Tag Archives: Life With Less Plastic
Easy Peasy Soup Stock
My daughter Carly and I were talking about “garden guilt” recently. That’s when you have more produce than you can eat and not a lot of time to can or freeze all your garden goodies. If you have a crock pot here is an easy technique for turning an abundance of garden produce into a […]
Zero Waste Back to School Tips
Back to School Season means shopping. It’s a tradition to start the school year with brand new clothing, backpack and school supplies. The truth is many purchases are unnecessary, expensive and create loads of trash. Save money and save the planet with some simple tips to help you go Zero Waste. Let’s start with clothing. […]
Join the Plastic Free Produce Movement
Are you ready to join the Plastic Free Produce Movement? It’s an easy step on your Zero Waste Journey because Mother Nature has been so generous in her packaging of most fruits and vegetables. Bananas, winter squash, avocados…..the list goes on. Of course, if you have a garden you understand the joy of plastic free […]
Plastic Free July
This month- there is a world wide movement- Plastic Free July with the goal of raising awareness and challenging people to do something about single use plastic. Single use plastic is plastic that is essentially used one time and then discarded. Straws, coffee cups, lids, take out containers. Basically anything that is convenient, quick and saves time. […]
Zero Waste Alcohol- DIY Fruit Infused Vodka
If your idea of a good time is sitting outside listening to the birds chirp and watching your garden grow while sipping a fruity, boozy drink then infused vodkas are for you. I first read about infusing vodkas in the cookbook “How to Be a Domestic Goddess” by Nigella Lawson. Her rhubarb schnapps recipe caught […]
Make Your Money Count and Use Less Plastic
Last year, I took a business development course and the guru wanted us to find our customer’s pain points. I talked about our Maine Seaweed shampoo bars and how I believed they would appeal to anyone who loved the ocean and is concerned about the plague of plastic. Our shampoo bars are a plastic free […]