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  • Betsey Porter's avatar
    Betsey Porter 2/13/2026 7:51 AM
    I'm struggling with this format again this year. It's so hard to figure out how to do actions or remove actions so you can add different actions. Sigh. Maybe its just user malfunction.

  • Mindy Shulfer's avatar
    Mindy Shulfer 2/10/2026 4:09 PM
    I attended a Climate Action Group presentation with guest speaker Heidi Roop, U of M extension educator and author of The Climate Action Handbook. I will definitely check it out! It's important to me to do something and getting involved a the local level create the changes we will feel in our everyday lives.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    At Home
    How difficult (or easy!) has it been for you to cut dryer sheets from your laundry routine?

    Mindy Shulfer's avatar
    Mindy Shulfer 2/10/2026 4:01 PM
    This is one of the easiest things to do! Trader Joe's has a bag of wool dryer balls, as do a lot of other retailers. Some specialty stores even have cute animals woven into the surface of the balls.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    How easy or difficult have you found this task? Is there a way you could rearrange your freezer to make this work better?

    Betsey Porter's avatar
    Betsey Porter 2/06/2026 7:44 AM
    I had frozen some fresh cranberries in November in a reusable container and took them out last night to make some sauce as I was craving someone tart.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Which method did you try? Do you prefer reusable containers or reusable wraps?

    Betsey Porter's avatar
    Betsey Porter 2/06/2026 7:43 AM
    I made waffles for breakfast and wrapped them in beeswax wraps and froze to take to work this week. Syrup went in a tiny mason jar.

  • Pat Burns's avatar
    Pat Burns 2/04/2026 9:35 AM
    I stopped using dryer sheets about a year ago. Great decision.

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    Pat Burns 2/04/2026 9:32 AM
    I brought a reusable water bottle to a class. It’s such a habit for me to do this, it’s pretty much automatic for me now and it’s so easy. It’s hard to understand why more people don’t do this.

  • Mindy Shulfer's avatar
    Mindy Shulfer 2/03/2026 2:35 PM
    I watched and participated in the Breaking up with Plastics; Tips from Local Leaders. I got a few new ideas to implement.

  • Betsey Porter's avatar
    Betsey Porter 1/02/2026 11:29 AM
    Excited to further my plastic-free home journey!