The Multi-Purpose Mason Jar

What kinds of containers do you use to store ingredients or leftovers in your home? My go-to is the ever reliable mason jar. Even before I started my zero waste journey in earnest earlier this year, I had amassed quite a collection of this zero waste staple. Granted, I went to Target and bought three…

You Can Recycle Almost EVERYTHING!

You want to do the right thing for the earth, but sometimes trash is unavoidable. So what to do with those difficult to dispose of properly items like styrofoam, batteries, and toothpaste tubes? Well, it may take a bit more effort and a little extra change to get it to the right place, but that…

Green Is the New Black: Green Washing in the Holistic Health Space

Green is the new black. With environmental events like Earth Day and Plastic Free July making headlines and the cover of National Geographic, being eco-conscious has never been so cool. It's wonderful that initiatives to save our only inhabitable planet is front page news. But for all those environmentally aware consumers out there, it means…

10 Ways to Save Money and Mama Earth at the Grocery Store

Grocery stores in America are a wonder compared to much of the world. We have a multitude of options for almost any kind of food we can imagine. However, with most of these options comes a lot of packaging which may or may not be recyclable. Growing up in Seattle recycling and conservation are very…