Magnolia Martin

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
186 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

12

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

12

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

6.3

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

65

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

10

more servings

of fruits and vegetables
UP TO

120

minutes

spent learning

Magnolia'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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

Family Planning and Education

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Learn about 'Green Gentrification'

Multiple Solutions

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Explore Other Transportation Solutions

All Transportation Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Transportation Solutions.

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Try Carpooling

Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 2 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Learn about the Need for Family Planning

What did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?

Magnolia Martin 5/23/2024 12:16 PM

I learned that family planning can be very beneficial to the prevention of STDs and unwanted pregnancies. It can also help the increasing population to slow down. There is a large need for family prevention in places of poverty and less wealthy places. A lot of people don’t have the right access to contraceptives and birth control and are forced to have kids simply because of where they are or how much money they have. Some organizations are donating free contraceptives for those in need.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings 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?

Magnolia Martin 5/09/2024 2:18 PM

There are multiple ways that cities can take action on the issue of climate change without changing the costs of housing and basic living. The city can enforce recycling, turning off lights when we don’t need them, and installing energy-efficient lights like LEDs. Cities can also make it more bike accessible so fewer people are driving and emitting CO2.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Eat Mindfully

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?

Magnolia Martin 5/06/2024 12:07 PM

I find that when I eat without distractions or technology I enjoy my food more. When I am eating and scrolling on my phone I don't think about what I am eating I kind of zone out.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use More Fruits And Veggies

How does eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affect yourself, other people, and our planet?

Magnolia Martin 5/06/2024 12:02 PM

Eating more fruits and vegetables helps me to stay in shape and helps me feel good. When I eat too much processed food I start feeling bad and like I am crawling out of my skin. Eating less meat can help to not over use our resources.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Practice the 5 Rs

What are some more "Rs" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?

Magnolia Martin 5/03/2024 11:54 AM

I can make sure that I am looking at everything I throw away to see if it can be recycled. I can also try to use more metal and glass products that are reusable and to use less one-use plastic items.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Explore Other Transportation Solutions

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

Magnolia Martin 4/29/2024 12:23 PM

I found out about a lot of different ways of transportation that do not take as much energy and reduce carbon emissions. I also realized that I am doing more of these on a regular basis than I knew. I thought that it was interesting that project drawdown was encouraging people to work from home and do business meetings from home because there is already an increase in office space vacancies.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Try Carpooling

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

Magnolia Martin 4/29/2024 12:20 PM

I frequently go to school and hang out with my friends so I could start carpooling to school with my neighbors and carpooling with my friends to wherever we decide to hang out.

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