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5 Kitchen Gifts under $25 for the Home Chef in Your Life
Surprise your favorite home chef with a gift they’ll use over and over again – without spending a fortune on items they’ll only use once. I must be honest: giving gifts is not my love language. In fact, I’m more of a minimalist at heart and try to only purchase things I know will: last…
Read MoreWelcome to the Farm
I’m a farm kid at heart. I love big cities. I love exploring new places, trying new foods, and encountering new cultures. But there is something about the farm — something quiet, something peaceful. A stillness that, even in the the buzz of wheat harvest or the cold, dead of winter, I can only find at…
Read MorePact: Organic & Fair-Trade Clothing & Home Goods
Along my journey to ethically and sustainably made clothing and home goods, some things have been easier and some things more challenging to find. Luckily for me, Pact was a brand I found early on which has been an amazing source of high-quality undies, leggings, camis, and more recently sheets and bath towels. The company…
Read MoreBenefits of Seasonal Eating to your Health, Planet, Budget, and Local Economy
Why should you eat seasonal fruits and vegetables? Eating seasonally saves money at the grocery store. Seasonal produce tastes better and is more nutritious. You can also be more eco-friendly and support your local economy. “It’s soup season!” you exclaim as you gather up the sunscreen and pack swimming towels into the bag, getting ready…
Read MoreEco-Friendly Eating & Sustainable Living Tips to Celebrate Earth Month
How do you plan to celebrate Earth Day or Earth Month? From meal planning to plant-based eating to choosing seasonal vegetables, there are many ways to make a difference this Earth Month! Happy Earth Month! With spring finally starting to emerge, it seems like a perfect time to reflect on the beauty around us and…
Read MoreEco-Friendly Living in a Tiny House: An Interview with RAD Tiny Home
Sophie and Henry with their dog Cora in their Tiny Home outside of Duluth, MN. Photo cred: Sydney Carlino In this interview, Sophie from RAD Tiny Home explains their journey of intentional, earth-friendly living in their custom-built tiny house on wheels outside of Duluth, MN. Bigger is better. At least, that’s the message from mainstream…
Read More8 Ways to Make your Home more Eco-Friendly
Jessie Stokes, Owner and Founder of Tiny Yellow Bungalow, an Eco Blog and One Stop Zero Waste Shop Guest blog post written by Jessie Stokes of Tiny Yellow Bungalow to inspire your Environmentally Friendly Lifestyle My family has been striving to live sustainably for about five years now. My experiments in sustainability and natural living…
Read MoreSave Money and Prevent Food Waste with these 3 Meal Planning Tips
Grab my free Meal Planning Template to help you plan this week In addition to improving your eating habits, an effective meal plan can also decrease your food budget and prevent veggies from spoiling in the fridge. Did you know an estimated 30-40% of the food supply in the US is lost to food waste?…
Read MoreMaking Lunches
We visited the farm last weekend to introduce two of my favorite people in the world to wheat harvest. It’s a busy, dusty, exhausting, fun time of the year. Wheat Harvest The days are usually really long – starting in the morning and reaching until way past sunset as long as the grain is still…
Read MoreSustainability Spotlight: Miller Farms Local Vegetable Farm
Meet Joe Miller. Joe Miller of Miller Farms Joe and his wife, Chris, are the full-time owners/operators of Miller Farms, a medium-sized vegetable farm in Northern Colorado. Miller Farms consists of 400 acres of vegetables, additional acreage in field corn, and a few more acres of hay. In addition to farming, a couple of years…
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