Instead of bagging fallen leaves, consider letting them stay or raking them into garden beds to shelter wildlife and feed the soil. …
Read more♻️ Reminder to Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose
Recycle. Use your local area’s Free Stuff group on Facebook to recycle things no longer needed. … Reuse. Reuse any plastic bags from fruit and veggie purchases. … Repurpose. Use plastic containers for home or dining-out leftovers and for odds-and-ends.
Read more👗 Mindful clothes shopping: No bracketing 🩳
Did you know that 85% of all used textiles end up in landfills, where they generate greenhouse methane gas and leach toxic chemicals and dyes into the groundwater and soil? …
Read more🥝 Planet friendly food choices 🫘
We’re always looking for suggestions on lessening our impact on the planet, including through our food choices.
“Most of us know by now which foods are optimal for our health, including plentiful vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. It turns out that a similar plant-focused diet is also best for the planet. …
Read more🪚 Library of Things 🏒
Sometimes it’s just good to hear good news. We ran across this and thought you would enjoy learning about libraries where you can borrow/rent stuff instead of buying it! …
Read more🌞 Going Solar
Interested in exploring solar options in Oregon? Get started here …
Read more🧶 There's plastic in... yarn? 🧣
To share this EarthCare tip with you I must admit to something embarrassing. Until just a few weeks ago I hadn’t realized that nearly all the yarn I've bought over the years is made of plastic. That just wasn’t on my radar.
When a conversation with my son brought it to light, I thought, “Well, I can’t do anything about the past, but I can do something about the yarn I buy from now on.” …
Read more🧵 Yay for old-fashioned darning! 🪡
Rather than tossing them (as I’ve previously done), I’ve been collecting old socks and sweaters with holes in them. After reading about the huge impact clothing has on our environment, I decided to fix the holes and keep the clothes. …
Read more💫 Spinning food waste into gold 🍲
According to a recent report from the EPA, “Food waste comprises about 24 percent of municipal solid waste in landfills.”
Happily, luckily, and gratefully, many cities and local organizations in Oregon have started curbside services to help turn food waste into compost. …
Read more🚿 Showers: Water is just the start ⚡
“Showers account for roughly 20 percent of total household water consumption. And water is just the start of it. Your shower burns energy, too. Just under half of a home’s hot water is used for showering.” …
Read more🥕 Eco hope 🌳
Sometimes good news is the balm we need to soothe our worries about climate change. …
Read more🥬 Keep your greens GREEN 🥗
We try to limit our use of one-time plastic containers, especially those hard plastic clamshells that contain various specialty greens and cherry tomatoes. We struggle with this because the food appears to remain fresh and in better condition longer in the plastic clamshells. Argh! …
Read more🛢️ Get your shift together (shifting away from fossil fuels) 🔥
“What if you knew you could be part of the solution to climate change—and that you could save money in the process?” …
Read more🥑 Save resources by eating more plants
Did you know that eating just one animal product-free meal per month saves an average of 366 gallons of water, 13 lbs of grain, and 6 lbs of CO2?
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