Environmental Stewardship Team

A good eye-opener this month to look at my own and my family's plastic use and ways it can be reduced.

I love fresh and home grown over store bought and I love to wander the farmer's markets to find things that I have not tried before or for things I can freeze and enjoy throughout the year. This year I attended the Minnesota Horticultural Society's week-long webinar on gardening from the soil up. It was a great foundation to understand how...

Today's topic on homemade cleaners was inspiring and easy to do. I am going to make that transition as I use up existing cleaners!

I love the Stasher silicone bags . I must have a dozen or more, all shapes and sizes. Easy to use, easy to clean, easy to store. Usually in April, Earth month, some or all are on sale.

Just a reminder that microfiber cloths are made of plastic & thus petroleum products .

This is actually one of the easier items for me as I typically make soups and stews and other items over the winter months and freeze portions in re-usable containers. I also found some pre-measured containers for liquids I might want to freeze like leftover fruit juices, broth or other liquids for cooking/baking. Then I can take out what I need.

I found this article on Buy it For Life. https://www.consumerreports.org/product-quality-reliability/best-bifl-products-a6154176777/

Is anyone aware of a "purchase local" option for pet shampoo bars?

It feels good to purchase clothes, bed linens, and bath/kitchen towels in sustainable fibers. I have found a lot of towels and bed linens in bamboo and recycled fibers that are soft and work better than non-natural fibers. I still need to work on this for clothing!

Bags are smaller - so they don't fit my waste basket, but am to partially hold them on the top edge of the basket. I tie them when full and just put another on top which helps hold the 2nd bag in place. I am curious which option is better - reuse bags from the store or avoid getting any bags from the store and using purchased trash bags?