Kuei-Ti Lu
"Do the challenge at home"
POINTS TOTAL
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- 1,757 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO2.0advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO114minutesspent learning
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
Kuei-Ti's actions
Food
Learn More about Silvopasture
Silvopasture
I will spend at least 2 minute(s) watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.
Food
Learn About Biochar
Biochar
I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.
Food
Smaller Portions
Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
Land Use
Forest-Friendly Foods 2
Tropical Forests
I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.
Transport
Use Muscle Power
Cars
I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.
Materials
Properly Dispose of Refrigerants
Refrigerant Management
I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.
Materials
Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
Multiple Industry & Materials Solutions
I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.
Materials
Advocate For More Packaging Options
Multiple Industry & Materials Solutions
I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.
Materials
Household Waste Audit
Household Recycling
I will collect all of my household's unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much we send to the landfill.
Materials
Practice the 5 R's
Household Recycling
I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.
Food
Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture
Regenerative Agriculture
I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.
Food
Research all the ingredients in one of your favorite packaged meals
Multiple Food Solutions
I will pick my favorite packaged food item and research the ingredients. Using the resources provided, I will discover what the ingredients are, why they are there, and how they affect my body.
Food
Learn Where Your Food Really Comes From
Multiple Food Solutions
I will spend at least 2 minute(s) researching different items purchased from the grocery store (including fresh produce and canned or bottled goods) to learn about where the ingredients or produce came from.
Food
Watch a Documentary about Food Waste
Reduced Food Waste
I will watch a documentary about food waste.
Food
Start or Tend a Garden
Plant-Rich Diet
I will start or tend a garden at my home, whether in my yard or in containers on a porch or windowsill.
Food
Clean Cookstoves
Clean Cookstoves
I will spend at least 2 minutes learning about the need for clean cookstoves in low-income countries.
Food
Keep Track of Wasted Food
Reduced Food Waste
I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Youth Climate Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.
Food
Support Nutrient Management
Nutrient Management
I will research and support local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.
Food
Smart Seafood Choices
Coming Attraction: Ocean Farming
I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.
Food
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
Participant Feed
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Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
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Kuei-Ti Lu 5/15/2020 9:19 AMWatching "Follow the Food" episode 7 -
Kuei-Ti Lu 5/14/2020 9:27 AMWatched "Follow the Food" episode 6: "Better food" -
Kuei-Ti Lu 5/11/2020 12:18 AMWatching "What the Health" -
Kuei-Ti Lu 5/10/2020 11:48 PMWatched "What Happened, Miss Simone?" -
Kuei-Ti Lu 5/08/2020 12:06 AMWatching "Follow the Food" episode 6 -
Kuei-Ti Lu 5/07/2020 10:43 PMWatched "Follow the Food" episode 5: "Wasting waste" -
Kuei-Ti Lu 5/06/2020 6:57 AMWatching "Follow the Food" episode 5 -
Kuei-Ti Lu 5/05/2020 6:38 AMWatched "Follow the Food" episode 4: "Hi-tech solutions" -
Kuei-Ti Lu 5/04/2020 9:32 AMWatching "Follow the Food" episode 4: "Hi-tech solutions" -
Kuei-Ti Lu 5/03/2020 2:53 AMWatched "Follow the Food" episode 3: "Generation farmer"