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(Reminder: projects must have proof of being over 3 months old)", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "number", "answer": "0", "hidden": false, "question": "Total prior funding for the project in USD", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "N/A", "hidden": false, "question": "Please expand on how much funding you\u2019ve received from each funding source and when? (VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "number", "answer": "-1", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Daniella Olan/Founder/Pharmacist and Clinical Herbalist/@Dr.Daniella_ (Instagram)", "hidden": false, "question": "List the team Name/Role/Experience/Socials ", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "At Petra Aroma Bar & Wellness, we believe every step towards sustainability makes a significant impact in the climate crisis. Our project is centered around nature-based solutions that enhance personal well-being and promote environmental stewardship. \nSustainable Agriculture Practices: Our developing permaculture/regenerative farm is designed to promote biodiversity, improve soil health, and reduce carbon footprints. By using organic farming methods and avoiding harmful pesticides and fertilizers, we aim to create a healthy ecosystem that supports local wildlife and contributes to healthier soil and air.\nEco-Friendly Product Alternatives: At Petra, we replace synthetic fragrances with natural, organic herbal infusions. Synthetic fragrances often contain chemicals derived from petroleum, contributing to environmental pollution and health issues. By offering natural alternatives, we reduce the demand for these harmful products and provide safer, healthier options for our community. \nLocal Production and Reduced Carbon Footprint: We source the majority of our ingredients locally in Puerto Rico at our farm, which significantly reduces the carbon emissions associated with transportation. Our goal is to create a small-scale coconut oil production facility that allows us to produce high-quality coconut oil right on our farm, ensuring freshness, sustainability and completely local ingredients. This local approach not only supports the local economy but also minimizes our environmental impact.\nEducation and Community Engagement: Petra is more than just a wellness space; it\u2019s a community for education and engagement. We host workshops and events to teach sustainable living practices, natural product making, and the importance of environmental conservation/reciprocity. By spreading knowledge and encouraging eco-friendly habits, we empower our community to take part in the fight against climate change. \nPromoting a Circular Economy: Our commitment to sustainability extends to our business operations. We use recyclable packaging, and continually seek ways to reduce waste. By fostering a circular economy, we ensure that our practices are sustainable and beneficial to the planet. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project is a part of the solution to the Climate crisis.", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "link", "answer": "https://gap.karmahq.xyz/project/petra-aroma-bar--wellness-nature-based-aromatherapy-solutions-for-climate-health/grants?tab=milestones-and-updates", "hidden": false, "question": "Please provide a link to your GG20 Karma GAP link. (Reminder that you need to provide two milestones with updates.)", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Reduction in Synthetic Fragrance Oils: In the past 4 months, Petra Aroma Bar & Wellness has transitioned about 50 customers to natural, organic aromatherapy products. Each customer, on average, uses 1 bottle of synthetic fragrance oil every other month. By switching to Petra\u2019s natural alternatives, we have collectively offset the use of approximately 22 bottles of synthetic fragrance oils. This reduction helps decrease chemical exposure and environmental pollution from perfumes, room sprays, and scented lotions, contributing to cleaner waterways and reduced plastic waste.\n\n\nNumber of Trees and Plants Planted: In the past 4 months, Petra Aroma Bar & Wellness has planted 8 trees and 15 plants on our permaculture/regenerative farm. This initiative not only enhances local biodiversity but also contributes to carbon sequestration, soil health, and the overall sustainability of our farming practices. Each tree and plant represents our commitment to nurturing the environment and promoting a greener future. This offsets 179 kg CO2/year and we plan to continue to grow this. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Please provide 2-3 top impacts your project had in the past 12 months. You can use the CCN Metrics Garden (https://climatecoordination.org/climate-solutions-metrics-garden-1) or use your project-specific metrics. Examples: Number of Trees planted, Total forest area protected, Amount of Carbon sequestered, Carbon sequestration from regenerated soil, Etc.", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": "Natural Systems CO2 Sequestration - Natural Based Solutions", "hidden": false, "question": "Which of these categories best represents your project? 