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Winning Entries
Slideshow Image 1The first ever How Did You Do That? EcoAction Challenge was a resounding success — thank you to everyone who participated!
Slideshow Image 2 We awarded 12 fantastic prizes courtesy of Panasonic Canada, but picking the winners wasn't easy...
Slideshow Image 31st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners were chosen in each of the four project categories (The Planner, The Chef, The Artist, and The Builder).
Slideshow Image 4 Don’t forget to start documenting your own DIY projects for next year’s challenge!

The Builders

First Place

The “Vegequarium”
The “Vegequarium”
Justin Nadeau
Toronto, ON
(version française)

The Planners

First Place

Creating a Community Garden in the North
Creating a Community Garden in the North
Stephanie Poole
Lutsel K’e, NWT
(version française)

The Artists

First Place

Refurbish a patio table with recycled materials
Refurbish a patio table with recycled materials
Donna Marie Schuman
Vancouver, BC
(version française)

The Chefs

First Place

Edible Mobile Microgreens Grown on a Bike
Edible Mobile Microgreens Grown on a Bike
Meghan Kelley
Quebec City, QC
(version française)

Second Place

Convert your car to run on vegetable oil
Convert your car to run on vegetable oil
Wes Fleming
Calgary, AB
(version française)

Second Place

Organize a Free Market
Organize a Free Market
Yolanda Jones
Peterborough, ON
(version française)

Second Place

Fix and redesign a pair of shoes
Fix and redesign a pair of shoes
Nadiya Balukh
Edmonton, AB
(version française)

Second Place

How-to Make “Compost” Muffins
How-to Make “Compost” Muffins
Irene Leung
Port Dover, ON
(version française)

Third Place

Make Your Own Rain Barrel Workshop
Make Your Own Rain Barrel Workshop
Selena Blais
Collingwood, ON
(version française)

Third Place

Community garden maintained by at-risk youth
Community garden maintained by at-risk youth
Wayne Salmon
Toronto, ON
(version française)

Third Place

Emballages réutilisables
Emballages réutilisables
Christiane Charlebois
Longueuil, PQ
(English translation)

Third Place

Poutine santé
Poutine santé
Stéphane Groleau
Québec, PQ
(English translation)


Honourable Mentions

Ken Schuller
Uxbridge, ON

Turned garage into a cottage.

Leah Finity
Peterborough, ON

Built a chimney swift tower and oven made of cob.

Honourable Mentions

Jule Asterisk
Slave Lake, AB

Organized a fashion show with clothing made from recycled materials.

Think Green, Act Green Committee
Ottawa, ON

Organized a Locavore workplace challenge.

Honourable Mentions

Trisha Dempsey
Halifax, NS

Created 5 mosaics made with natural or junk materials.

Emily Rondel
Toronto, ON

Refurbished old dinning chairs with recycled materials.

Honourable Mention

Kerrie Anne Lowitt
Monetville, ON

Made granola from organic fair trade ingredients.

 

Earth Day Canada encourages safety and caution when attempting do-it-yourself projects. We assume no responsibility or liability for damage or injury as a result of replicating projects submitted to the 2010 EcoAction Challenge “How Did You Do That?”

Jour de la Terre Canada encourage la sécurité et la prudence lorsque vous tentez de faire des projets vous-même. Nous n’assumons aucune responsabilité pour les dommages ou les blessures à la suite de reproduction de l’un des projets soumis au Défi EcoAction Teams 2010 « Comment ont-ils fait? »

  

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