Serena Birchard is participating in the Drawdown Ecochallenge 2026!

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Drawdown Ecochallenge 2026

Serena's points

0 TODAY
70 THIS WEEK
894 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

72

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

494

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

51

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Serena's actions

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 24
DAILY ACTIONS

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 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Cook With Seaweed

Seaweed Farming

I will use seaweed in a new recipe.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

Reduced Food Waste

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?
Serena Birchard 3/17/2026 7:49 PM

I find that when I eat mindfully, without some sort of media distraction, I eat slower. I also enjoy eating outside at school if I bring a packed lunch with me. It feels kind of weird at first, especially if I'm by myself because a natural habit is to go on my phone but it's nice to slow down for a little bit.

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Serena Birchard 3/12/2026 8:03 PM

I've been consciously trying to make coffee in my apartment instead of getting a drink in a cafe and using their single use plastic cups. Also saves me money! I just learned how to make my own cold brew!

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Serena Birchard 3/06/2026 8:20 PM

So far, eating meatless meals has been a lot easier than I expected. Before this challenge I only really ate meals with meat for dinner, so it hasn't been too big of a shock to shift to vegetarian. I've also been checking my food labels for palm oil and avoid it after talking about it in class.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

What recipe did you make and how did it turn out? Will you cook with seaweed again?
Serena Birchard 3/03/2026 8:24 PM

Since I'm doing meatless meals for this challenge too, I made veggie sushi rolls tonight! They turned out really good, I added rice, soy sauce, cucumbers, carrots, lettuce, and snap peas. 10/10 would make again

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