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February 27 - March 20, 2019
Julianna Razryadov's avatar

Julianna Razryadov

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 790 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    39
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    420
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    39
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    5.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    38
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Julianna's actions

Food

Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant

I will use the Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant finder to choose a Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant when I dine out.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Visit a Waste Management Facility

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about the waste stream by visiting a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Animal Free Diet

I will adopt a diet free of animal products.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Become a Master Recycler/Composter

I will sign up for one of Pennsylvania Resource Council's workshops on composting, rainwater conservation, home health and other conservation topics.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Reduce Unwanted Mail

I will reduce the amount of unwanted mail I receive (catalogs, phone books, etc.).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 3 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 2.28 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 5 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero waste each day.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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  • Julianna Razryadov's avatar
    Julianna Razryadov 3/14/2019 6:27 AM
    Have been off sugar most of this competition and am definitely not having cravings the way I used to!

    • Lauren  Delorenze 's avatar
      Lauren Delorenze 3/14/2019 1:31 PM
      Wow me you and Kellianne! I have been doing a more veggie version of Keto and i feel AMAZING! I'm with you trying to kick the sugar habit, it is so hard but i feel like once you get over the hump, things get a little easier. If you need a, DON'T DO IT support call, you have mu extension! 

    • Meghan Scanlon's avatar
      Meghan Scanlon 3/14/2019 7:15 AM
      Interesting, Julianna! Was it difficult to cut out sugar initially? I like cake.