Abel Chavelas
"My mission is to be more sustainable and garden more "
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO6.0whole food mealsconsumed
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UP TO2.0zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO646minutesspent exercising
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UP TO1,080minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO10poundswaste composted
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UP TO7.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO545minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO10minutesspent learning
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UP TO10peoplehelped
Abel's actions
Food
Plant an Herb Garden
I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.
Food
Whole Food Lifestyle
I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.
Nature
Go for a Daily Walk
I will take a 10-minute walk outside each day.
Food
Zero-Waste Cooking
I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Nature
Practice Gratitude for Earth
I will spend 5 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.
Nature
Support Local Pollinators
At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 5 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard or local community garden.
Nature
Spend Time Outside
I will replace 15 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.
Waste
Reduce Single-Use Disposables
Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.
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.
Health
Happiness
I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.
Health
Exercise Daily
Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.
Community
Help Others
I will offer to help 1 person(s) who are in need each day.
Water
Eco-friendly Gardening
I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.
Participant Feed
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Abel Chavelas 4/26/2021 9:52 PMI made a terrarium today and I walked my dog -
Abel Chavelas 4/25/2021 8:34 PMI took my tattoo and dog on a walk today and saw the sunset. My tattoo was happy and my dog pretended to pee over 10 times because he liked the sunset and wanted to be walked longer. I also started over 400 plants and gave 3 plants away. -
Abel Chavelas 4/24/2021 4:17 PMI transferred my pole bean starts from plastic containers to paper. I will reuse and collect plastic containers but for my plant starts that I will sell and trade I will use paper/ cowpeat pots -
Abel Chavelas 4/22/2021 7:59 PMI stared at trees and counted 100 dots 4 times for 2 trees and it was very appreciative of nature and earth day. I also ate kale and kale is vegan-
April Ann Fong 4/24/2021 1:20 PM:D thanks for counting the dots!
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Abel Chavelas 4/20/2021 3:37 PMI took my dog outside today. and planted some sunflower starts -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Reduce Single-Use DisposablesWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What did you substitute or could be substituted instead?
Abel Chavelas 4/16/2021 10:34 PMPlastic bottle and cans as well as the plastic containers that my vegan cheese comes in. I will try to Find vegan cheese in a farmers market thats inside of glass containers and I will drink out of my water bottle more. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunity Help OthersIn your opinion, how do social inequalities diminish a strong sense of community?
Abel Chavelas 4/15/2021 10:53 PMsocial inequalities diminish the strong sense of community because those communities dont have access to the same resources such as parks and all of those pretty community gardens that areas with more wealth and resources have. Such as beaverton and their nice areas vs the poorer areas. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Practice Gratitude for EarthKathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How can we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?
Abel Chavelas 4/14/2021 7:40 PMI dont know if this is weird but I have recently started talking to my plants and hyping them up cause we vibing -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Go for a Daily WalkHow do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Exercise DailyHow can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
Abel Chavelas 4/14/2021 7:37 PMI took a hip hop class today and I sorta benched and cleaned my room