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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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 can be overwhelming and it starts when you first try to buy cloth diapers. If you can get past the terminology then you have just scratched the surface of learning about cloth diapers. Then comes the whole washing process … Don’t get me started. I mean I just want to have a baby…
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…
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…