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", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities? ", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to be included in an additional 150k sub-round funded by Shell? All grantees must agree to a KYC process to be eligible to receive these funds. ", "questionId": 18}], "project": {"id": "0x8aeb1bf718657e6dc02c907b26bda30f1507b614b8579c1d9143415acd797f28", "title": "Petra Aroma Bar & Wellness: Nature-Based Aromatherapy Solutions for Climate Health", "logoImg": "bafkreie55octvuq6fvcdgojoslqwasvmugvnsdwdhsc6olfeoesuczaejm", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreiedx7cblqzj4xvae3vajh6ai3ymzb2kv4ouqzlw65nz2ydesljyh4", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://www.petraaromabar.com", "bannerImg": "bafkreiev3vjkmxkevze7c5aewzxxc7n72uwpm4qzol64qd43oe2xssk5hy", "createdAt": 1722187020413, "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..fBRdbMsOShWwlfZ6aWtuau02jAKsDKuoWhvPEgYhzkTvWsEAKsc5oUZ99JMhix6wDX-XfWFy9KRvxikNIAnMAw", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-07-28T17:06:26.163Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-07-28T17:06:26.163Z", "expirationDate": "2024-10-26T17:06:26.163Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xD8Bbc105C1176B4748e27588138298654614e794", "hash": "v0.0.0:AONPxBWKp/pcWfxnl1o76KH0vKZCXFrHR68PcvNurVA=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#petra_aromabar"}}}, "description": "Summary\n\nWelcome to Petra Aroma Bar & Wellness! We are a regenerative Aromatherapy Center that is transforming the aroma/fragrance industry to be more sustainable and climate positive.\n\nWe own a permaculture/regenerative farm in Puerto Rico (Borik\u00e9n) which serves as the source of our aromas. After harvesting, we create herbal infusions using carrier oils that allow us to enjoy the natural essence of aromatic plants like Lemongrass, Citronella, Rosemary, Lavender, and more for healing. These aromas not only help make spaces smell better, but they also help people who have medical conditions like anxiety, depression, pains, and sleep disorders.\n\nOur work is helping to radically transform the fragrance industry, which contributes over 10 million tons of CO2 annually between raw material sourcing, manufacturing processes, packaging and distribution, and waste generation. \n\nHow it Works\n\nWe believe that all we consume as a community should be from natural, healthy and familiar sources. That's why we plant, take care of, harvest and then create all of our herbal infusions by hand, with full intention. This method allows us to provide significant carbon offsets in Puerto Rico and share natural products with the greater community\n\nAs we grow our practice in permaculture and regenerative farming, we aim to plant more aromatic and edible plants to contribute to the soil restoration process and a biodiverse land. \n\n[![IMG-3015.avif](https://i.postimg.cc/j5gVdbsz/IMG-3015.avif)](https://postimg.cc/1nq7JbVt)\n\nReach\n\nOur space outside the farm invites the community to learn and appreciate the beauty and wellness plants can provide to us on a day to day basis.\n\nIt begins with an overview of why we should avoid fragrance oils, and toxic chemicals, and how aromatic, medicinal plants can replace most of the products that are toxic (e.g., perfumes, lotions, bug spray, fragrance oils, room sprays etc.). We then acknowledge the land and the indigenous Taino people that occupied the land before us to honor their practice in conserving and nurturing the island. Finally, our community creates their own products and learns how they can heal us depending on the plants of choice.\n\n[![IMG-3019.avif](https://i.postimg.cc/rwfXzLN3/IMG-3019.avif)](https://postimg.cc/BjPwwkyB)\n[![View-recent-photos.avif](https://i.postimg.cc/hvYTD2Hr/View-recent-photos.avif)](https://postimg.cc/CnjzJsMB)\n\n\nGrant 22 Goals\n\nWith funding we can expand our farm to include more permaculture practices, ensuring even more diversity in our plant offerings (fruit, vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants/trees). We\u2019d also like to create a communal space on the land as a place of meeting, to have the community experience the land and how to take care of and provide reciprocity to it first hand. \n\nWe also want to be able to create our own carrier oil with the coconuts grown on the land but need better tools to do this, the funding will eliminate the need to depend on external suppliers outside of Puerto Rico which also lessens our carbon footprint. \n\n\nRoadmap\n\nPriority 1: Create a fully regenerative farm with over 30 plus variety of species \nPriority 2: Create Coconut oil in-house to promote a circular economy\nPriority 3: Build a communal space directly on the land to provide a more variety of workshops including direct interaction with the plants themselves before making natural products \n\nLessons Learned\n\nOver the past few months, we\u2019ve learned the lesson of promoting a deeper connection with the land and our plants used to create natural ingredients. Working directly with the plants not only ensures transparency and quality in our products but also fosters a profound respect for nature\u2019s processes.\n\nOur goal is to make all our natural ingredients ourselves, to guarantee that every product is crafted with integrity and authenticity. This hands-on approach will reinforce the importance of sustainable practices and the joy of creating wellness products truly rooted in nature.\n\nImpact\n\nIn just over 4 months we\u2019ve been able to reach about 50 people through hosting workshops, converting them from using synthetic oils that adversely affect the environment, to appreciating and learning how to work with nature in a reciprocal manner and to replace those products.Each product is crafted using natural ingredients and sustainable packaging. We prioritize glass bottles that are recyclable, to reduce our plastic footprint.\n\n[![IMG-2808.avif](https://i.postimg.cc/RVmjR0P2/IMG-2808.avif)](https://postimg.cc/mhdXZTWS)\n\n[![IMG-2505.avif](https://i.postimg.cc/Sx0BKVpt/IMG-2505.avif)](https://postimg.cc/KRNqqPjn)\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "petra_aromabar"}, "recipient": "0xD8Bbc105C1176B4748e27588138298654614e794"}}