Five Questions With Donna Miller of Petals in the Pines…
I first met Donna six years ago, when my girls and I visited Petals in the Pines for a Spread Your Wings Day. It has since become a...
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Our Green Journey
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Hannah
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Products We Use: Berkey Water Filter
Most people know that drinking safe, clean water is of paramount importance for our health, but many don’t take the necessary steps to...
Rachel
Jul 8, 20212 min read
I Tried It: Eco-Friendly Bathroom Tissue
Whenever I talk about switching to eco-friendlier products, toilet paper is often a hot topic. People feel quite strong about which type...
Hannah
Jul 6, 20214 min read
Weeds and Deer and Bugs, Oh My! How to keep nature from eating your garden without using chemicals
Three days of rain followed by two days of warm sun is perfect weather for growing vegetables – and weeds. I spent a good part of...
Rachel
Jul 2, 20212 min read
1000 Hours and Other Updates
Now that summer is in full-swing, it’s obviously super easy to get outside. Not all days are perfect – it’s raining cats and dogs here...
Hannah
Jun 30, 20213 min read
Sustainable Swaps for Awesome Summer Fun
Last year around this time, I wrote a post called Zero Waste Outdoor Activities with Kids, all about getting back to nature and simple...
Rachel
Jun 24, 20213 min read
June’s Zero Waste Wins and Struggles
The school year is over and it’s summer vacation! If you’re like me, your routines change during July and August, and that can affect...
Hannah
Jun 22, 20212 min read
Products We Use: Souper Cubes
I am all about eating healthy, home-cooked meals, but I am not all about cooking every day. Or every other day. So I buy (and grow)...
Rachel
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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...
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...
Rachel
Jun 3, 20212 min read
1000 Hours Update and Planning for Summer
As I’ve mentioned before, and could have likely predicted, we’ve lost count of our 1000 hours over here. However, like many of you, our...
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...
Rachel
May 27, 20213 min read
Five Questions With Jenny Humphries of Mr Fox Composting
If you’ve been a longtime reader of GreenLifeNH, then you know I’m a strong believer in composting. Food waste accounts for a large part...
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...
Rachel
May 20, 20213 min read
May’s Zero Waste Wins and Struggles
Somehow it’s May and we’re already nearing the end of the school year. It’s been quite the ride, correct? Yet the days move forward, the...
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...
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