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Campus Ecochallenge

Riley Bartholic

Asheville High School

""Nature is not a place to visit, it is home." –Gary Snyder."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
891 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

54

organic meals

consumed
UP TO

11

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

51

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

136

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

66

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

20

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

155

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

202

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

1,212

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

1,870

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

368

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

5.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

450

minutes

spent learning

Riley's actions

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 2 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 34
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) each day from local producers.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 33
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 45 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 10 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 26
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 Healthy Sleep

Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

Riley Bartholic 12/06/2023 10:03 AM

I probably get 6-8 hours of sleep a day and I would like to shift that to 8-10 hours. To do this I should turn off my phone earlier so I go to bed earlier.

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- Sofia Badillo 12/07/2023 5:11 PM
  
  I completely agree Riley. I also usually only get around 6 hours of sleep a day. Yes I know, that is not great but I procrastinate alot during the same and tend to wait to do all my homework at night. So, at night I tend to have a lot to do. I would like to shift my sleeping patterns during J term to at least try and get around 8-9 hours of sleep each night. To do this, I will set a restricted time limit of being on my phone.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Choose Organic Ingredients

Many people say that “you can’t feed the world with just organic food.” How would you respond to that statement?

Riley Bartholic 12/06/2023 10:00 AM

Many people say that “you can’t feed the world with just organic food.” How would you respond to that statement?
I would say to that, yes, we can't currently feed the world with only organic food, but we can in the future if we all work together towards a common goal.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

How does food sovereignty address the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems?

Riley Bartholic 11/21/2023 10:00 AM

Food Sovereignty addresses the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems because ensures that all people get culturally/geologically appropriate, healthy, and sustainable food.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

Riley Bartholic 11/16/2023 9:54 AM

People in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places because meat is easier to get for the people in richer countries. Eating more meat affects our planet and other people because animals produce C02 and the more animals we eat the more are raised just to die, and in their lifetimes are producing a lot of C02. Eating more meat affects other people because it leaves other people with less meat to eat and they might not have alternitives.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Locally-Sourced Meals

If you were to only eat what is in season locally from now on, what would be the most difficult food item for you to give up? Why?

Riley Bartholic 11/16/2023 9:48 AM

The most difficult food item to give up for me would be apples. I love apples and normally eat 1-2 a day, so this would be hard for me to give up on because there are great add-ons to lunch or for a snack and I don't know what I would replace them with.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for using every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable (including the skins, tops, stalks, etc.) during your next meal prep?

Riley Bartholic 11/16/2023 9:44 AM

You can incorporate using an entire vegetable by saving the peels, tops, and ends in a frozen bag to later use to make stock. This will save waste and give you more food with just a little water!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?

Riley Bartholic 11/16/2023 9:41 AM

The barriers to using reusable water bottles and tap water instead of bottled water is the ease of access, you can get a bottle of water anywhere and you don't have to carry the bottle after you're done with it.
You can change this habit buy buying a reusable water bottle and if you already have one, by using it. It will benefit you and the environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

Riley Bartholic 11/16/2023 9:36 AM

Washing clothes with strong cleaners and detergents can be harmful to freshwater rivers and lakes if the dirty water goes straight into the river. You can Maintain Growth around the banks of water systems to improve their health.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Adjust the Thermostat

Your utility company is able to tell you your average energy usage. Ask them how your energy usage compares to others in your ZIP code, region, and/or state. What other steps can you take each day to reduce your electricity usage?

Riley Bartholic 11/16/2023 9:32 AM

Other steps that you can take to reduce your electricity use are turning off anything when not in use, Lights, TVs, Computers, etc.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four in the US spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Riley Bartholic 11/13/2023 8:49 AM

Yes, this does surprise me as this is a lot of food wasted and I thought that this number would be around 15-20 pounds, not 240. This money could be used towards donations to people who are in need of food.

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