Gift giving is a generous act that often comes with generous amounts of wrapping paper, plastic tape, colorful ribbons, and all kinds of packaging materials that pile up and get pushed into black garbage bags. All this waste takes away from the beauty of the moment and can be avoided with some simple swaps.…
Over the past year, the straw trend has swooped in and taken the world by storm. We are loving every second of it. We are seeing hundreds of Instagram’s with smoothies and stainless steel reusable straws, restaurants and cafes with paper straws, and even the emergence of the hashtags: #SkipTheStraw and #StopSucking Reusables straws are…
Summer… where did you go? Seriously… it seems like just yesterday we were chanting ‘school’s out for summer’. Now, every store is reminding us it’s Back To School with aisles and aisles full of the ‘necessary back-to-school items’ – plastic writing tools, plastic binders, dividers, sticker, highlighters, notebooks… you name it. We get the hype…
Who Gives a Crap Review It’s not every day that you put so much thought into the toilet paper you use. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever thought about it beyond complaining about the transition from 2-ply to 1-ply when I moved out of the comfort of my parents home and into my first…
“Dining with one’s friends and beloved family is certainly one of life’s primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.” – Julia Child Being Earth-friendly when it’s just you is doable… throw a group of friends, family, or a whole dinner party into the mix, and things can sometimes get a…
“Plan Ahead, Bring Your Own, and Be Prepared.” In our opinion, one of the greatest joys of life is traveling – experiencing exotic foods, embracing new cultures and witnessing all the beautiful landscapes this world has to offer. Travelling does wonderful things for the soul and there is so much to gain from changing…
Inhale… Hold it. Exhale… Focus on your breath. Breathe in, fill your entire lungs. Now, exhale, let all your stress out. Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Breathing is a vital part of any yoga practice. Unfortunately, this action and how we practice in general may be doing our body more harm than good. As most yogis…
Let’s break the period taboo and talk plastic-free menstrual products! This is an important topic to explore because these monthly visits from ‘Aunty Flo’ can have a large impact on our bodies and our environment. Did you know that companies who create these products aren’t required to disclose all of the ingredients in their products…
Every summer, we need to talk once again about the utter awesomeness of our Freezycup popsicle mold because, well, people forget or they didn’t know this product existed in the first place. Imagine a popsicle mold that is not made of plastic, but instead of premium stainless steel, so that when you warm it up…
We asked our operations manager, Sarah Wylie, to try our new Neem Body & Hair Shampoo with Tea Tree Oil. Here’s what she had to say about it… You may notice her enthusiasm: “I stumbled upon the ringer of the soap world! This neem and tea tree multi-purpose shampoo is everything you need in…
