A versatile and popular dairy product, yogurt is used around the world. With some overlap, its applications are varied across the Mediterranean, Central Asian, South-South East Asian and Eastern European culinary cultures. Yogurt can make a daily healthy snack or can be included in everyday cooking. The probiotics in yogurt are beneficial for gut health…
Scrub-a-dub-dub, natural sea sponge in the tub
We’re halfway through the fall season and the ground is beautifully carpeted with red, orange, and golden leaves. As winter approaches, trees start preparing by shedding their leaves. Similarly, our bodies need to adapt to the cold. And just like trees, our skin is the first to feel the dryness from harsh weather. You make…
Beeswax Plastic-free Luv
Ahhhh, beeswax! Can’t you just smell that rich, honeyish aroma when you read the word?! We’ll get more into why we love beeswax — and our beeswax wrap products. But let’s start with a substantive nod to the industrious beeswax makers, and acknowledge the power and importance of bees for life on Earth. A Triad of…
5 Alternatives to Plastic Oral Hygiene
You have all seen the pictures of toothbrushes found washed up on beaches. Every plastic toothbrush ever made still exists today, unless they were incinerated. So that means the chance of one of your toothbrushes washing up on some distant beach is high. When you add up all the oral hygiene products that you go…
Last Minute Gift Ideas – Unique, Meaningful, and Plastic-Free!
Find some last minute gift ideas you can make from things you already have at home without the need to go shopping. Completely plastic-free and eco-friendly, these ideas only require time, love and commitment. Make a Virtual Scrapbook Time is running out but you want to give someone a really meaningful last minute gift? Try…
Innovative Alternatives to the Plastic Straw — You Can Even Grow Your Own!
In honor of No Straw November, it’s time to talk about all the new alternatives to plastic straws that have started popping up. We’ve likely all heard about and possibly used the stainless steel straw, the paper straw, reusable plastic straws, and the silicone straw. So what’s new on the reusable/disposable eco-friendly straw front? You…
What’s in your Freezer? Realities of Freezing Plastic, and Healthy Popsicle Alternatives
Think of your kitchen and all the nooks and crannies filled with plastic products, whether you use them every day or once a year. Think of all the places where plastic is present without you being fully cognizant of it. Have you thought about those plastic popsicle molds? Lots more on those below… The sellers…
Ten Tips For Zero Waste & Plastic-Free Back-to-School Snacks
So it looks like real, live, in-person back-to-school is happening for most students around the world. What a relief! And with back-to-school comes back to snacks for lunches! At home or on the go we have all kinds of tips for zero waste and plastic-free snacks! Get Baking So many cookies and snacks come in…
Is Silicone Good for the Planet?
When doing a quick search on Google, you might find some websites and blogs recommending silicone as a safe alternative to plastics. The silicone food bag made its entrance into the market a few years ago under the pretence that it is ocean-friendly. How so? Semantically, it would seem to make sense because the word…