Rice Fergus Miller

I love doing clothing swaps and browsing used clothes stores. Also, making your own clothes via repurposed fabric or thru existing clothing is a great way to personalize your wardrobe.

Bamboo will compost, traditional plastic toothbrushes will not compost. 

Baby's sweet peas came from a frozen bag, so goal was not met today. This is a good reminder to scope out more fresh options at our local grocery store for her next meal.

Setting aside time to prep our homemade baby food in the evenings has been a great opportunity to think about how our family can prep more daily meals that reduce our plastic consumption.

plastic is everywhere, even where it seems completely unnecessary 

Our child recently started solid foods, and my goal is to cook and prepare homemade food with as little plastic/waste as possible. So far she has enjoyed banana, butternut squash and avocado!

We watched Seaspiracy and Plastic Island, both recent documentaries on Netflix. It was heartbreaking to see Indonesians pointing their fingers and activism at Americans and Europeans, the progenitors of the plastic trash that keeps washing up on their island. 

Having easy access to period products is something we take for granted in Western society. It always humbles me to remember that this isn't the case in some developing countries. There is no reason anyone should have to miss school for a week every month. And there is no reason that disposable period products should fill our landfills when...

According to this calculator, I use about 31% less plastic than the average American, but about 8% more plastic than the average European. This doesn't really surprise me because I make an effort to cut out single use plastic where I can. It also tells me that Europeans are doing something right that we Americans are not. I'd be curious to know...

Synthetic fibers are responsible for creating 'micro-plastics' which are clogging our waterways and can even be found inside the microbiomes of sea creatures! Ick! While the cotton and other natural fiber industries are still far from 'clean' - choosing natural fibers that biodegrade can help keep nasty petrochemical product particles out of...