Ecochallenge.org

Campus Ecochallenge

Xiu Mei Golden

Macalester College

"I am committed to doing my part in limiting waste and protecting our planet"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
621 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

advocacy action

completed
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

46

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

205

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

467

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

630

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

10

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

1.0

public official or leader

contacted
UP TO

2.0

whole food meals

consumed

Xiu Mei's actions

Action Track: Building Resilience

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

Community

Express My Support

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home or dorm room.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 20 minute(s)

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Food Lifestyle

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Tend a Garden

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Leave No Trace

I will practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 12
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 10
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
Simplicity Limit Social Media

Social media can keep us connected with loved ones, make us laugh, and help us to learn new things. It can also create echo chambers and take more time than we realize or intend to give. After completing this action for a few days, how do you feel? What do you notice?

Xiu Mei Golden 4/23/2021 12:47 PM

Since doing this action for multiple days in a row, I get a lot more done. I choose to read a book or listen to a podcast instead of going on social media which means there are less distractions popping up on my phone.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity De-Clutter My Home or Dorm Room

How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more unnecessary things in the future?

Xiu Mei Golden 4/22/2021 6:03 PM

It always is the things that you never need but once every few months that clutters my room. If I don't use it often, then it doesn't have a place which means it ends up on the floor, or my dresser, or somewhere else. I have a box right now that I keep things like this in and it has been helping.

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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?

Xiu Mei Golden 4/21/2021 7:42 AM

Meat is expensive due to all the resources that go into producing it. I think that it is not worth eating meat due to the all the environmental impacts that it has.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Less Screen Time

What did you notice in implementing this challenge? Was it hard to choose other activities over screen time? How did you decide to spend your time?

Xiu Mei Golden 4/20/2021 1:35 PM

A personal challenge I have set during this year was to read more books and this challenge has really helped move that along as I am actively avoiding screen time as much as possible

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Xiu Mei Golden 4/12/2021 4:36 PM

There’s a lot more you can enjoy in the cities when walking in them. Plus much more wildlife,

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