Surprisingly enough, the question “What is compost?”, comes up incredibly often, but it’s such an underrated conversation. Nonetheless, it’s incredibly important and one worth talking about, so let’s begin! WHAT IS COMPOST? Well, what is compost? Compost is a mixture of previously used organic material given the proper environment, broken down into nutrient-rich soil that is[...]
Every year, month, and day is a chance to start fresh and begin again, Earth Day 2022 can truly be one of those days if we let it. As things open up, life becomes exciting all over again and the people have new innovative creations to share with the world, we still can’t lose sight of our beautiful planet, and that’s why I’ve compiled this guide for you. WHEN IS EARTH DAY? Ann[...]
As we begin to gear up to get outside and go out on our new adventure, we of course have to think of what fuels us, like a new favorite day trail mix - YUM! After continuously searching for gluten-free, sugar-free, vegan trail mix in sustainable packaging, I began to realize it seemed nearly impossible to find. So began the venture of making it from scratch! Also, this isn’t a typi[...]
Essentially, the principles of Leave No Trace give a sense of direction and guidelines for the steps we can take while being out in nature so that everyone can preserve and enjoy the outdoors. First and foremost, Leave No Trace is a non-profit organization that has established a foundation of ethics and the best practices for minimizing impact to our beloved outdoors, using research-bas[...]
For so many of us, 2022 becomes the year of opportunity, as well as to refresh and update our bucketlist ideas. “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” Marilyn Monroe This quote can really shift our perspective - sometimes our bucketlist ideas don’t always have to be so practical and “structured”, al[...]
Let’s get ready to reflect on last year's accomplishments, with some vision board ideas, and refocus what we want our 2022 to look like, yay! Above all, vision boards are great for motivation, staying on track, visually seeing goals, as well as visually reminding ourselves of our intuitive ideals. GREAT AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE VISION BOARD Firstly, focusing on pillars of health, goal[...]
It’s a better time than ever to start switching up traditions to reduce waste this holiday season. Especially after finding out that Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year's holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million extra tons per week! -lbre.stanford.edu Plus, there are[...]
Now that we’ve ordered this year’s holiday gifts, it’s time to step into the next phase of sustainable gift wrapping. Let’s make those presents dazzle and show everyone eco-friendly wrapping alternatives. If you haven’t already bought gifts, check out these sustainable gift guides to give you great ideas, it’s not too late, but the time for shipping is running out! ZER[...]
With the holidays coming up fast and the shipping cut-off date being December 15th, it’s time to talk about where and how to receive mail and packages while traveling. Are you that person who likes to take a holiday vacation? Or maybe you’re a snowbird that chases the sun? Or what if you’re a vanlifer or rver on the road? Possibly your mail gets misplaced or stolen? Wherever yo[...]
Now after Black Friday and Cyber Monday we are left with an afterthought on our purchases, this is where Giving Tuesday 2021 comes in. Some questions we may ask ourselves; Is what I bought good for the environment? Does this align with my values? Now that I’ve bought it for myself, what about others? How can I give to others? Well, Giving Tuesday 2021’s nationalized to really spa[...]
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