Pin It Sometimes avoiding plastic is harder than it sounds. First, you’re used to it. Your plastics cupboard is an institution in the kitchen, and it’s habit to reach for an easy storage container there. Second, you have lots of plastic. The size you want is always available. Finally, especially when you’re packing for children, [...]
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Pin It Sandwich bags. Snack bags. Zippered bags. Slide-n-lock bags. Blue-and-yellow-makes-green bags. Is this a Science lesson or an exercise in decision making? Toss in the plastic containers still gracing my cupboards, stainless steel or glass (because plastic is neither “green” nor safe, you know), and I’m lost as to what to put my kids’ [...]
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Pin It Once you get to know Beth Terry of My Plastic-Free Life, your plastics standards increase by exponential degrees as a result of positive peer pressure. I’ve often thought of Beth’s commitment to using no plastic in the past week, and I feel like a plastic failure! Here’s my full confession: During Get Out [...]
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Pin It I’m pleased to feature Beth Terry of My Plastic-Free Life for today’s spring cleaning carnival. She is amazing in her commitment and her knowledge, as you’ll discover by the time you read her story below. Be sure to catch all the past topics and upcoming themes here. My Plastic Story: From Addict to [...]
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Pin ItEveryone loves to get a package in the mail. This was on my porch Saturday when we came home from learning how to tap maple trees and make syrup at a local nature center: I haven’t been this excited about a box on my porch since my Biokleen dishwasher detergent came in! Shhhh! Don’t [...]
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Pin ItIf you started your sourdough starter last week, you may be ready to try your hand at something with it. I’ll be posting recipes all week long. These first few will give you a chance to use up some of your ever-growing starter without begging for rise action…success without chance of brick-bread! That’s the [...]
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Pin It I envision a future where my children’s children speak the word “recycle” more often than the word “trash”. That world will be a cleaner, healthier place than ours because of all our hard work conserving resources, protecting the environment and reducing our waste. Mandi at Organizing Your Way is tackling various resolutions people [...]
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