How to Make Electrolyte Water Our family is athletic and loves working out—especially outdoor hiking. Our son, Noah, plays soccer and is often busy with practices and games, while I
Homemade Dryer Sheets I was asked about our alternative to dryer sheets, so here we go. Dryer sheets are typically used in the dryer to reduce static, add a pleasant
It’s terrifying that 99% of the global population breathes unsafe air. Factories are a driving force behind all kinds of pollutants. This is why factory pollution should be on everyone’s
Coconut Curry Pumpkin Soup My friend Cori gave me lots of large pumpkins that she grew this fall. I roasted and pureed most of them, and froze them. Cooking with
Eco-Friendly Road Trips: How to Travel Sustainably with Your Family Planning your route, opting for a fuel-efficient vehicle, and minimizing waste are key ways to pull-off an eco-friendly family road
Why You Should Learn to Grow Your Own Food and Why Kids Should, Too In this day and age, the easiest thing to do is buy your food from the
Tips For Winter Biking Since moving to Sweden, we’ve adopted biking as our main form of transportation, as most Swedes do. When winter snow arrived, we considered giving up biking.
Zero-Waste Family Dining: How To Foster Sustainable Mealtime Habits Meal planning, opting for local and seasonal produce, and getting the whole family involved are smart ways to simplify zero-waste family
The Carbon Impact of Emails Did you know that emails have an environmental impact? According to Pawprint Eco Companion, the average carbon footprint of a short email sent from laptop
Going Sustainable in 2024: One Month at a Time When it comes to the climate, keeping a positive outlook is crucial. It helps us feel better and enables us to
DIY Zero Waste and Vegan Lip Balm Oh, my poor lips have been so dry and cracked because of the cold weather here and my kids also have dry lips.
By Jennifer Holmes: Bird Feeding: A Zero Waste Game that Soars with Fun Getting kids excited about the great outdoors is a great good win–and what could be cooler than
🌿✨ Join Us for a Sustainable Mini-Market! ✨🌿
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📅 Date: October 12, 2024
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I love using kale to make pesto. Kale tastes great with lemon, salt, garlic and oil; and it adds nutritional value. My pesto also includes pumpkin seeds since our son Liam’s homegrown pumpkins have naked seeds. Pumpkin seeds provide nutrition like magnesium, protein and iron, as well as omega-3, omega-6 and fiber. Here is how to make vegan kale pesto.
Ingredients:
½ cup raw pumpkin seeds
2 cups kale, torn into smaller pieces
1 garlic clove
Juice from ½ lemon
¼ -1/2 tsp salt (or more if needed)
2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
½ cup olive oil
Directions:
Roast seeds in 350° F preheated oven until slightly golden. It takes about 5 minutes.
Using a food processor, pulse kale and garlic until finely chopped. Add pumpkin seeds, salt, nutritional yeast and lemon juice, then blend until smooth. With food processor still running, add the oil. Done!!
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Enrich your soil
Naturally, you can just let the leaves decompose on the ground or add them to your vegetable beds. Leaves will enrich the soil your trees and providing a habitat for a range of wildlife.
Enhance your garden
My favorite way to use fall leaves is to add them to my raised garden beds. I always smile when I hear how much money people spend on mulch when it’s usually free somewhere in your neighborhood. We use grass clippings, weeds and leaves, and old plants as mulch.
Building up the layers in a no-dig raised bed is a great way to create rich soil, so you’ll have a thriving soil ecosystem in the spring.
Build a compost pile
Fall is an excellent time to build a compost pile, which can be as simple as staking up a hoop of three-foot-high chicken wire. Then, just add leaves to your composting systems along with other biodegradable materials.
Pro tip: After Halloween and Thanksgiving, look for leftover bales of straw on sale–or even left out for garbage collection. Straw makes for excellent mulch and can be added to the compost pile along with your leaves.
Use leaves as mulch
Fall leaves make excellent mulch, and as a bonus, they’re free!
Leaf mulch tends to break down and blend into the soil quickly–adding lots of nutrients–and it blocks weeds from forming. Using leaves as mulch also entices earthworms to your garden soil.
Create fall-themed decorations
I use fall leaves for zero-waste decorations, both indoors and outdoors.
Along with mini pumpkins, fall leaves make beautiful decorations for holiday parties, dinners, or an attractive fall-themed front door decoration.
