We’re all familiar with the “three Rs” of reduce, reuse, recycle. Recently a 4th “R” has been popping up among Zero Waste bloggers: “refuse”- refuse excess packaging, refuse free samples you don’t need, refuse excess waste… etc. This one is really hard for me to do. I’m a sucker for free samples. Those cute tiny […]
How it is May already?? I’m enjoying the longer days and sunshine. This past weekend I worked on my container garden for a while and can’t wait to have some delicious homegrown food! This month for our challenge we’re going to look at making more sustainable and Zero Waste choices for our body care products. The […]
Happy Earth Day! Did you know that today is the 45th Earth Day?? It has certainly grown into a wonderful day to educate, inspire and support green-living and reducing waste. Those of you joining me on this journey probably feel like you’re living Earth Day every day. I know I sometimes feel that way. Earth Day isn’t […]
Springtime has arrived in full force here in Colorado. In typical Rocky Mountain fashion we’ve had several days of 80 degree temperatures followed by snow. What is Springtime like where you live?? Are the trees budding and flowers popping up yet? Our local Farmer’s Market started again on the 4th. The Farmer’s Market coming back […]
Happy Earth Month everyone! Hope you got a chuckle from our April Fools Day post last week 🙂 This week I’m super excited to have Kristen Hess the co-founder of CompoKeeper here to share information on our challenge this week-composting!!! Here’s her awesome guide to start composting- thanks Kristen! Compost is an organic gardener’s dream. […]
This month we’ve been diverting a significant amount of waste by learning about greywater, shopping in bulk, and cloth grocery bags. How does it feel to be saving money on your water bill and not emptying the garbage as much? Hopefully these tips are helping you not only reduce but also get better connected to your […]