I Want to Make a Change, Where Do I Start?
I’m taking some time off this week, so thought I’d share some of our older posts that get buried in the back of the site. They all offer...
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Our Green Journey
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Hannah
Jun 15, 20214 min read
State of my Green(er) Yard Report
We moved into a new home a little less than a year ago. Our goal is to make as many ecological changes as we can to the yard, within...
Rachel
Jun 10, 20213 min read
Products We Use: Cleaning
True or false – a few months ago, before I started the bi-weekly cleaning of our bathrooms, I said “I’d rather be giving birth.” The...
Hannah
Jun 8, 20214 min read
Skip the Box Pizza Delivery! Make six low-waste pizza crusts to freeze and use anytime
Pizza delivery is wasteful (the driving, the packaging) and expensive. Keep pizza easy and fun with this six crust recipe. It’s much...
Hannah
Jun 1, 20213 min read
How to STAY COOL this summer without AC
Summer weather is on its way. Instead of heading down the slippery slope of air conditioning your home (once you pop those units in for...
Hannah
May 25, 20212 min read
My Low Waste Morning Routine
It occurred to me it might help to see how some of these low-waste behaviors fit together in a normal day, so today I’m going to share my...
Hannah
May 18, 20214 min read
The Battle of Green Desert has begun
It’s time to man your battle stations against the most insidious enemy you never knew you had. It’s time to stop aiding and abetting the...
Rachel
May 13, 20214 min read
I Tried It: Dairy-Free Yogurts
I had a different “I Tried It” post planned for this month, but then we had a tumultuous week (kid’s class got shut down due to Covid)...
Hannah
May 11, 20214 min read
In Defense of Doing Things the Hard Way
My dad, who had patiently been teaching me to drive for weeks, was finally somewhat relaxed in the passenger seat of his car for the...
Hannah
May 4, 20212 min read
Reusable Snack Bag Tutorial
Ditch those trashy, tasteless plastic bags and make your own fun, stylish reusable snack bags instead. Great for kids or adults, these...
Hannah
Apr 29, 20214 min read
Low Waste Snacking
Go to any grocery store and you will find row upon row of individually-packaged snacks. Gas stations, pharmacies, and even health food...
Hannah
Apr 27, 20213 min read
Plant a little self-sufficiency this year
Backyard gardens and backyard chickens have had a Renaissance recently, thanks to Covid. It gives people a sense of security to know that...
Rachel
Apr 26, 20213 min read
Avoiding Food Waste
Most environmentalists will tell you that food waste is one the leading contributors to climate change. Not necessarily the food itself,...
Rachel
Apr 14, 20213 min read
I Tried It: Meatless Ground “Beef”
By now, we all know that eating countless amounts of meat plays a factor in climate change. Some believe that we should stop entirely and...
Hannah
Apr 13, 20213 min read
USED is the new NEW
I was ten the first time my parents bought a new piece of furniture from a store. Before this momentous occasion, everything in their...
Melina Caron
Apr 7, 20212 min read
Guest Post! Why You Should Join a CSA
Today we have a guest post from Melina Caron of Local Harvest! Melina is the public face of Local Harvest and coordinates everything...
Hannah
Apr 6, 20213 min read
DIY Backyard Vegetable Gardening so easy my Five-Year-Old is doing it!
I have been organic vegetable gardening at a community garden for the last five years and it has been wonderful, satisfying, and...
Hannah
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Be the Change – Join these two challenges today!
The family and I have been working hard this spring on our new Square Foot Garden (post on that to follow). Our goal is to plant salad...
Amy Lamb
Mar 31, 20214 min read
Guest Post! Make Your Own Soap
I’m part of a like-minded Facebook group of zero-wasters in NH and recently saw a post where Amy Lamb generously offered to give away...
Hannah
Mar 30, 20212 min read
My Low Waste Breakfast – An introduction to bulk buying
Chances are you, like me, eat the same thing for breakfast most mornings. For my family, it’s oatmeal. Big hearty bowls of oatmeal,...
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