

Addy Davidson
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Participant Impact
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up to1donationsmade
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up to160minutesspent learning
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up to77locally sourced mealsconsumed
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up to44zero-waste mealsconsumed
Addy's Actions
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
New Home
I will spend 15 minutes per day/2 hours per week investigating the location of our new family compound. With Covid, most of the work is online, but I hope to develop a short list of possibilities to visit once restrictions abate. When we retire, we hope to move to a small holding where we can grow more food and teach the grandkids how to shape their environment responsibly.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Explore Other Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions
All Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions
I will spend at least 60 minutes researching other Drawdown Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture
Conservation Agriculture, Regenerative Annual Cropping
I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.
Food
Smaller Portions
Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
Materials
Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants
Farm Irrigation Efficiency
I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.
Food
Zero-waste Cooking
Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Fund Family Planning
Health and Education
I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.
Materials
Choose Recycled Paper
Recycled Paper
I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.
Electricity Generation
Explore Other Electricity Solutions
All Electricity Solutions
I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Solutions.
Transport
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.
Land Use
Forest-Friendly Foods 1
Tropical Forest Restoration
I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.
Food
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
Materials
Research Cement Alternatives
Alternative Cement
I will spend at least 30 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.
Materials
Go Paperless
Recycled Paper
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
Buildings and Cities
Research Heat Pumps
High-Efficiency Heat Pumps
I will spend at least 45 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.
Buildings and Cities
Research Retrofitting Incentives
Building Retrofitting
I will spend at least 45 minutes finding out if my city, region, state, or country offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.
Electricity Generation
Advocate for Solar Installation
Distributed Solar Photovoltaics
I will create a plan to and advocate for solar installation at my business, apartment building, or campus.
Materials
Recycle Everything I Can
Recycling
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, making sure to not contaminate recyclables with non-recyclables.
Food
Support Local Food Systems
Plant-Rich Diets
I will source 30 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.
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Addy Davidson 11/28/2020 10:17 AMWe have purchased new bikes (new to us. Second hand bikes), for exercise around town. We have a funny connundrum, in that we drive electric cars powered off the solar panels on the house -- all that is now sunk costs. Why take a bike to the grocery store, when it's far easier to take the non-gas car? Particularly if you shop like I do. Why walk to the library when you can take the bike or the car? When you undertake any major change in life, the priorities shift, and the practices shift and sometimes you make yourself crazy.
We were thinking of buying electric-assist bikes, but goodness, why? If they are for exercise, why pay 10X more? Sometimes goals and desires get all mixed up, too. -
Addy Davidson 9/18/2020 10:49 AMI have checked out from the library (now that they are staffed again) over 20 books on various eco-related subjects: eco-retrofit for existing buildings, building green in the first place, hydroponics, aquaponics, fire mitigation strategies for homeowners, building with SIPS, strawbale construction. I have purchased used books on homesteading, home butchering, canning/preserving. Covid isolation time is good reading time. -
Addy Davidson 12/04/2019 10:49 AMI'm feeling very depressed about our collective future. Some years back, we all 'needed' to do was drive about 15% less to affect the outcome. Now we could drive 50% less and still not hit the target. How likely is that to happen? It's not. I'm so depressed to see so few people caring about the issue, and I live in California where we DO care, and DO have lots of electric vehicles, and DO support solar (because we have sunshine. I'm not wagging my finger at people covered in snow at the moment!) And still too many people don't have this on their radar. -
Addy Davidson 12/01/2019 9:57 AMWe had 20 for Thanksgiving, and people were front-loaded to bring their own to-go containers for the leftovers. Now we are making turkey stock from the 2 carcasses, and my dear husband will make soup for the next month. It's my favorite holiday. But still, no waste if we can help it!
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Addy Davidson 11/22/2019 8:28 AMWhat do people think about "easier to make a great decision once than many good decisions many times"? Someone told me that - I'm sure it's a garbled version of some aphorism -- in relation to buying an electric car. How you decide about a car once every 6-7-8 (12-14-18) years, but you have to decide to bring your fabric bags every day that you go shopping. Really rang a bell with me. Of course, one can do both things -- make great decisions AND good decisions. But why wait on the big ones?-
Lacy Cagle (Ecochallenge.org Staff) 11/26/2019 9:40 AMI like your reflection on this. Both seem important!
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Addy Davidson 11/06/2019 9:58 AMWe have "Farm Fresh To You" in my area, which is where you sign up online for a box of locally grown produce. You can customize it each week for what you want, and how much.And we have "Sprouts", which is a farmer's market-style grocery store that has lots of produce as well as bins of grains/flours, etc, that you weigh out how much you want.I usually go to Sprouts, and I have made reusable net bags for my produce, and reusable cotton bags for my grains/flours. But I noticed that not all of the produce there comes from local farms. They ship in produce from all over.So, I started up with Farm Fresh, since that's local. Two deliveries now, and unfortunately, I have found they package things in plastic. So the potatoes are local, but they're in plastic bags, a big "NO" in my book. It's #5 recycleable plastic, but still. Plastic just for portioning?If I'm concerned about my personal carbon footprint, which way should I go? -
Addy Davidson 10/31/2019 8:37 AMTHIS THIS THIS THIS https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greta-thunberg-nordic-council-environmental-award-prize-instagram/ THIS THIS THIS THIS -
Addy Davidson 10/29/2019 7:33 PMJust planted winter lettuce. People talk about the beauty of living with all 4 seasons, but I really do appreciate being able to grow greens all year round. -
Addy Davidson 10/21/2019 1:34 PMWow! Globally, more people die from air pollution related illness than from Malaria and HIV combined!!! OUCH!!!!!! -
Reflection QuestionBuildings and Cities Research Heat PumpsWhy is taking action on climate change important to you? Why do you care?