Dean O'Daffer
"Learn to walk with lighter footsteps."
POINTS TOTAL
- 40 TODAY
- 215 THIS WEEK
- 810 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO23milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO23milestraveled by foot
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UP TO18pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO6.0poundswaste composted
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UP TO33single-use bagsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1.0advocacy actioncompleted
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UP TO3.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO1,089minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO20minutesspent learning
Dean's actions
Land + Forests
Compost Food Waste
Food in the landfill is one of the main sources of greenhouse gasses. I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day by composting my food.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Use Reusable Bags
Plastic bags can be mistaken for food by many wild animals and can end up in habitats that harm wildlife. I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Grow Local
I will research and plant a garden filled with native fruits, vegetables, and flowers to nurture local wildlife and ecosystems. I will find nearby nurseries that offer plants native to my area.
Climate + Air
Use Muscle Power
I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.
Action Track: Community
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 3 hours in my community.
Land + Forests
30 for 30 in Nature
Studies have shown that when we spend consistent time in nature, our health improves, our creativity increases, and our connection to the planet gets stronger. Each day of the Ecochallenge, I will spend 30 minutes outside (in a large or small patch of nature), then share my observations, reflections, and learnings on the feed.
Land + Forests
Borrow Before I Buy
Why buy something I will only use once or a few times if someone nearby has it for me to borrow, and why not share something I have that someone may only need a few times a year? To reduce my consumption and waste, I will create or support the sharing economy with friends, family, colleagues or neighbors.
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?
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Dean O'Daffer 4/26/2024 3:00 PMwatched another episode of the 2024 summit food revolution docuseries. Fermented foods are good for your gut because they have bacteria ready to help in your large colon. -
Dean O'Daffer 4/25/2024 8:27 PMvolunteered to help with the zero waste recycle booth at the Apple blossom memorial park, The live music was well worth it.-
Shobal Roy 4/25/2024 8:38 PM👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 -
LITTY PHILIP 4/25/2024 8:36 PMhi-5
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Dean O'Daffer 4/24/2024 3:04 PMI started watching the 2024 Food Revolution Summit Docuseries today. It gives examples and personal stories of how nutritious food will give a more healthy life. -
Dean O'Daffer 4/23/2024 7:38 PMI have been reading a science fiction book about the importance of having a diversity in our seed banks, not relying exclusively on seed companies.-
Dean O'Daffer 4/24/2024 2:54 PMThe book is more like water knife, in fact it was written at an earlier time by the same author. plenty or violence and instead of California men it has calorie me, from BIG AG.
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Jeanne Poirier 4/23/2024 8:45 PMLook forward to hearing more about this book and if it's scientific or more like "The Water Knife" ??
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Dean O'Daffer 4/22/2024 8:18 PMcreated a compost bin for our community garden, used leaves, grass, shredded paper and coffee grounds, dampened it and covered. Now we wait for it to heat up.-
Swati Jain 4/22/2024 8:26 PMvery good!
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Dean O'Daffer 4/19/2024 3:36 PMSat on a Puget Sound beach, watched the seagulls and ducks, and listened to the waves landing on the shore.-
Jeanne Poirier 4/19/2024 9:21 PMHow beautiful and lucky to breathe this in. ENJOY!
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Dean O'Daffer 4/17/2024 8:01 PMApril is the best month to see the balsomroot plants sunning themselves. -
Dean O'Daffer 4/16/2024 7:22 PMBesides being healthy for you, eating fresh fruits and vegetables provides us with good compost materials. -
Dean O'Daffer 4/15/2024 9:45 PMTo day the wind started early, it was buffeting the tomatoes plants, we will see how they are tomorrow-
Jeanne Poirier 4/16/2024 6:44 PM47mph highest winds here and colder temperatures - lucky us for cool weather awhile longer. Hang in there tomatoes - there is nothing better than a fresh home grown tomato IMHO. -
Ahamed mukthar Amurdeen 4/15/2024 9:47 PMNice we will wait .... the nature is always beauty
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Dean O'Daffer 4/14/2024 10:04 AMyesterday was a great day, went to the earth fair and did some planting of vegetables-
Jeanne Poirier 4/14/2024 7:31 PMThanks for you great help and support Dean. It was an awesome event!!
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