One family's journey to zero waste in Chattanooga, TN
Unpackaged snack foods are hard to come by. Although, since most packaged snacks are laden with highly processed ingredients, it's arguable that we are better off without them anyway. For the most part our kids now snack on fruits and sliced veggies. However, sometimes it's nice to snack on something more other than fruits and… Continue reading Energy Bites
https://youtu.be/IbwbtLKJdrI When people talk about how much plastic pollution there is in the ocean, they tend to focus on a things: Straws Toothbrushes Plastic bottles This past week, our family helped out with several beach cleanups at the Gandoca beach - one of the most important sea turtle nesting sites in Costa Rica. We were… Continue reading 🩴 Zero waste Shoes 🩴
How we saved $3,000 in our baby's first year buy embracing secondhand.
I love giving birth! We have three children and each of their births were absolutely beautiful and precious. Next to my wedding day, the births of my children are the best days of my life. But you don't follow this blog for gushing posts about the beauty of birth, but for insight on zero waste… Continue reading Zero Waste Birth
When we started our zero waste journey about 3 years ago, I'm ashamed to say it, but neither Sadie or I could even tell you the names of our Tennessee state representatives/senators (Yusuf Hakeem / Todd Gardenhire, respectively) -- so we certainly had never made a phone call, written an email, or met with any… Continue reading 6 tips for taking zero-waste political action
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