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November 18 - November 22, 2024
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Amy Bergmann

Sloth Squad 🌍

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 335 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    9.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning

Amy's actions

Day 1 - Conservation & Biodiversity

JOIN AN OUTDOOR PROJECT

I will join an outdoor restoration project in my community this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Day 2 - Community & Justice

BUY FROM A FARMERS MARKET

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Day 2 - Community & Justice

Support Local Organizations Serving Animals

Costa Rica is known for the prevalence of stray dogs. Territorio de Zaguates is a dog sanctuary famous for its efforts to rescue, neuter, and rehome thousands of dogs. Today, I will read about and/or donate to Tierra de Zaguates or register to volunteer at local animal shelter.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Day 2 - Community & Justice

HELP OTHERS

I will offer to help two people who are in need each day this week.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Day 2 - Community & Justice

SHOP WOMEN-OWNED

I will shop from two women-owned businesses this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Day 3 - Food & Water

GO MEATLESS

I will enjoy three meatless meals per day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Day 3 - Food & Water

PLAN YOUR MEALS

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu and only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Day 3 - Food & Water

COMPOST FOOD SCRAPS

I will participate in the composting program on campus or compost my food scraps at home.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Day 3 - Food & Water

SMART LAUNDRY

I will conserve water and energy by only doing full loads of laundry in cold water.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Day 4 - Climate Crisis

TURN IT OFF

I will keep lights, electronics and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Day 5 - Rethink Waste

REfuse: Receipts

I will refuse receipts whenever possible. Receipts are everywhere in our lives and on campus. The majority of them contain some amount of some type of plastic. Therefore, they cannot be recycled or composted. Nothing says you HAVE to get a receipt. Often, email receipts, text receipts, or no receipt are all options.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Day 5 - Rethink Waste

REduce & REuse: Water

In place of purchasing single-use water bottles, I pledge to regularly carry my reusable water bottle and utilize the many campus bottle fillers everyday.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Day 5 - Rethink Waste

REthink & REuse: Refill

I will visit a local refill store to fill up on bulk items and reduce purchasing of plastic. Refill shops not only allow you to refill containers instead of buying new, but they also carry numerous plastic-free swaps for many of the single use items available at traditional retailers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed


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    Amy Bergmann 11/22/2024 8:48 PM
    I am lucky to have visited Costa Rica. It is a beautiful country and it was fun this week to remember things from my visit. One random thing I enjoyed seeing in Costa Rica were "living" fences. To make a living fence, you take a cutting from an existing tree, stick it in the ground, and it will grow thanks to the rich soil. Anywhere else you would just have a stick in the ground, but in Costa Rica a cut branch inserted into soil makes a new, small tree. Plant all in a row and you have a living fence. Brilliant and better for the environment than a "dead" fence!

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    Amy Bergmann 11/21/2024 4:38 PM
    I just realized that selecting my action items for each day instead of selecting them all at the beginning means it didn't start tallying my vegan meals until day 3! It only has me down at this point (Thursday evening) for 6 vegan meals, but in reality all my meals are vegan. Trying to earn some extra team points to make up for my oversight by posting about this! :-)

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    Amy Bergmann 11/20/2024 2:50 PM
    The IEW Costa Rica Fair was great! Had a delicious vegan plantain dish (extremely delicious!) and played a fun, but tragic, game highlighting forest fragmentation and the effect on animals. My animal was the Coati and unfortunately I did not survive. :-(

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    Amy Bergmann 11/19/2024 12:59 PM
    I am thrilled that the plight of stray dogs and pet overpopulation was addressed in the eco-challenge (even though I am sad that such a plight exists at all). It was really interesting to see all the dogs at the rescue in Costa Rica. I have 4 rescue dogs (and a rescue horse), so this is a subject very important to me. Environmental aspects covered in the feature included how they manage the droppings from 1800 dogs (!) in an environmentally sound way.

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    Amy Bergmann 11/18/2024 8:53 PM
    I was out of the office today and didn't get to participate as much as normal, so I'd better make the rest of the week count! :-)