Dear daughter, I am so glad you got to see this glacier. Isn’t it beautiful? It has been here a very long time. It was here way before you were born and even long before Grandma and Grandpa were born. It is very old. In fact, this glacier was formed between 238,000…
The Green UP challenge has officially started. Our family is feeling ready for the challenge and a little bit exhausted with all the prep that has gone into zero waste. We want to say thanks to everyone that has joined the challenge as it has truly motivate us to see this project through. Greening UP…
Reducing your waste to a single jar for a month can seem impossible. It is not BUT does take some planning… especially if you want to jump right in. Check out the post “Green UP Challenge: Reducing our waste to a single jar” for examples of household waste that needs to be eliminated. It is…
For the Green UP challenge a To Go Bag just might be essential. Have you ever been in this scenario? Your reusable grocery bags are ready to go and your coffee mug is staring at you on the counter. You have everything ready to go. Then you go to grab your keys, diaper bag and…
Our family is so excited to start the Green UP challenge in March. I want to be up front with our goals for the challenge. We are NOT a perfect family and this is our Green UP journey. We believe that change comes from the individual out. We are just a simple family that has…
Choosing to Green UP our life and reducing our waste to a single jar for the month of March was one thing. Actually following through would take some thoughtful preparation and planning. To become waste free the first thing our family needed to do was to look at the waste that we were producing EVERY…
We have decided to be (mostly) waste free for a month and decided to create the Green UP Challenge! The Green UP Challenge will start on March 1st, 2016. For the challenge we hope to fit all of our waste for the month of March into a small jar but if you want to join…
