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Janet Beach Davis

Heartland College EASC 111 Summer 2025

"You are making a difference every day, and every day you get to choose what it is. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,030 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    75
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    70
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    donation
    made
  • UP TO
    166
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    2.0
    women, BIPOC, and immigrant-owned businesses
    supported
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    397
    minutes
    spent learning

Janet 's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

More Fruits And Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Share Your Story

Share Your Aha Moment

Fill out this form and share your Ecochallenge story with us!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Practice the 5 Rs

Recycling

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Learn More about Micro Wind

Micro Wind Turbines

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

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 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Explore My Area

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 30 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

Indigenous Peoples' Forest Tenure

I will donate to Native American Rights Fund, which protects tribal natural resources and environmental rights and promotes Native American Human Rights.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics; Reduced Plastics

I will avoid buying and using 2 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

Support Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or Immigrants

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will spend 30 minutes researching and shopping from 2 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed


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    Janet Beach Davis 7/25/2025 2:07 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    We are finishing strong! #4 in total points, #10 in points per member!

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    Janet Beach Davis 7/25/2025 2:05 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    We have today until the points competition for the extra credit is over. I’ll grab the points list at 11:59 pm and if you are in the top ten, you will see EC show up on your essay.

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    Janet Beach Davis 7/23/2025 3:27 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    We broke 10,000 points! Fantastic work wveryone! Look at the impact you are having in just a few weeks.

    • Raimonda Karalius's avatar
      Raimonda Karalius 7/23/2025 4:30 PM
      That’s amazing! So proud of everyone’s effort, just shows what we can do when we work together.

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    Janet Beach Davis 7/22/2025 12:20 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    9603 points! #4 overall! Think we can get to 10,000?
    Just three days to go!

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    Janet Beach Davis 7/18/2025 9:42 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    Right now we are 11th overall in points per member, and #4 in total points per team! We can make #1!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education
    Which businesses that you researched are you excited to support? Are you already supporting businesses that you didn't know were owned by women, people of color, or immigrants?

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    Janet Beach Davis 7/17/2025 7:32 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    I have found so many women owned businesses! Hint water is one of my favorites. I love discovering that a favorite business is women or POC owned.

    • Gianna Marko's avatar
      Gianna Marko 8/27/2025 7:08 AM
      That's so cool! I didn't know that Hint water was women owned.

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    Janet Beach Davis 7/15/2025 8:13 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    We are 12 in points per member as 5th in overall points! Fantastic work! Two weeks to go!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Sinks
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?

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    Janet Beach Davis 7/13/2025 7:09 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    You get to really experience a place when you walk through it, especially when you walk slowly. You see so much during a nice amble. And without a time frame you can spend time in the timeless woods. Go until you feel relaxed and refreshed and ready to people again.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry
    How could you incorporate other "Rs" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "Rs" make you feel?

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    Janet Beach Davis 7/13/2025 7:06 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    Recycling is just second nature for me. I tend to reuse and repurpose whatever comes in and recycle when I’m finally done with it. Especially jars. I love a good jar!

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    Janet Beach Davis 7/11/2025 1:03 PM
    • TEAM CAPTAIN
    We are #6 in overall points and 13 in ranking (points per member) out of 92 teams!
    Way to go!