Celebrate Fall with GreenLifeNH
Happy Fall Equinox! I love the change of seasons here in New Hampshire! I love the act of putting away the gear from last season and...
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Sustainable Home
Start your green journey at home! Learn how we have greened our kitchens, bathrooms, pantries, living rooms, and closets. Get started with composting or join a CSA. See which eco-friendly products we've tried and whether they worked. Start your mornings with a green routine or a low waste breakfast and you're already halfway there! Topics include: home decor, laundry, shopping, cleaning, fashion, pets, home maintenance, crafts, daily routines and more!
Sustainable Home Posts
Hannah
Aug 17, 20224 min read
Back in the Saddle Again - Biking as Transportation
When I was twelve, I spent the better part of a month scraping and repainting my parents' large shed in exchange for the object of my...
Rachel
Jul 22, 20223 min read
Zero Waste Wins and Struggles
It's been a while since I've done one of these updates so I figured it's time. Like everyone else, we've been hot and trying to survive...
Hannah
Jun 28, 20223 min read
Plastic Free July - A Brief How To Guide
You may have heard of Plastic Free July, a global movement encouraging people to reduce their plastic waste to zero for a whole month....
Hannah
Jun 14, 20222 min read
15 Surprising Things You Could Be Composting
Most people know you can compost your kitchen scraps, but don't limit yourself to carrots ends and mushy apples. Almost anything made of...
Hannah
May 27, 20222 min read
Products We Use: Take Back Bag
For Days just solved a major problem for me and I'm majorly grateful! For longer than I'd like to admit, I've been collecting a big bag...
Hannah
May 25, 20223 min read
5 Easy Things You Can Do Right Now to Green Your Amazon Shopping
No matter who you are and how green and local you live, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you've hit the Buy Now button on Amazon...
Hannah
Apr 19, 20224 min read
Eco-Challenges to Try for Earth Day
Want a greener lifestyle, but feeling intimidated? Change can be hard, but challenging yourself to trying something for a set amount of...
Dean Burgess
Mar 22, 20223 min read
Reduce your Footprint and your Bills by Installing Solar Panels
If you have been paying attention to the news, you have probably heard about extreme weather events caused by climate change. According...
Hannah
Dec 14, 20213 min read
Our 100 Day Wool Dress Challenge
For the past week, my six-year-old daughter and I have each been wearing the same dress. Both are long-sleeved with great pockets. Hers...
Hannah
Dec 8, 20215 min read
“That’s not yogurt either” and other funny stories from my low-waste life
Whenever two cultures collide, there are bound to be some funny and awkward stories and low waste culture and standard American culture...
Hannah
Nov 16, 20213 min read
A Survival Guide for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
The voices are everywhere: Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming, consumers! Make sure you wake up early so you don’t miss a minute!...
Hannah
Sep 21, 20215 min read
Clothesline Hacks 101
I’ve been using my new clothesline for almost a year now and I still love it as much as I did when we put it up in November 2020. I’m...
Hannah
Aug 31, 20213 min read
Our Low Waste Travel Kit
When I first started to strive for a zero waste lifestyle, I spent most of my time, money, and effort trying to reduce or eliminate waste...
Hannah
Aug 17, 20213 min read
Back to School Products We Use
It’s that time of year again! Time to pack up the dear children and send them back to school. When I was a kid, that always meant a trip...
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 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 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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
Hannah
Mar 25, 20212 min read
Green your Shaving Routine
Daily habits – like shaving – can be hugely wasteful. Each year, people go through can after can of shaving cream or gel, tons of...
Rachel
Mar 15, 20212 min read
I Tried It: Toothpaste Tabs
By now, you likely know that I am the less eco-evolved out of Hannah and me. When I talk about our GreenLifeNH work and team, I like to...
GreenLifeNH Team
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Weatherize Concord!
Concord, NH friends – a wonderful opportunity to weatherize your home and/or business in order to make it more energy efficient and...
