Amy Van Saun

OSB Sustainable Future Section

"To advocate for a food system that works with, not against, our environment and to eat the change I want to see. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
241 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

100

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

10

pounds

waste composted
UP TO

14

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Amy's actions

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy from a Farmers Market

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers for my lunches at work or school.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 per day that I do this.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Amy Van Saun 10/19/2016 8:36 AM

I just bought 1/2 a pasture raised pig from a local farmer - so my chest freezer will be full of good pork raised to the highest ethical and environmental standards! This is the cheapest way to get good meat - bulk!

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Amy Van Saun 10/14/2016 10:23 AM

Remembered my hydroflask for to do coffee this morning (guest teaching a class at 8am = NEED COFFEE) and brought lunch in a glass snap-lid container. Not using disposable food and beverage containers is always a challenge when you eat and drink out, so that is one of my favorite goals for this challenge. So far, so good.

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- Amy Van Saun 10/14/2016 10:31 AM
  
  I am a member of GoBox and I love it! Bringing my own container for left overs at a sit down restaurant is a really good idea I hadn't thought of, thank you.
  
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- Noel Tavan 10/14/2016 10:27 AM
  
  Hello Amy, a lot of places (food carts mostly) will take your reusable container to put food in. Check the "To GO box" program in Portland. You could always go out and sit down and bring your reusable container in case you got left over.
  
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