Sustainable Portfolio

DANNI GO Sustainable Systems PUFY 1100 - F

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOOD ENERGY MAP 01

SYSTEMS INTERVENTION 05

BOARD GAME 11

FOOD MAP For our ďŹ rst project, our task was to take two items from our Field Action food logs and track its journey in regards to its energy and overall production. My partner, Olivia McDougall, and I chose to do a honeycrisp apple and almond milk. Usually, we assume the healthy option does not require as much production, but some times they do. After much research, we learned that an apple is more sustainable than almond milk.

Olivia took charge of the research behind the project, helping me think of certain symbols for each step in the production and verbage for the poster. I, on the other hand, focused mainly on the graphics, illustrations and composition of the posters.

What makes our project different from the others is the amount of information and detail provided in each poster. Though each item differs from the other, we made sure each poster did not outshine the other, but instead complimented one another.

To make our posters distinguishable from the rest, we made sure to focus on illustration, color, and type, ensuring they were cohesive in both posters to give our project its own identity.

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1. Trees are fanned for maintenance for frost protection.

Late frosts have the ability to kill off fragile blossoms and can ruin a crop.

2. Apples are handpicked by farmers.

3. Handpicked apples are transported a packaging facility to be sorted through, in search for deformities.

4. Approved apples go through a water chute to be cleaned.

5. Apples are scanned again for physical deformities.

6. Approved apples are stored and submerged in water to prevent bruising.

7. Apples are stored and refrigerated.

8. Apples are transported by truck to another facility for ƓQDO LQVSHFWLRQ 9. Apples are packaged by hand and tagged with stickers.

10. Tagged apples are placed in boxes for shipping.

11. Boxed apples are refrigerated once more before transport.

12. Apples arrive at the supermarket.

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13. Apples are sold at the grocery.

14. Apples are purchased.

15. Apple is consumed.

16. Apple core is composted.

For our most sustainable item, we gave our poster a green background to signal its greater sustainability–the lighter green area contained the steps of the production, while the darker green section contained the details of each step.

The bottom of the poster offers a key for the different types of energy that goes into each step. Each legend is placed next to each step’s illustration.

The honeycrisp apple turned out to be the more sustainable option. We did not end up including the production of the packaging involved in the apple’s production because we wanted our poster to mainly focus on the apple itself.

We wanted to make the most out of the 18x24” restrictions we were given, and I believe we achieved that, despite the absence of certain information.

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3. Only 23% of what is swept and collected are clean almond meats and pieces. The rest are debris, hulls, and shells.

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dumped into a receiving pit.

5. Almonds are put on screw conveyors and bucket elevators to remove debris.

6. The recovered debris is spread

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7. Precleaned almonds are transferred from the pre-cleaner area by another series of conveyors and elevators to storage bins.

8. Almonds are put on conveyor

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belts to hulling cylinders or shear rolls that crack the almond hulls.

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9. Hulls are sent to storage and sold as an ingredient in manufacturing cattle feed.

10. The almonds are graded and collected.

11. Almonds for almond milk are soaked in water.

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For our least sustainable item, just like the other poster, we gave our poster a red background to signal its lack of sustainability–the lighter red area contained the steps of the production, while the darker red section contained the details of each step.

This poster is formatted the same way as the other poster to keep it cohesive and to retain the identity of our overall project.

Due to its usage of different types of energy, almond milk turned out to be less sustainable than we think.

12. Almonds are drained and rinsed; blended with water, and strained.

13. Almond milk is packaged and refrigerated before shipment.

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14. Almond milk is sold at the supermarket.

15. Product is consumed.

16. Containers are thrown/recycled.

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SUSTAINABLE INTERVENTION For our second project, our task was to choose a system that we would like to reform.

My partner, Olivia McDougall, and I chose to intervene the meat production industry.

After research, we learned that meat production emits CO emissions into the atmosphere, consumes an excessive amount of energy and water, requires a lot of money, and obviously participates in animal abuse. Cutting down on meat not only benefits our ecosystem, but it also comes with personal health benefits such as weight control and a lesser risk of heart disease.

In response, we invented an application called Herbisource. Essentially, Herbisource aims to be an accessible hub full of resources for people interested in transitioning into a meatless lifestyle. By no means are we pushing people to commit to a vegetarian or vegan diet. Rather, we are giving them the opportunity to simply consider the benefits of eating lesser meat than usual by offering a variety of resources to make the transition easier and manageable.

Olivia focused on the research portion of the project, while I focused on graphics.

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Starred

Like most applications, Herbisource starts up on a log-in page. Users are expected to create their own accounts in order to access the app.

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Just tried this kale salad recipe!

10/10 would recommend!

Here’s the link: https://cooking.nytimes.com/rec ipes/1013732-kale-salad-with-ap ples-and-cheddar

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Was just in the LES area and tried this vegan restaurant. Got the avocado bowl and loved it!

