Micah Garrity
5/30/2024 11:33 AM
There are abortion restrictions in North Carolina.
Micah Garrity
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 301 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO10meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO15zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO90minutesspent learning
Micah's actions
Health and Education
Learn about the Need for Family Planning
Family Planning and Education
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.
Health and Education
Research Barriers to Participation and Representation
Family Planning and Education
I will spend at least 50 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.
Buildings
Learn about 'Green Gentrification'
Multiple Solutions
I will spend at least 50 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Food Waste
Reduced Food Waste
I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.
Transportation
Riding My Skateboard
I chose this because it is how I get around without using a car.
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
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.
Participant Feed
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth and Education Research Barriers to Participation and RepresentationWhat are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth and Education Learn about the Need for Family PlanningWhat did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?
Micah Garrity 5/30/2024 11:32 AMI learned today that not all countries have access to family planning. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Animal ProductsWhy do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?
Micah Garrity 5/29/2024 12:04 PMPeople in richer countries eat more meat because they can afford it. Eating meat gives us protein but it supporting the meat industry emits carbon -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Zero-Waste CookingIn North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
Micah Garrity 5/29/2024 11:57 AMI can use all parts of a cucumber in a salad because all parts of it are edible -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings Learn about 'Green Gentrification'Cities and towns need to plan for climate change. How can your city or town make its climate action plans equitable and socially just?
Micah Garrity 5/09/2024 12:04 PMWe can create clean jobs for displaced people that lost jobs in green gentrification and involve ourselves in our community more