Raise your hand if you were today years old when you realized how complicated recycling is. When I was growing up we had two bins in our garage—one for paper and one for plastic. In them I'd toss newspapers, boxes, and all my single-use plastics, blissfu ...
Apartment Gardening 101: Expert Tips For Growing Your Own Food in a Small Space
If you're dreaming of a lush green garden, but think you don't have the space to make it a reality, I encourage you to think again. All you need is a small balcony, or even just a windowsill, to flex your green thumb. And no, it won't be as difficult as ...
6 Tips for Developing (and Maintaining) Eco-Friendly Habits
How many times have you tried to form (or break) a habit and failed? I'll wait while you count. If you're like me, you've determined that number is much larger than what you can add up on your fingers and toes. Because forming new habits, even eco-fr ...
A Step-By-Step Guide to Sustainably Decluttering Your Closet Once and For All
Anyone else "never have anything to wear” yet somehow find themselves under a mountain of clothing after trying to pick out one outfit? Same. While this situation may make you think "hm, guess it's time to buy some new clothes" it may actually be a sign ...
7 Easy Eco-Friendly Tips That’ll Keep Your Kitchen Clean and Organized
A happy kitchen makes for a happy household. I say that because so much of our lives revolve around our kitchens. Think about it. It's not just where we make food, for many of us it's where we eat it too. It's where we gather for meals and conversation, ...
Show the Planet Some Love This Valentine’s Day With These Sustainable and Ethical Gift Ideas
Valentine’s Day—it’s all about love. Love for your partner, your friends, even yourself. But what about the earth? Balloons that don't biodegrade, cards that end up in the trash, stuffed animals holding hearts that get tossed in the donation pile—none of ...
10 Environmental Justice Books You Should Add to Your Reading List
I am a White woman. And up until about three years ago, I was blissfully unaware of how intrinsically climate change and racism were linked. However, since delving more into the topic of sustainability, I've learned how key racial justice is in the missi ...
12 Sustainable Products You Can Buy on Your Next Target Run
Accessibility has been and continues to be a difficult challenge when it comes to sustainable living. Once upon a time you couldn't find many sustainable products at Target. In fact, most planet-friendly products were only available online (and many stil ...
Want to See Big Brands take Climate Action? Here are Some Letter Writing Tips to Make it Happen
It’s no secret that we need large corporations to step up if we want to successfully mitigate climate change. But if we don’t work for one of these corporations is there really anything we can do? Of course there is. We live in a world where getting ...
Small Sustainable Steps Matter: Here’s Why You Should be an Imperfect Environmentalist
If you’ve never heard the term “imperfect environmentalist” it’s time to add it to your mental dictionary (or your actual dictionary if anyone still has one of those). In my opinion the phrase is a tad redundant. Imperfection should be considered an i ...