
Jeanne Poirier
"May I always love the earth and be willing to heal her hurts - (to the best of my understanding) until my very last breath."
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO101locally sourced mealsconsumed
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UP TO4.0women, BIPOC, and immigrant-owned businessessupported
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UP TO664minutesspent learning
Jeanne's actions
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Cook With Seaweed
Seaweed Farming
I will use seaweed in a new recipe.
Electricity
Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy
Ocean Power
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
Health and Education
Support Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or Immigrants
Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders
I will spend 45 minutes researching and shopping from 4 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.
Electricity
Learn More about Micro Wind
Micro Wind Turbines
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.
Land Sinks
Learn about Temperate Forests
Temperate Forest Restoration
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.
Buildings
Learn about 'Green Gentrification'
Multiple Solutions
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.
Industry
Practice the 5 Rs
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, Agriculture, and Land Use
Support Local Food Systems
Plant-Rich Diets
I will source 75 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Research the Wonders of Macroalgae / Seaweed
Macroalgae Protection and Restoration
Each day, I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about protecting and restoring macroalgae/seaweed.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture
Conservation Agriculture, Regenerative Annual Cropping
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.
Land Sinks
Learn More about Silvopasture
Silvopasture
I will spend at least 30 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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Jeanne Poirier 10/31/2023 6:48 PMThis has been a great experience for me - the learnings, the trophies sparkling when I do my challenges! Ditto to Mary Hanks earlier post - it has been the feed and sharing of what this month has brought us. Really fun to check out and see what we've learned and done. Congratulations everyone! Happy Halloween!-
Mary Hanks 10/31/2023 8:36 PMThank you, Jeanne! I really enjoyed reading your feed and being inspired by the things you do. Happy Halloween! (I have four bags of leftover candy, but it's PALM OIL-FREE!)
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Jeanne Poirier 10/31/2023 6:41 PMLoved using the last foods from Farmer's Market in a "chicken" pot pie - vegan and the "chicken" was made in Hood River Oregon! Local! -
Jeanne Poirier 10/31/2023 6:38 PMFor my last post on micro-algae/seaweed I enjoyed finding this 2023 Plant based World Expo three minute video! Check out the winner! 03:00 YouTube Aliga Microalgae | Best Ingredient Innovation | World Plant-Based Innovation Awards 2023 Sep 26, 2023 -
Jeanne Poirier 10/30/2023 7:18 PMThis has been an amazing journey for me! I've very much enjoyed reading the posts and give kudos to ya'll who really dived in and learned lots! I have too - and I did not stress myself1. In a crazy world it has been a huge comfort to me to come here and glean ever so little of what we've done here. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!-
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Devenci Devenci 10/30/2023 7:42 PM
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Jeanne Poirier 10/30/2023 7:16 PMToday I went to Sage Mountain Natural Foods for the first time since earlier spring when Farmer's Markets opened. I not only saw a dear friend, but got much of the same produce from same local growers!! It was disappointing to see much of the refillable laundry, soap, dishwasher etc. disappeared from the shelves :(. I will need to backtrack to some of my team-mates posts. Very happy to refill food items and support local! -
Jeanne Poirier 10/30/2023 7:12 PMMicro algae seaweed again - it is truly a rabbit hole for learning and information! I can't resist! Today I realized our Washington legislators did the right thing last session, and I was against it until today. There is definite potential in the next TWO YEARS for micro algae to provide alternative fuel for shipping and airplane travel. I might see Kauai before I die yet. Check out this article - I only want latest information! The link to two years out . . .May 26, 2023, 7:51am PDTSemafor Net Zero: Algae’s climate comeback
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Mary Hanks 10/30/2023 8:50 PMThanks for posting about this article! I just signed up for several of Semafor's newsletters.
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Jeanne Poirier 10/29/2023 7:12 PMLook at how the moon and Jupiter have already moved apart in the skies!
The air today looked like it could have been fire season - so filled with smoke. While I know a good portion is orchard burning - how many folks do you see in our neighborhood raking leaves, weeds and starting a smoldering fire? Not sure how many of you saw Sarah Dougherty's presentation on 27th via Wenatchee River Institute. She was at Green Drinks September. It was great presentation and they will have it on YouTube. Will let you know if/when I see it. It changed me and my understanding of what's going on. I really hope someone else saw or will see it.
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Jeanne Poirier 10/29/2023 6:56 PMEven before reading tonight's feed, can't tell you how much I'll miss the spinning trophies and sparkles giving me kudos and saying "Congratulations Jeanne! You did it!"
Thank you and y'all for this round of Eco-Challenge with Drawdown. I've learned so much! -
Jeanne Poirier 10/29/2023 6:53 PMCould spend rest of my life trying to understand the wonders or micro algae/seaweed.
Read today about huge algae bloom around Snake River Dam rivers - toxic and dangerous. Will apparently die off in cooler temperatures, but toxins sink with it. Not good for anything trying to live in the rivers. SO - can it be reclaimed and made into biofuels, carbon sink like other algaes? The learning will continue!