Hannah
Mar 9, 20213 min read
Stop! Don’t trash that! Thin Plastics Edition
It happens all the time! I’m trying to be all low-waste and then suddenly there it is – plastic film. Birthday presents come...
Hannah
Mar 4, 20214 min read
Why I am NOT a minimalist.
If you’ve been following GreenLifeNH for any length of time, you have probably noticed a theme to my posts. I’m all about buying less,...
Hannah
Mar 2, 20214 min read
Five Eco-Don’ts when you’re Going Green
In January, I posted a list of 12 green resolutions for 2021. Now that it is (somehow!) March, I’m delving into all things reusable....
GreenLifeNH Team
Feb 25, 20214 min read
Five Questions with Laura Johnson of Design 645
I had a fun and inspiring chat with my friend, Laura Johnson, this weekend about sustainable ways to redecorate your home using what you...
Hannah
Feb 23, 20214 min read
What to wear?! or Capsule Wardrobes 101
We’ve done several posts about shopping for clothing on this site, including Rachel’s posts on where to buy quality used clothes,...
Hannah
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Home Heating - What’s your magic number?
This has been a cold February here in New Hampshire. Cold and snowy and Februarish and I’m not complaining in the slightest. But this...
Rachel
Jan 25, 20213 min read
How Do You Buy Your Clothes?
I think a lot of people look at me and don’t assume that I’m an environmentalist. I’m not a fashionista but like to somewhat follow...
Rachel
Dec 21, 20202 min read
Do You Know How to Sew?
Happy Solstice! How will you be celebrating? I shared a little bit about what my family does on this day, but I hope you enjoy your own...
Hannah
Dec 15, 20203 min read
21st Century Gift Wrapping
Holidays and birthdays are a time for doing something special with the ones you love. Often these festivities include good food and a...
Hannah
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Hannah’s Holiday Gift Guide
Wondering what to give friends and family this year? Hoping to give wonderful gifts AND stay true to your low-waste and low-impact...
Hannah
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Green Gifts for your Favorite Techie
No one has ever described me as a techie (the computer I am writing this on is over ten years old and my cell phone is at least five...
Hannah
Nov 19, 20204 min read
The 3 Commandments of Food Waste Reduction
With the holidays on the horizon, I’d like to take a few minutes of your time to discuss an often-overlooked environmental issue: food...
Rachel
Nov 18, 20203 min read
Easy Less-Waste Bathroom Swaps
I’ve been trying to decrease my waste for a few years now and have found it most difficult to change my grooming habits. Maybe it’s...
Hannah
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Our New Clothesline!
If you are an avid follower of this website (and I hope you are!), you will know that upon re-reading How Bad are Bananas by Mike...
Jessica Forrest
Oct 26, 20203 min read
The 45 by 2030 Pledge: Climate Change Commitment at the Household Level
Our friend, Jessica Forrest, is back! Following-up on her previous post, she imagines household level commitments on climate change… It...
Hannah
Oct 22, 20205 min read
How Living Green Saves Me Green
The Zero Waste Movement has gotten a bad reputation as an elitist movement for people who can afford Teslas and fancy products. While we...
Hannah
Oct 8, 20203 min read
Postpone Turning on the Heat with an Eco-Hygge Survival Kit
While I would argue that we never need AC in New Hampshire, heating our houses to at least 55 degrees in the Winter is usually a must so...
Jessica Forrest
Oct 7, 20207 min read
What is your Household Carbon Footprint? And What Can You Do About It?
Today we have a guest post from our friend and fellow Concord resident Jessica Forrest! Jessica has developed tools for companies to...
Hannah
Oct 1, 20204 min read
Green Your Ride
A little known fact about me, which will surprise anyone who met me after college, is that I LOVE to drive. I really love it. I love...
Rachel
Sep 28, 20202 min read
Respect Your Things
The other day, while I listened to Laura Knoy discuss Zero Waste with her guests, the panelists talked about the important Rs – reduce,...
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