Remember way back when I wrote that I was trying a “No Poo” rinse for our Green UP Challenge during the month of March? Well, here I am finally finding the time to write about the experience. It seems these days that I have a lot of stuff to write about but very little time…
The Challenges of a Single Mason Jar for Garbage
For the month of March we used only a single mason jar for garbage. Switching to a single jar of garbage for the month was not always easy. In fact, sometimes I was wondering why we even chose such a crazy challenge. But then I remembered that it was because our family wanted to make…
From Chips to Granola: Our Families Journey to a Monthly Garbage Jar
During the month of March, our family of 4 reduced our waste to a single small mason jar. We invited our readers to join in our Green UP Challenge, whether that meant reducing their waste to a single jar or choosing a smaller Green UP goal, like only using reusable coffee mugs. Everyone participating was…
Green UP Challenge: Zero waste living package GIVEAWAY
The Green UP Challenge during the month of March is over. Wednesday’s blog post will give you an insider look at our Green UP journey but today we celebrate the Earth. We want to thank everyone who participated and followed along with an epic giveaway. We are so excited for our Zero Waste Living Package…
The Best Hydro Flask Hack that Will Change your Family Adventures
We love our Hydro Flasks and most people that use them will tell you that they love using them too! Hydro Flask is a company that designs a variety of different water bottles, coffee flasks, tumblers, and food flasks. They are designed to keep your drinks or food hot up to 12 hours and cold…
The Righteous Vegans
I felt that the Green UP challenge would not be complete without touching on food. More specifically, I wanted to touch on Veganism and why a plant based diet is attractive for those that choose a greener lifestyle. I turned to two amazing friends and asked them to write about their family adventure with food.…
Get Ready to Celebrate Earth Hour
When we first decided to talk about the Green UP challenge and the logistics of when to run it the Month of March stood out to us for two reasons: Earth hour would run in the middle of it on March 25th and the challenge would start preparing us for Earth Day on April 22nd.…
Create your Zero Waste Kitchen with these Tips!
Creating a zero waste kitchen can seem impossible. Although it seems daunting, once changes have been made they are easy to maintain even if you still want to buy the occasional food item that contains waste. It has been freezing cold outside and the only good thing about not being able to play outside for…
Cloth Diapering on the Go
I have to admit that cloth diapering was one of my biggest concerns for the Green UP challenge. I was worried that cloth diapering would cut into my adventure time with the girls and that we would have constant diaper changes or blow outs. Luckily the cloth diapers we chose made exploring a breeze. I…
Working towards a Zero Waste Bathroom
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…