There’s so much plastic in ordinary floss containers. So I decided to try out something a bit different…

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By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Design, Earth Care, Education, Getting Started, Health, Home, Impact, In Our Lives, Personal Change, Photos by Sara Barkat, Plastic, Product Reviews, Self Care, Simple Ideas, Technology, Waste, What Can We Do
There’s so much plastic in ordinary floss containers. So I decided to try out something a bit different…
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Agriculture, Beauty, Climate, Creative Writing Exercises, Earth Care, Energy Use, Food, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry Prompt, Vegetarian Life, Waste
There’s a movement afoot to “eat ugly,” but we prefer the idea of eating artfully. After all, what could be more artful than eating what’s fragrant and healthy?
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Agriculture, Climate, Creative Writing Exercises, Earth Care, Food, Gardens, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry Prompt, Reclamation, Vegetarian Life, Waste
Composting for climate? You bet. Besides, it will make your trash can more presentable.
By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Climate, Education, Food, Home, Impact, In Our Lives, Photos by Sara Barkat, Plastic, Waste, What Can We Do
We embarked on a hunt to solve the ultimate mystery — just what, exactly, ends up in the trash?
By Sara Barkat Filed Under: #whatcanwedotoday, Agriculture, Climate, Earth Care, Farmers Market, Impact, Personal Change, Simple Ideas, Vegetarian Life, Waste, What Can We Do
Stuck at home? Reduce food waste and make the most of your vegetable scraps by cooking homemade vegetable broth to add to soups, stews, or casseroles. You can even make rice with vegetable stock instead of water!
By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Abundance, Articles, Beauty, Books, Climate, In Our Lives, Personal Change, Photos by Sara Barkat, Plastic, Reflections, Self Care, Simple Ideas, Technology, Trees, Waste, Wisdom
The search for a tailor’s awl for an art project becomes a meditation on the intersection of the useful and the beautiful. Buying secondhand isn’t just good for the earth, it’s good for us too.
By Sara Barkat Filed Under: #whatcanwedotoday, Articles, Beauty, Climate, Home, Hospitality, Personal Change, Self Care, Simple Ideas, Waste, What Can We Do
Make your table more beautiful while easily reducing waste, by choosing cloth napkins over paper.
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: #whatcanwedotoday, A Legacy to Be Proud Of, Articles, Beauty, Climate, Earth Care, Reclamation, Waste
It’s becoming trendy to burn calories and make ourselves and our world more beautiful in the process. All it takes is adding a…