My Zero Waste Spring Cleaning Routine
April 4, 2021
Spring is here, signaling an opportunity to embrace a fresh, new beginning. What better way to feel revitalized than by cleaning out your house? Before you grab your mop and
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Driving to Sedona this day and the view ain’t bad.
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One happy costumer @bellaearth at the up rooted kitchen @agritopiafarm their plant-based food is out of this world.
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Starting our morning with an interview with @arizonadailymix in the beautiful community garden @agritopiafarm
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Finally made to @agritopiafarm just in time for a beautiful sunset and the best vegan pizza. Tomorrow we have an early live TV interview and at 5pm we’re showing our film and share information about our urban homestead.
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Campervan meal #1. Kale cesar salad with spicy roasted chickpeas is by far one of my favorite salads that taste so good on a hot day like we’re having here in Arizona.
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Too my delight, my dill is flowering so I will freeze them because they are my secret ingredient in my pickles and I will use them later this season when I make pickles 😁
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Celebrate Earth Day with us and see our film @zerotimetowastefilm live via zoom and for free , hosted by @swedishschoolsd for this fundraiser and afterward we will share about our journey towards a sustainable lifestyle with a Q & A. This event is in English. Link to learn more and how to register is in my bio.
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First apples and the kids are so excited 😁
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Come join us @agritopiafarm Farm Night this Wednesday, April 14th during their Farm Night from 5pm - 8pm.
We will be there to demonstrate the best ways to compost. You can catch a glimpse of our film "Zero Time To Waste" @zerotimetowastefilm inside Final Assembly (located in the large @barnoneaz building).
We will be sharing tips from our new book and look forward to discussing ways to help you turn your backyard into your own Urban Homestead.
Join @zero.waste.family and your favorite local vendors for April Farm Night!
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I’m our home, all old t-shirts that we cannot donate or give away we make rags from that we use for cleaning, we make makeup remover wipes out of and homemade disinfectant wipes.
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This year our garden is filled with beautiful wildlife like bees, a whole hummingbird family, alligator lizards, raccoons, butterflies and lots of birds. They all help our garden pollination and pest control and are great learning opportunities for our kid.
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Harvesting carrots and making carrot gnocchi to free is on the agenda this morning.
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