. So proud of my team and all the thought provoking actions.

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- Claudia Ramirez 4/30/2023 6:10 PM
  It was a pleasure! Hopefully, we can start a NE blog for Alliance were we can share recipes, gather for clean ups (adopt a highway), progress on planting, etc.
  
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Claudia Ramirez 4/29/2023 5:47 PM
Today I came with the idea of using old gutters to put on my garden to place strawberries, black berries, and some spices that droop down! It would be much better than being in the ground less pest or little bunnies not eating the berries. Let's see how it goes this summer!

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- Jessica Jones 4/30/2023 9:48 AM
  That is very smart! Probably save your back too and reusing the gutters that would end up in the landfill
  
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- Samantha Waters 4/30/2023 1:47 PM
  Let me know how it goes! That’s a really cool idea!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Education & Livelihood

Are your colleagues interested in the Ecochallenge? What kind of conversations and feedback have you received?
Claudia Ramirez 4/29/2023 5:38 PM
Some of my colleagues were not interested in the ecochallange but by watching their actions they were doing the challenge without even knowing. For instance, attended a clean up, created a garden, recycling, ride share, etc.

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Claudia Ramirez 4/29/2023 5:28 PM
Today we went to a local plant nursery to see which trees and bushes we will be buying this time for pollinators!

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Claudia Ramirez 4/29/2023 5:22 PM
So today I learned about aquaponics (Aquaponics is a food production system that couples aquaculture with hydroponics whereby the nutrient-rich aquaculture water is fed to hydroponically grown plants). I learned about the benefits and disadvantages! Overall it's more work as you need to maintain PH levels and their nitrogen levels. Imma give it a try for the second time but the selection of plants for aquaponics is very limited.

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Samantha Waters 4/29/2023 5:21 PM
Me and my roommate went to the farmers market today!

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