Food

11 min

Can You Really Freeze That? Your Guide to Freezing Food to Prevent Food Waste

What comes to mind when you think of helping mitigate climate change? Installing solar panels? Driving less? While these are terrific climate-friendly solutions, there’s another, not-so-obvious solution that’s more effective…

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4 min

Is COVID-19 Killing Recycling?

Is COVID-19 killing recycling (plastic recycling, to be specific)? It may look like business as usual in your community, but the pandemic has exacted a toll on the recycling industry,…

Throw a low waste party that your friends (and the environment) will enjoy!

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6 min

How to Throw an Eco Friendly, Low Waste Party

Is it possible to throw a low waste party that’s beautiful, entertaining, and fun for all? Yes! I’ve hosted hundreds of gatherings, and over the years have learned that piling…

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8 min

7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2020!

What is Plastic Free July? Plastic Free July is a global movement that empowers people to be part of the solution to plastic pollution. The concept is simple: Participants are…

It can seem futile, but there are ways to stay sustainable during the pandemic.

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7 min

9 Ways to Stay Sustainable During the Pandemic

A friend reminded me yesterday that it typically takes eight weeks to form a habit, and as the second month of quarantining passes me by, I realize that in many…

Food waste recycling can yield nutrient-rich compost for your yard.

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6 min

Food Waste Recycling: 7 Steps for Easy Home Composting

Wait! Before you toss out those unwanted veggies you tried to get your kids to eat (or left in the fridge, hoping they’d be consumed), try something new: food waste…

Even if you can't get outside, you can celebrate Earth Day with a Virtual Earth Day!

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5 min

Happy Virtual Earth Day! 6 Ways to Celebrate From Home

April 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Sadly, we’ll be physically apart, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate — in this case — a Virtual…

Reusable bags are a safe way to shop. (Photo taken in pre-coronavirus days!)

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6 min

Reusable Bags And Your Health: Separating Fact From Fiction

With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic that has consumed and disrupted our lives, we’re searching for ways to stay safe: Wear a mask. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands.…

Protecting the environment is as important as ever.

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6 min

Why Protecting the Environment is as Important as Ever. What You Can Do From Home.

April 22nd. As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I and other environmental activists had been preparing eagerly to celebrate this milestone–a day that would mark the vital need for…

Make your kitchen spotless using eco friendly cleaning techniques!

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8 min

Housebound? 22 Eco Friendly Cleaning Projects for a Spotless Kitchen

Are you housebound and need to burn off some excess energy? What about a vigorous and thorough clean of all those areas in the kitchen that you haven’t had the…

Can You Really Freeze That? Your Guide to Freezing Food to Prevent Food Waste

Is COVID-19 Killing Recycling?

How to Throw an Eco Friendly, Low Waste Party

7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2020!

9 Ways to Stay Sustainable During the Pandemic

Food Waste Recycling: 7 Steps for Easy Home Composting

Happy Virtual Earth Day! 6 Ways to Celebrate From Home

Reusable Bags And Your Health: Separating Fact From Fiction

Why Protecting the Environment is as Important as Ever. What You Can Do From Home.

Housebound? 22 Eco Friendly Cleaning Projects for a Spotless Kitchen

Vote for the Planet! Your Complete Voter’s Guide

How to Communicate About Climate Change

Can You Really Freeze That? Your Guide to Freezing Food to Prevent Food Waste

25 Eco-Friendly Reusable Masks That You and the Planet Will Love

Is COVID-19 Killing Recycling?