Simple Changes

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…

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…

Look to natural remedies for sunburn relief.

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Natural Remedies for Sunburn: What Works to Ease the (Ouch!) Pain

Summer is winding down but there’s still plenty of time to spend outdoors in the sun, and get – ouch! – sunburned. Fortunately, there’s a whole host of natural remedies…

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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…

Eco friendly sunscreens and swimshirts are an excellent way to keep your family and marine life safe.

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6 min

Eco Friendly Sunscreens: What You Need to Know

When I was a child, rarely was a thought given to sunscreen safety, let alone eco friendly sunscreen. I grew up in South East Asia, in the shimmering heat of…

Enjoy the outdoors but protect against unwanted ticks with natural tick repellent.

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6 min

Natural Tick Repellent Solutions: 5 Ways to Stay Healthy and Safe

The other night, as I was relaxing on the couch, absorbed in a good book, I went to scratch an itch on my neck and discovered a tick lodged there.…

Enjoy the outdoors but use natural mosquito repellent to avoid bites!

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Natural Mosquito Repellent Tips to Keep You Itch-Free This Summer!

Having just finished writing about natural tick repellents, it occurred to me that mosquitoes deserve equal attention. Instead of reaching automatically for the heavy-duty chemical sprays, there are a whole…

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

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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…

Protecting the environment is as important as ever.

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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…

Stuck at home? Try these green and healthy ways to pass the time.

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Stuck at Home? 12 Green and Healthy Ways to Pass the Time

I’m stuck at home and imagine most of you are too. I live in one of the novel coronavirus “hot spots,” which has prompted our local and state authorities to…

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

How to Throw an Eco Friendly, Low Waste Party

Natural Remedies for Sunburn: What Works to Ease the (Ouch!) Pain

7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2020!

Eco Friendly Sunscreens: What You Need to Know

Natural Tick Repellent Solutions: 5 Ways to Stay Healthy and Safe

Natural Mosquito Repellent Tips to Keep You Itch-Free This Summer!

Happy Virtual Earth Day! 6 Ways to Celebrate From Home

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

Stuck at Home? 12 Green and Healthy Ways to Pass the Time

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?

In a World Drowning in Plastic Pollution, a Surge in Plastic Production Looms

7 Green Back to School Tips to Keep You Sustainable and Safe