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Welcome to Save Food, Spend Less Challenge 2026!

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Hennepin County | Ramsey County | Washington County
Save Food, Spend Less Challenge 2026
October 1 - October 31, 2026
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Shannon Conk

Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy

Shannon's points

  • 35 TODAY
  • 35 THIS WEEK
  • 107 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning

Shannon's actions

Planning

Plan to Use My Garden or CSA Produce

I will check to see what will be ready to eat in my garden or CSA box this week and plan recipes that use these ingredients.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Planning

Create a Household Favorites List

I will create a cookbook or recipe collection of go-to meals for my household to make meal planning easier.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Keep a Food Inventory

I will take a fridge and pantry inventory to stay up to date with what I have at home before I go grocery shopping.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host a Salvage Supperclub

I will host a dinner party made from ingredients that would've otherwise been thrown away and have conversations with my 4 guests around food waste.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Find your meal planning personality

I will explore different meal plan techniques and choose one that works for my household.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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    Shannon Conk 10/13/2026 10:30 AM
    Abigail brough some green peppers in from her CSA. We have hummus at home, so they will be a perfect snack to go with that!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Planning
    What meal plan method works for you and why? Have you tried some in the past that didn't work?
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    Shannon Conk 10/07/2026 11:04 AM
    Apparently I'm an organized planner? I do check our fridge and I do make a list, but I think I'm still a bit chaotic when it comes down to it. The quiz must have seen a glimpse of type-A in me that I have yet to discover.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Planning
    How easy has it been for you to plan your garden or CSA produce into your meals? Do you ever let your seasonal food go to waste?
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    Shannon Conk 10/07/2026 11:02 AM
    I forced myself to go deep into the depths of our cherry tomato plants to find some that were still usable! I also found a few full sized tomatoes that squirrels (?) had gotten to, but most of the tomato was still good, so I washed and cut away the bad parts.
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