Carolina Ruiz
4/30/2022 7:32 PM
Pasta recipe: Stir fry cherry tomatoes and 100 gr of leek onions, add salt , pepper , olive oil and voilá! Add it to your favorite pasta, mine is spaghetti!
Carolina Ruiz
"I may not change the world, but I can change a bit the place I live in"
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participant impact
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UP TO528gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO48zero-waste mealsconsumed
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UP TO85minutesspent learning
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UP TO27meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO8.2poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO17pounds of CO2have been saved
Carolina's actions
Economy & Communities
Carry My Trash
SDG #12 Consumption & Production
I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me each day to raise my awareness of how much waste I produce.
Climate & Ecosystems
Ecological & Xeriscape Gardening
SDG #14 & 15
I will do one or more of the following actions in my yard, or volunteer in my community: plant indigenous plants, landscape with water-efficient plants, add mulching, replace a lawn, and/or use eco-friendly fertilizers.
Basic Needs & Security
Take 5-Minute Or Less Showers
SDG #6 Water & Sanitation
I will save up to 6 gallons (23 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers. Tip: Use a timer to practice or count to 60 a few times.
Basic Needs & Security
Make Zero-Waste Meals
SDG #2 Zero Hunger
I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero waste each day.
Basic Needs & Security
Reduce Animal Product Consumption
SDG #2 Zero Hunger
I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Health & Equity
Practice Mindfulness
SDG #3 Health & Well-Being
I will spend 5 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBasic Needs & SecurityWhat was the tastiest meatless or vegan meal you ever had or had recently? Did you make it? Can you share a recipe?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBasic Needs & SecurityHow did you incorporate using an entire vegetable (skins, peels, tops, and stalks) during one of your meal preps? What's something new you're going to try that is a zero-waste meal practice?
Carolina Ruiz 4/30/2022 7:17 PMAlthough I don't eat some peels such as banana or papaya peels, I put them in the compost bins. -
Carolina Ruiz 4/30/2022 7:10 PMPlastic bottles filled with wrappings are commonly received by organizations to produce a new material: plastic bricks. Ideally, we should Reduce more than recycle, however in the "plastic era " this is a big challenge and it could be a temporary solution.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBasic Needs & SecurityWith 5-minute or less showers reducing your water footprint, what do you plan to add next to your water conservation habits?
Carolina Ruiz 4/30/2022 7:02 PMI sometimes place a bucket in the shower so I can reuse water in the toilets, there are times I forget so I must remind myself to do it always. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONEconomy & CommunitiesWhat one thing will you do right away to reduce your waste? What is the second thing you will do?
Carolina Ruiz 4/30/2022 6:52 PMI use to take reusable cups with me everywhere after feeling overwhelmed of how much cups and disposables are used in restaurants. I also take small wrappings and plastics to my recycle bins at home.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONClimate & EcosystemsWhat ecological or xeriscape landscaping practices do you have? How has your landscape changed from these practices?
Carolina Ruiz 4/29/2022 9:41 AMI go with my neighbors every Saturday to make mulching and composting practices that help us reduce, reuse food and yard waste. We have added native plants that have flourished attracting pollinating insects! -
Carolina Ruiz 4/29/2022 9:08 AMThe Biodigester Bale, also known as Silva Digester Bale, is a process that allows the biological degradation of organic matter into fertilizer, an organic material containing bioavailable nutrients for plants and organisms that benefit soil quality.
The digester bales have become an alternative for the use of organic waste, which is gaining more and more strength in various cities of Colombia and is beginning to be implemented in other countries with great success.
