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Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
Danielle Johnson's avatar

Danielle Johnson

Green Metro

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  • 331 TOTAL

Danielle's actions

Food

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about food with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

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Food

Buy from a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

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Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and/or unsubscribing from catalogs.

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Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

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spend 30 minutes of dedicated time with my son each day

I will spend 30 minutes of time with my son each day, during which I will not check my email or text messages or surf the internet or watch TV or talk on the phone, etc. My goal is to just enjoy dedicated time with my son and hopefully make it a habit that sticks. I chose this goal because I recognize that I don't often give him that dedication - I'm always multi-tasking, and I feel like I'm short changing him.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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    Danielle Johnson 10/28/2016 5:09 PM
    I did it! I opted out of junk mail today!! 
    And I remembered I donated a 12-pack of tuna to the Tour of Untimely Departures Halloween collection, which benefits the Oregon Food Bank, so I think that counts as connecting with a non-profit. Yay!
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    Danielle Johnson 10/24/2016 10:10 AM
    I'm finding it easier than I thought it would be for me to spend at least 30 dedicated minutes every day with my son (without electronic distractions). Just getting him ready for bed each night takes more than 30 minutes, so I just have to be sure I don't surf the internet while he's in his bath or check my email in between bedtime stories, or cave into his requests to watch Peppa Pig or Sandra Boynton's Sunggle Puppy or Personal Penguin music videos in bed. So far so good :)
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    Danielle Johnson 10/17/2016 10:01 AM
    Had a fabulous, if not brief, visit with my dad and step mom this weekend. We went to the farmer's market by PSU and bought "king salmon" (which turned out to be a delicious steelhead), Yukon gold potatoes, super sweet corn, and mizuna. Had an out-of this-world grilled corn/yellow squash/tomato/onion/mizuna salad with grilled fish and potatoes. Yum! Watched Food Inc, which was a little horrifying, but only took away slightly from the delicious meal :)
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    Danielle Johnson 10/14/2016 9:32 AM
    My dad and step mom will be in town this weekend and I'm hoping to make a trip to the farmer's market and (if they're interested) watch a documentary about food and discuss it over a lovely meal :)
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