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October 11 - October 25, 2017
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Carla Barnicle

Arpin Eco

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 391 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    3.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    3.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    3.0
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    21
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3.0
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Carla's actions

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients per day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Join a Local CSA

I will sign up for a local CSA (Consumer-supported Agriculture).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Visit a Local Farm

I will visit a nearby farm to pick my own fruits and veggies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Animal Free Diet

I will adopt a diet free of animal products.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 3 meal(s) per day from local producers.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) per day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Nature

Leave No Trace

I will practice the seven principles of leave no trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Tend a Garden

I will tend to a garden each day, or work on starting one.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Upgrade My Windows

I will upgrade the windows or weatherstripping in my home or office to reduce air leaks and save on energy costs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Online Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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  • Carla Barnicle's avatar
    Carla Barnicle 10/19/2017 7:08 AM
    Happy I can help our environmental impact by making changes; like reusing my water bottles.

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    Carla Barnicle 10/19/2017 7:04 AM

    Having fun finding ways I can reduce your environmental impact without giving up modern conveniences; such as weather stripping my drafty windows and setting my home page to ecosearch.org, a search engine that supplies Google results.