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After logging in, the app instantly opens to the Community Feed tab. With this, users are able to tune into the ongoing conversation among other Herbisource users as they exchange personal experiences and tips.

The Community Feed offers two sections: Starred (where the messages you have starred is kept) and History (to keep track of everything you have sent).

Stores

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Westside Market

Orchard Grocer

Terri

100 Maiden Ln, New York, NY 10038

“Their sandwiches are insane and they have the best vegan meats and cheeses, along with everything else to keep a vegan happy.”

“I love this joint! I get the spring rolls and dip em in that peanut sauce mmmmmmmm. So so fresh and tasty.

The people there are very nice too.”

Lifethyme Natural Market

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410 6th Ave, New York, NY 10011

41 E 11th, New York, NY 10003

“Your vegan yoga teacher shops at LifeThyme, and that's not a bad thing.

It’s a reliable place to get a juice or do some healthy-ish grocery shopping.”

“Peacefood is one of our favorite vegan spots in town (and especially in Union Square). Go, but beware that the chickpea fries are addicting.”

May Wah Vegetarian Market

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213 Hester St, New York, NY 10013

72 University Pl, New York, NY 10003

“Great selection and prices for frozen and packaged vegan “meats.”"

“Food is absolutely delicious. I love steak and meat all day, but the Mexican-Indian influence really works.

Great flavors and really unique dishes!

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“Beyond reinvents traditional sushi using fresh, local, all-vegan ingredients to create colorful, beautifully crafted rolls.”

78 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002

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229 E 14th, New York, NY 10003

“Great grocery store. The produce section was super fresh. Tons of great prepared foods, soups, and sandwiches.”

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Beyond Sushi

84 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10003

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Out and About

Dining In

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The Out and About tab contains three sections: Stores, Restaurants, and Yelp. Each section takes into account the user’s location to determine resources closeby.

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Bloggers

Websites

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Niomi Smart

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www.vegetariantimes.com

Youtube Instagram Blog

Angela Liddon Twitter

This tab offers two sections: Bloggers and Websites. The Bloggers tab features influencers who specialize in meatless cooking. It also influencers’ social media plugs and their cookbooks, so users can follow their personal journeys in eating meatless.

Instagram Blog

Richa Hingle

www.geniuskitchen.com

Twitter Instagram Blog

Laura Wright Twitter Blog Instagram

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Out and About

Dining In

Grocery Shopping

Community Feed

Out and About

Dining In

The Dining In tab offers resources aimed for those wanting to enjoy delicious food within the comforts of their own home. What people do not realize is that tasty meals do not just exist in restaurants, but also at home.

Grocery Shopping

Besides this is the Websites section that features websites dedicated to meatless recipes.

Seasonality

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Peanut/almond butter

This tab is where the Seasonality and Staples sections can be found.

Nutritional yeast Tofu Quinoa

The Seasonality section opens to the Fruits & Veggies More Matters website, a resouce that informs people of what is in-season.

Agave syrup Rolled oats Almond milk Coconut oil Whole grain bread Chickpea Rice

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Out and About

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Grocery Shopping

Community Feed

Out and About

Lastly, the Grocery Shopping tab is aimed to guide users in not only eating healthy, but shopping healthy.

Dining In

Grocery Shopping

The Staples section is in the form of a grocery list, where users can personalize their lists and keep track of what they need most in their pantries.

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BOARD GAME For our ďŹ nal project, our task was to create a board game (inspired by Monopoly) that focused on climate change. We named our board game Ecopoly since our game centers around the economy and how it is affected by our personal choices.

My groupmates, Ellie Auch, Elliot Bohlen, Mae Craford, Olivia McDougall, and I went into this project with the same vision, and that we wanted it to relate to sustainability. From the property names to the community chest and chance cards, we made sure to emulate that. We replaced the jail with a trial, wanting to show that everything we do comes with consequences, and though we make mistakes, after rationalization, we are able to learn from them.

We each contributed to this project equally. I took charge of the graphics and the ďŹ nal assemblage of the board; Ellie took charge of printing the cards and hand-sewed the pouch for our gamepieces; Olivia typed up the community chest and chance cards and attached the boards together; Elliot typed up the property cards and provided the reusable bag, and Mae acquired all our materials for the board and the gamepieces.

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With sustainability in mind, we wanted our materials to also be sustainable by using wood for the board and recyclable paper for the cards. Our original plan was to lasercut the board, but due to circumstances, it did not work out.

Despite this, we still managed to come up with something we were happy with.

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The cards were printed on recyclable paper; the player tokens were found rocks from a park nearby; the warehouses and factories were scrap wood, and the pouch was hand-sewed by Ellie, using scrap pieces of fabric that she already had.

For presentation, we decided to bring our game in a reusable bag.

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