Pile & play
Fun for kids (big and small); simply rake your leaves into piles and jump right in!
Make seasonal crafts
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📅 Date: October 12, 2024
🕒 Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Private Location: 92111
Let`s reduce waste, reuse what we have, and create a more eco-friendly community together. Bring your pre-loved items and take home something new to you. See you there! @positive_phee
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To pack a zero waste lunch for the kids; Invest in a reusable bento box or thermal soup containers as well as a reusable metal bottle, reusable cutlery, and cloth napkins. If you have to wrap food, use either a cloth sandwich bag or beeswax wrap to ensure avoiding unwanted waste. Buy snacks from the bulk section or make your own crackers, cookies and energy bars.
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Turning our hand-picked berries into sweet memories and even sweeter treats with my little helper! 🍓👩👦👦
Click the link in our bio for the recipe on our Youtube Channel, or article, to see what magic we’ll create together! (P.S. It`s better than fruit roll-ups and is the perfect Back to School snack!) ✨
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As a busy mom, juggling the demands of back-to-school season can be exhausting. Ensuring you and your family get a good night`s sleep is crucial for maintaining the energy and focus needed to manage it all. Quality rest not only boosts your mood but also enhances your physical health—helping you stay on top of your family`s needs. Here are six practical tips to help you and your little ones establish a healthier sleep routine as you gear up for the school year.
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📚✏️ Now when it’s back-to-school season, we can make a huge difference for the planet with zero waste school supplies! Embracing reusable folders, notebooks made from recycled paper, refillable pens, and eco-friendly pencil cases is a fantastic way to support sustainability while gearing up for the school year. Let’s inspire our kids to minimize waste and appreciate the planet as they embark on their educational journey!
Here are some of my tips: 🌍📓
Backpacks—Get a good quality backpack that will last so you don’t have to buy a new one every school year. Also, buy one that comes with a warranty like Jansport backpacks, which have a lifetime warranty, so if it breaks or falls apart the company will fix it. My kids all have kånken backpacks from fjallraven.com.
Binders—Cardboard with a center with screws, which are 100% recyclable binders
Folders—Buy paper or cardboard but avoid the plastic kind so that, when they break, you can recycle the paper.
Pens and pencils—Fountain pen is refillable. For highlighter, I like Eco highlighters that are both biodegradable and eco-friendly and made from sustainable wood. When you’re finished with these highlighters, you can throw the stumps into the compost.
Ruler—Buy a durable stainless steel ruler or a wood ruler, not plastic.
Calculator—This is best to buy used on eBay or Craig’s list.
Print paper—Buy only 100% recycled paper or FSC certified paper, and make sure it’s not bleached.
Notebooks—Buy a durable notebook made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper.
Books—Try to borrow, buy used, or download books before buying new ones.
Make sure to recycle all used papers from printers and notebooks as well as covers from binders and folders.
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🌿 Ingredients can be overwhelming, especially when you encounter those long, complicated names on product labels. It`s easy to assume that they`re all bad for you or the environment. But let`s take a closer look! #ZeroWasteFamily #SustainableLiving #UnpackingIngredients
In today’s world, where food waste is a major concern both for the environment but also for our wallets, 🌱 Embracing zero waste cooking has been such a game changer for for our family’s journey to saving $18,000 a year and to help us reduce our waste. It’s amazing how much we can reduce food waste and get creative in the kitchen. Planning meals, embracing leftovers, using every part of the ingredient, composting, and shopping smart are just a few ways to make a positive impact. Let’s cook mindfully and make a difference, one meal at a time! 🍲🌎 #ZeroWasteCooking #SustainableLiving #CookingWithPurposezero #zerowastefamily #thezerowastefamily #zerowastecooking #moneysaving
ELDERBERRY SYRUP RECIPE
Makes about 6-8 small bottles of elderberry syrup
Ingredients:
1/2 – 3/4 cup organic dried elderberries or 1 cup fresh, ripe elderberries
3 cups filtered water
3/4 – 1 cup maple syrup
Instructions:
Place elderberries and filtered water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer on medium-low for 45 minutes. Mash the elderberries to release any remaining juice. Using cheesecloth, strain the mixture into a glass bowl. When the liquid has come to room temperature, gently stir in the raw honey and mix thoroughly.
Store in labeled 8- or 12-ounce amber glass bottles.
This mixture will last many months in a cool, dark pantry or in the refrigerator.
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