After all the unbridled shopping of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, Tuesday is an opportunity to give back.
Learn more about the new global movement, Giving Tuesday, and how you can take part.
Will the Insulated Jute Bottle Bag Keep my Tea Warm on a Snowy Winter Walk?
A walk in the first real snow of the season is the perfect opportunity to venture forth into the great unknown to ensure that our wool-insulated jute bottle bag keeps warm drinks warm.
Read on to hear about my unscientific, but effective, experiment.
Organic Cotton Plastic Free Mesh Produce Bags
Organic Cotton Plastic Free Mesh Produce Bags
Certified Organic Cotton Hanky
Certified Organic Cotton Hanky
A Plastic Free Organic Cotton Portable Reusable Shopping Bag Like No Other
We have some cool new bags.
This post introduces you to our utterly unique certified organic cotton portable reusable shopping bag.
Check them out here…and learn more about the plastic bag problem
Our New Stainless Steel Plastic-Free Dehydrator Makes Delicious Lemon-Soaked Banana Chips
Most dehydrators have plastic trays, and many even have toxic plastic interiors. Yuck.
We’ve just started carrying a stainless steel one – trays and interior are plastic-free!
Read on to experience how we used it to make a favorite lemon-soaked banana chip snack…
Warning! They are addictive.
Canning with Weck: From Chokecherry Jelly to Spicy Chutney
I (Jay) learned about canning from my Mother, who grew up on a farm on the Canadian prairies in an era when canning was a normal part of everyday life.
Now that we carry the amazing WECK canning jars, I look forward to preparing more preserves.
Read on to experience some of Mom’s best canning recipes…
Fall for DAL
It’s the epitome of comfort food on a grey, windy autumn day with the first chilly wisps of winter in the air. And when fall comes around, I get the urge to make lots of it.
I’m talking about DAL.
What’s dal? And what does it have to do with living without plastic?
Read on to find out…
5 Gyres Face to Fish Infographic
Share this microbead plastic pollution Infographic created by the The 5 Gyres Institute and help spread the word about an enormous problem threatening the worlds aquatic environments.
Read more about how you can help Ban the Bead…
Plastic in the Oceans
Plastic is being found in marine environments all over the world.
It is breaking down into microscopic particles, being eaten by aquatic wildlife (who then sink and die), attaching to other objects, and washing ashore.
(Photo credit: 5Gyres.org)