Martin Arcari

Pure Planet

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
301 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

405

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

9.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Martin's actions

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) each day from local producers.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 45 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Martin Arcari 10/24/2018 8:46 AM

Pleased with how this Eco Challenge has gone. I haven't had to go particularly out of my way to make improvements, but the impact has really built up after only a month!

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Martin Arcari 10/16/2018 12:29 AM

I have been conscious of the impact people have on the environment for some time and try to live in a way that minimises that. I joined the challenge to get more ideas for things I can do to help.

I chose the food related challenges because food is an area I particularly care about, and want to make sure I am as informed as possible, with good habits, in being as gentle as possible on the environment, and promoting sustainability

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Healthy Sleep

Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

Martin Arcari 10/11/2018 3:09 AM

A bit like everyone, I find I need to actively plan and prioritise sleep, otherwise I easily find myself eating into sleep time with other tasks in the evenings. However, I am finding it only takes 5 minutes of thinking about when I'm going to go to bed and why each day to get more sleep & improve my sleep

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

Martin Arcari 10/09/2018 4:59 AM

Skins, tops, and stalks are excellent for adding to your own vegetable stock. Onion & potato skins, carrot tops & skins, celery hearts & onion tops & skins make for a delicious foundation stock to add to sauces & stews

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Martin Arcari 10/03/2018 9:24 AM

Just joined today - what's everyone's top tip on sticking to your pledges?

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