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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
10 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Waste While Grocery Shopping
How can you avoid plastic waste at the grocery store? It sounds like an impossible feat. After all, from the containers that hold our blueberries, to pretty much the entire frozen food aisle, to single-use checkout bags—the supermarket is positively brim ...
9 Sustainable Living Tips That’ll Make Your Life Easier
When I ask people what their biggest struggle is with sustainable living, the response I most commonly hear is "convenience." Convenience is king, and many eco-friendly living tips can have the tendency to require a bit more effort. It's not always condu ...
5 Earth-Approved New Year’s Resolutions
New year, new planet, am I right? If there's anything climate-related to be taken from this past year, it's that it's time to shift climate action into maximum overdrive. So what eco-friendly New Year's resolutions can we make to reflect that? It's a que ...
Here Are 7 Ways to Make Your Gift Wrapping More Planet-Friendly
As a child (and sometimes even as an adult) there's nothing like the adrenaline rush of tearing the wrapping paper off a present to reveal what new toy lies within. While the gift you ultimately receive hopefully spends years with you, the wrapping paper ...
Black Friday is Coming Up—Here’s How You Can Participate Sustainably
The most infamous shopping day of the year—Black Friday. Retailers train all year for it, and some consumers too. In fact, consumers shelled out $14.13 billion over Black Friday weekend in 2020, and that's expected to increase to at least $17 billion in ...