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Welcome to Save The Food San Diego Ecochallenge!

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Save the Food San Diego
Save The Food San Diego Ecochallenge
October 1, 2019 - March 31, 2021
Erin Heimburge's avatar

Erin Heimburge

County of San Diego - Winter

"Striving to reduce waste and become more eco-conscious! "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 856 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1,170
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    23
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    11
    pounds
    food waste recorded
  • UP TO
    49
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    2.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    zero waste recipes
    cooked

Erin's actions

Community

Compost

I will compost my food scraps.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Food Systems

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Cooking

Save the Peels

When life gives you lemons (or any other citrus peels), use the rinds to make a nontoxic cleaner.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Cooking

Revive Limpy Produce

Rescue limpy produce like leafy greens or carrots by soaking in an ice bath.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Cooking

Swap This for That

Missing an ingredient for a recipe? Check this list to find the best substitutes.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Eat the Leftovers

I will plan an Eat the Leftovers night by creating a tasty “smorgasbord" or using a recipe that repurposes leftovers. I will eat 2 meals using leftovers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food Waste Tracking

Food Waste Tracking

Ready. Set. Record!

For each day during the food waste tracking week, record your food waste. This action accepts one entry per day, so be sure to enter one total for food waste across all of your meals, or weigh all of your food waste once at the end of each day. Please use ounces for unit of measurement.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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