Jeffrey Kohne

Community Team

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
588 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

40

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

16

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

13

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

540

gallons of water

have been saved

Jeffrey's actions

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Jeffrey Kohne 4/18/2019 10:04 PM
Feeling pretty good just past the half-way mark. I did notice that during a short weekend vacation, it was much more difficult to achieve my goals (especially when travel involves eating out a lot). Glad to be back home and on track again.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? Do you know how your compost will be used and the benefits it has on the environment?
Jeffrey Kohne 4/10/2019 6:14 AM
There are several approaches we take in this area: 1) compost everything that we would normally put down the disposal (daily habit). 2) eat up leftover food before it goes bad/stale or becomes unappetizing (ongoing fridge-management). 3) for food that does have to be thrown away either, first attempt to either give to our flock of chickens (such as stale bread), dogs (if reasonably healthful) or put into the compost.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

Our ability to recycle certain things ebbs and flows based upon many factors. Luckily there are places that accept uncommon things to recycle or dispose of in a less harmful way. What did you find when looking for places to recycle items that can't be recycled in your curbside bin?
Jeffrey Kohne 4/07/2019 3:23 PM
While searching (on the web) for places to recycle certain items, it became clear that some items simply have few or no local options for recycling. However, for these items I did come across ideas for re-use, so that is a pretty good alternative.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than in other places, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How do we start shifting a meat-focused food culture?
Jeffrey Kohne 4/07/2019 11:26 AM
We are constantly being barraged with TV commercials for fast food -- especially for burgers and other meat-based sandwiches. The money and marketing behind pushing these products far outweighs the advertising dollars for, say, broccoli and spinach. These commercials contain an "indulge now" message without regard to whether the food is healthy for you or the planet.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

If you were to only eat what is in season locally, what would be the hardest for you to give up?
Jeffrey Kohne 4/03/2019 10:25 PM
For me, if I were only to eat what is in seasonal locally, the hardest food to give up would be avocados, no question!

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