PLANT BASED PACKAGING: AN ALTERNATIVE TO A WORLD OF PLASTIC
Plant-based packaging has been around longer than you may think. In fact, the first type of plastic invented to replace Ivory in the late 1800’s was a cellulose polymer, made from plant material. Somewhere along the line we went fully…
BACKYARD GARDENING & SUSTAINABLE GARDEN MARKERS
Gardening has been an activity practiced and enjoyed by humans for thousands of years. Gardens can make spaces beautiful and provide food for us, but this only scrapes the surface of how impactful gardening at home really is. Backyard gardening...
LOW WASTE SNACKS
Processed and store-prepared snacks are one of the biggest culprits for being wasteful. They come in lots of packaging, most of which is difficult to recycle due to multi layering and mixing of plastics used to make them. Packaging makes…
PLANTS FOR POLLINATORS
Spring! One of my favourite times of year, where the weather warms up, wild plants start to bloom and bud, and we begin to plan our gardens. Our gardens and what we choose to plant heavily influences wildlife surrounding our…
EARTH DAY: OUR POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE EARTH
Earth Day celebrated its 50th anniversary this year on April 22nd. And because of Earth Day, and the uniting of environmentally minded individuals, a lot has been accomplished in terms of environmental action in the past 50 years.
UPCYCLING – FOR YOUR GARDEN
To reduce the rate in which we generate waste, reusing materials has a huge role to play. Reusing, which includes upcycling of materials, comes third in the 5R’s strategy, right after reduce and before recycle! The world of reusing might…
FOOD WASTE & HOW TO LOWER IT
Holidays are among the highest times of year for food waste, and food waste is one of the main sources of greenhouse gases caused from food being tossed in the trash and taking up space in the landfill. In a…
EASTER EGG DYING WITH NATURAL DYES
Eggs are one of the easiest items to colour with natural dyes using small dye batches made in a kitchen… no special equipment needed! And what better time to dye eggs than Easter!
CUT TRASH & MAKE BEESWAX WRAPS
Earth Day is meant to bring awareness to environmental issues and inspire ways in which we can all make better choices for the Earth. During the month of April, people all over the globe participate in small actions to better…
WHY THE ZERO WASTE MOVEMENT IS IMPORTANT
The zero waste movement is a global initiative aiming to eliminate garbage output and address the flawed system of which we produce, consume, and dispose of our items. It is a movement that can not be done alone, requires a…
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