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Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Whole Food Lifestyle
    Michael Pollan states that “it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor.” What are your thoughts on this assertion?

    Jorge Humberto Andonie Aguilar's avatar
    Jorge Humberto Andonie Aguilar 4/14/2021 8:32 PM
    I think that he has his opinion but I not that convince with him but like I said I respect his opinion
  • 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?

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    Jorge Humberto Andonie Aguilar 4/14/2021 8:31 PM
    probaly pizza but if i have to do it i will do it.
  • 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?

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    Jorge Humberto Andonie Aguilar 4/14/2021 8:30 PM
    tried like the seed for example of a watermelon use them and plant more ur the skin of a orange use as asoil
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Reduce Single-Use Disposables
    What 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?

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    Jorge Humberto Andonie Aguilar 4/14/2021 8:20 PM
    insted of coffe cups I better use glass cups and just wash them
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Compost Food 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? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

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    Jorge Humberto Andonie Aguilar 4/14/2021 8:19 PM
    For my plants as soil so i can get  better oxygen
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Reduce Single-Use Disposables
    What 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?

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    SARA MARCELA SOLANO VILLELA 4/13/2021 5:51 PM
    Plastic bags are the things I use the most, I replaced them with reusable cloth bags.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Carry my Trash
    What one thing could you do right away to reduce your waste?

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    SARA MARCELA SOLANO VILLELA 4/13/2021 10:49 AM
    I could try to reuse as many things as possible
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Support Businesses Owned by People of Color
    A recent Keen Independent Research Foundation study found that Minority Businesses Enterprises (MBEs) are more likely to have difficulties in receiving loans or city contracts. In what ways can you work to address systemic racism like that demonstrated in this study?

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    JOSE MANUEL MONCADA CLEMENTE 4/07/2021 7:19 AM
    I will work always by loaning people but only some money not of all it and see if they can pay it back at the end
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Help Others
    In your opinion, how do social inequalities diminish a strong sense of community?

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    JOSE MANUEL MONCADA CLEMENTE 4/07/2021 7:17 AM
    Because if a lots of people stop hanging out with other type of people, then this community starts to breeak little by little
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Meet My Neighbors
    In what ways can you create more real and meaningful interactions with friends — or strangers — each week?

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    JOSE MANUEL MONCADA CLEMENTE 4/07/2021 7:13 AM
    By showing them some more new thingsa which they could interact with like, Operacion sonrisas etc