Pauline Archer

YCP Fall 2024

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participant impact

UP TO

33

more servings

of fruits and vegetables
UP TO

6.0

educational videos

watched
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175

minutes

spent learning

Pauline's actions

Industry

Plastics Audit

Reduced Plastics

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

More Fruits And Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 3 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Learn about Biochar

Biochar Production

I will spend 20 minutes learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Watch Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series

Family Planning and Education

I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Recycle Everything I Can

Recycling; Recycled Metals; Recycled Plastics

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, including electronics and metals.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Pauline Archer 10/25/2024 3:14 PM

It's very interesting learning about the differences between sell, use, and best by dates. I already knew that I could eat certain foods beyond the best-by date, as long as they don't exhibit signs of spoilage, but seeing that there isn't a universally accepted description is really surprising. Same with it not being a federally regulated thing, beyond baby formula.
I think if more people are aware of this, this can really help in reducing food waste. It is a fact that not only the meal is wasted, but every step of the process of getting food to that plate is wasted as well when it's not eaten. We should do our best to reduce that loss.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Watch Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series

What was an inspiring thing you learned in Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series?

Pauline Archer 10/08/2024 3:33 PM

It's really interesting seeing the tie between privilege and climate change, and how a lot of the solutions that a lot of figures tend to push are inaccessible to those who are poor. Solutions towards climate change cannot be inflexible. It needs to be able to meld and work with different environments, people, and ways of living- or else solutions will stay as theoretical solutions, not actual actions.

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