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Welcome to Earth Month Ecochallenge 2022: Sustainable Development Goals!

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Earth Month Ecochallenge 2022: Sustainable Development Goals
April 1 - April 30, 2022
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Kerry Hoeschen

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 296 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1,535
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,535
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen

Kerry's actions

Education & Livelihood

Research Impact Investing

SDG #8 Work & Economy

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing or my current investment portfolio to determine if they align with my values.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Learn About Equitable Food Access

SDG #10 Reduced Inequalities

I will spend 30 minutes learning about equitable food access and how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Spend Time Outside

SDG #3 Health & Well-Being

I will replace 60 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Plant a tree

Self explanatory. Plant a tree, and take a photo of it. The goal: More trees. Why did I chose it? Because I just did it, and whew...not easy work!

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Basic Needs & Security

Know Your Produce

SDG #2 Zero Hunger

I will visit ewg.org to learn about and use their Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen produce lists.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Basic Needs & Security Know Your Produce
    What surprised you about the two produce lists? How will you use these lists for your grocery shopping? Have you used these lists before?
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    Kerry Hoeschen 4/11/2022 6:33 AM
    Hmm. I already filled this in, but I guess the gist was that I always forget celery is part of the dirty dozen.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Education & Livelihood Research Impact Investing
    After learning more about investing, how can you increase positive impacts and decrease negative impacts?
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    Kerry Hoeschen 4/11/2022 6:32 AM
    This has been on my to do list for so very long! It's great to have these resources to learn about the "how"!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity Spend Time Outside
    What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?
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    Kerry Hoeschen 4/08/2022 12:07 PM
    I think we work to keep things that are important to our lives. The absence of green spaces in our lives may lead us to further ignore the destruction of natural spaces, resources and a habitable environment along with them
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity Learn About Equitable Food Access
    How is food equity and access linked to a sustainable future?
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    Kerry Hoeschen 4/07/2022 1:42 PM
    This article was really interesting! https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/coronavirus-community-power/2020/05/11/whats-in-a-social-justice-diet
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