Drawdown Ecochallenge 2025

Danny Morehouse

"I want to hold myself accountable in regards to my food waste & energy use. I hope to use this challenge as an opportunity to keep record of my progress and see how much I change over the course of the month."

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participant impact

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1.0

carbon footprint

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Danny's 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

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.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Calculate My Household Carbon Footprint

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Danny Morehouse 3/23/2025 9:17 AM
- 27-DAY STREAK
Even though I already completed my one-time challenge involving seaweed, I still had left over chips that I've incorporated into other meals/snacks. Eating them with veggies is a great spicy kick, and I recently dipped them in hummus. The chili lime seasoning on them is truly incredible! The brand is called 'Gimme' for anyone who wants to know.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

After you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?
Danny Morehouse 3/18/2025 7:03 PM
- 27-DAY STREAK
When I'm home, my friends and I drive our own cars to a lot of meet-ups. Putting this data into a carbon calculator contributed an ALARMING amount to my personal output. When I reduced my own vehicle contribution in the calculator, it lopped off an extraordinary amount. After spending a semester here without a vehicle and carpooling to every event, I've noticed how much more convenient it is as well. I will definitely advocate for my friend group to meet up at a specific location and send one vehicle down for a day trip (beach, casino, etc.).

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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?
Danny Morehouse 3/18/2025 7:00 PM
- 27-DAY STREAK
I made a chicken noodle dish with crushed up seaweed chips (chili lime flavor). The saltiness & crunch added to the meal was a great addition, and I will surely experiment in the future with other recipes.

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Danny Morehouse 3/16/2025 1:59 PM
- 27-DAY STREAK
My daily challenge is reducing my personal food waste, and over the course of 2 weeks, I've noticed that my grocery bills have been cheaper since becoming mindful of my eating habits! Whenever I go to the store, I think meaningfully about whether or not this item would go to waste - and 2 weeks ago they probably would have. I've been buying less produce expecting to use it, I only buy produce for meals I intend to prepare on the same day.

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Danny Morehouse 3/09/2025 10:53 AM
- 27-DAY STREAK
My daily challenge is reducing food waste, and I've noticed that most of the composting on campus is located in classroom buildings - not residential areas. It has been a challenge to effectively compost items like banana peels, paper cutlery, etc.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
Danny Morehouse 3/02/2025 1:00 PM
- 27-DAY STREAK
As a member of a family of 4, I could think of a variety of outlets where we could spend that $1,500. That could help my brother and I pay for expenses while attending college, or my parents with paying off bills. It could allow all of us to invest in high-quality, sustainable clothing. It could allow us to invest in local food options that will be less likely to go to waste. There are so many ways we could spend the money, and instead, we're throwing it away. With this aspect as my daily challenge, I hope to become more self aware of how much food I serve to myself in order to limit waste.

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