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6 Tips for Food Storage

Food waste is a problem we all face, so we wanted to share these tips to keep your food longer!

1. Fresh Fruit: We're in the middle of fruit season! Such a delicious time, but sometimes we buy more than we can consume before it goes bad. If you notice your fruit is seeming a little sad, resist the urge to toss it out & toss it in the freezer instead! It's perfect for smoothies, jams, sauces, and baking.

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TP-Free Living

We've been putting it off until we could offer the right transition products, so today's the day... we're going there...

Toilet paper-free living. 😲

Gasp! The horror... the mess... the... questions...

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Let's Talk Composting

More often than not, food waste is thought of as just that... waste. But it’s actually an incredibly precious resource which - when put back into the earth - can give us back so much more: healthy soil, healthy gardens & food, healthy lifestyles. By simply keeping methane-producing rotting food waste out of the landfill, you become a climate action superstar!

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Time to Switch

Looking for a sign that it's time to make the switch to reusable coffee filters? Here it is! 🌟

We just brought in a selection of coffee filters in a variety of sizes from Pinyon Products. There's one to fit everyone's coffee style (and even a nut milk bag, for all the plant-based milk lovers out there). This is a super easy zero-waste switch to make, and has SO many benefits:

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The 6 R's

Let's get to basics! This journey can be daunting, but it's easy to keep it simple when we learn the 6 R's. (Didn't it used to be 3, you ask? Yep, the number has grown... with good reason!)

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Easy Zero-Waste Switches (Week 4)

Here we are in our fourth and final week of Easy Zero-Waste Switches, which means we're almost through January already. Wow, that went fast!

How are we feeling? Like we need a snow day? Or perhaps a snow week? Hot cocoa and a blanket sound p-r-e-t-t-y good.

Here's this week's list:

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Easy Zero-Waste Switches (Week 3)

Third week into the new year, and mornings are getting... slightly easier?

How’s everyone else doing? Starting to settle into the comfort of routine, or still staying up much too late, scrolling mindlessly and/or watching “one more episode” just to get in that extra “me time”? Maybe a bit of both?

We’ve got a new week of Easy Zero-Waste Switches to share.

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Easy Zero-Waste-Switches (Week 2)

Here we are, heading into the second week of the new year!

How's everyone feeling?

There are so many things going on around us right now that we can't control. At times like this, we find it can be really helpful to focus on the things we can.

Hopefully this week's Easy Zero-Waste Switches help turn our focus towards small, manageable things we can do that bring about feelings of accomplishment and joy. 😊

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Easy Zero-Waste Switches (Week 1)

Usually we start the year with a hard-core zero-waste challenge to get the year going. But this year feels different. We're all a bit worn down from all that was 2020 (wow, what a year!), and feel a nurturing approach to our wonderful intentions is the way to go.

So for the month of January, we're going to offer a weekly list of what we have discovered are some easy switches towards zero-waste. You can save this list for later, try one, or try them all! Here is our first week's list:

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Plastic - Rising to the Challenge

“Just over a year ago, my family was doing well with our plastic waste. We didn’t use plastic baggies or cling wrap, and we only bought water in bottles when we were traveling. We recycled everything that the blue bins would take, along with all the refundable cans/bottles. As far as keeping the earth clear of plastic, we were doing pretty. darn. good.”

A recap of one family’s experience trying to go plastic-free for one month.

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