Janet Beach Davis
"Do the best you can, and when you know better, do better. - Maya Angelou"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 1,138 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO55zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO2.0donationsmade
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UP TO1,396minutesspent exercising
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UP TO2.0advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO1.0personhelped
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UP TO2.0public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO195minutesspent learning
Janet 's actions
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Smaller Portions
Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Zero-Waste Cooking
Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 1 meals with zero-waste each day.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
Buildings
Donate
Improved Clean Cookstoves
I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.
Health and Education
Help Students Overcome Health Barriers
Family Planning and Education
I will donate 10 Femme Kits to help people who menstruate overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.
Transportation
Test Drive an Electric Bike
Electric Bicycles
I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.
Transportation
Go for a Daily Walk
Walkable Cities
I will take a walk for 45 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.
Transportation
Express My Support For Walkable Cities
Walkable Cities
I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact neighborhood walkability and express my support for better walking infrastructure.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn about Local Indigenous Practices
Indigenous Peoples' Forest Tenure
I will spend at least 60 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by participating in a training, workshop, or presentation.
Electricity
Learn More about Micro Wind
Micro Wind Turbines
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.
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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Janet Beach Davis 10/31/2023 6:47 AMLet’s finish strong! It’s the last day to change the world! -
Janet Beach Davis 10/27/2023 9:10 PMThere are only a few days left. We are sitting at #8 in THE WORLD! The impact you have all made in just one month is amazing! Let's end strong!-
Anan Srivilai 10/28/2023 10:49 AMI like this challenge. Sometimes I do forget to be eco friendly but this challenge always reminds me that I should change some things I do!
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Janet Beach Davis 10/23/2023 7:39 PMWe only have about a week to go! Look at our team’s impact! You are all amazing! -
Janet Beach Davis 10/18/2023 9:15 PMWe are about halfway through! Have you developed any habits you think you will continue after the month is over?-
Ariana McCann 10/20/2023 3:01 PMIt has been nice figuring out that my family is not as dependent on meat in their meals as much as we had thought. All of my kids take to meatless dishes just fine, and it's cool knowing that helps us out economically as well as environmentally.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn about Local Indigenous PracticesWhat did you learn about indigenous peoples' land management that you can apply in your own life?
Janet Beach Davis 10/13/2023 1:39 PMI’m doing a ten month series of webinars on indigenous peoples, and what I know is how much I don’t know. Indigenous people have thousands of years of very specific environmental knowledge. Right now, what I can do is listen and learn. -
Janet Beach Davis 10/10/2023 8:07 PMI love learning new things, and this year will be all about indigenous peoples for me. I can’t wait to start a ten month class. I’m very happy to see indigenous learning in the ecochallenge. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn the Truth About Expiration DatesHow does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
Janet Beach Davis 10/10/2023 8:03 PMOk, this is worrisome. These dates mean nothing, aren’t truly “safety” dates, and don’t even have to be there! -
Janet Beach Davis 10/09/2023 8:08 PMOh no! Portland Community College is ahead of us! We can’t let that happen! -
Janet Beach Davis 10/06/2023 8:46 PMAre you sitting down? We are #5!-
Mary Hanks 10/06/2023 9:17 PMCongratulations!
I'm thrilled that my tiny three-person team, Sustainable Houston, is currently #40!
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Janet Beach Davis 10/04/2023 9:31 PMWe are #7! And soooo close to being #6!