How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring Winter is coming to an end, so you better get your gardening on and start preparing now for your spring planting. Before you know it, temperatures will start to warm, and those buds you have been waiting for all season will start to bloom. Spring brings with it […]
Eco Living
10 Tips to Help Reduce Your Exposure to BPA
BPA and other toxins that can be found in our food and products are at levels dangerous enough to be concerned with and we need to encourage companies to ditch the chemicals and toxins in our products. What is BPA? BPA is one of the most common chemicals to which we are exposed to in […]
BPA Receipts – Are Thermal Paper Receipts Toxic?
How many time a week do you touch a receipt and not wash your hands after? Probably all the time. What I’m going to share with you next, will probably change that. Did you know that thermal paper contain BPA? These paper receipts are used in point-of-sale receipts (e.g., for credit card purchases), shipping or […]
Dryer Sheets Alternatives – 7 Non-Toxic Options
Did you know that fabric softener products (liquid/dryer sheets) are concentrated with chemicals and heavy fragrances? And that there are many dryer sheets alternatives that are non-toxic? I personally don’t use liquid fabric softener or dryer sheets, but if on the rare occasion I do, I always reach for non-toxic alternatives to conventional dryer sheets. […]
9 Tips on How to Create a Zero Waste Lunch
Whether you’re sending the kids back to school, planning a summer picnic, or simply trying to reduce your environmental footprint, creating a zero-waste lunch doesn’t have to be stressful. Remember: small changes add up. By following these 9 tips on how to create a zero-waste lunch, you can have a huge impact on the environment […]
Plastic pollution. An interactive plastic bag ban map
Plastic bags are such a menace to our ecosystem, and cause more harm than good. They don’t actually biodegrade. Instead, they photo-degrade, they simply break down into smaller and smaller toxic pieces that contaminate our soil, waterways, and inadvertently enter our food supply when animals accidentally ingest them. They are responsible for unsightly litter, flooding, […]
The Green Natural Valentine
Simple – that is really how I try to live, especially when it comes to different holidays. I don’t like to give into the mainstream celebrating and commercialism that surrounds them. Valentine’s day is really no different. All I have seen lately are red and pink colored chocolate boxes and stuffed animals in store windows […]
How to Reduce Your Paper Usage
Reducing the amount of paper you use daily is easier than you think. It just might take some extra effort on your part at he beginning to start out, but once it is all on in place, it should be second nature to go paperless! Just think of the impact your actions will have- about […]