While the following post is geared towards those who may not yet recycle consistently with children at home, there are helpful tips for anyone trying to establish a recycling routine! With all that we have to juggle as parents, sorting our household waste can easily slip to the bottom of our priorities. It can be... Continue Reading →
What’s Your Footprint?
Did you know that you can find out how your lifestyle affects the environment? While you may feel nervous about pulling back the curtain on this part of your life, there are great resources to calculate your ecological footprint and provide ideas on how to make changes. I'd like to think this blog is a... Continue Reading →
Silent Sunday
This is a beginning of a weekly tradition, where I'll share images from nature I've encountered, with not much to say. I hope this encourages us all to take time to appreciate the beautiful world we have, and to make changes to preserve it! Just living is not enough ... one must have a little... Continue Reading →
A Look at Cleaning Produce
Whoops, I realize that these images are coming up huge on regular computer screens. I'll try to tweak that soon - still lots to learn! Funny story for you: I was eager to share this quick and easy tip about washing produce with a common (and cheap) kitchen item, then I actually did some research.... Continue Reading →
That *One* Climate Report and What It Means
Before taking a hard look at changes we can make in our lives, I want to address a report I heard about in the media recently. Even though this was published over a year ago, I just recently read about the CPD's research into the largest source of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. I came... Continue Reading →