Tag: plastic free lifestyle
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Musing on how to create more sustainable connections and community
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Lately, I’ve been musing on the direction of this blog, Sustainable Pursuits, and how to create more connections and community. When it comes to sustainability, the topics are quite broad and varied which is a good thing. I chose the title ‘Sustainable Pursuits’ because I hope to eventually cover more…
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Butternut Squash Soup in a Jar for a Quick Meal or Gift
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Meals in a jar are great for the holidays! Not just as a homemade gift but as a way to help with all the holiday cooking. Really, who doesn’t need a quick, throw-together meal these days? And this Hearty Butternut Squash Soup is just the thing for chilly weather. This…
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Is Shopping Locally Better for the Environment?
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With this being the holiday season, our plastic-free challenge this month is going to be focused on eco friendly gifts. The 3 strategies we’ll use to achieve this goal are: shopping locally, easy homemade gifts, and wrapping alternatives. This week is going to be all about the first strategy, shopping…
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Figuring Out Eco Friendly Gift Strategies for the Holidays
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The holidays are approaching fast and this year I’m determined to be more eco friendly. But there’s a lot of different ways to go about being zero-waste/plastic-free/eco-friendly and I don’t want to overwhelm myself with good intentions. As usual, my main goal is to reduce plastics and single-use waste. So…
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Key Takeaways from this Month’s Plastic Free Challenge
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For this month, we focused on 3 strategies to replace TV dinners. Not only has this been a great opportunity to reduce single-use plastics in our kitchens (and food), but it seems to have had a positive impact on the budget as well. From doing the 3 alternatives to TV…
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Can 15 Minute Meals Work as TV Dinner Replacements?
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This month’s challenge is to cut down on plastic by replacing TV dinners. We’re using 3 strategies to meet this challenge. Strategy #1 is making homemade freezer meals. Strategy #2 is shelf-stable ‘meals in a jar’ and strategy #3 is 15 minute meals. The 15 minute meal strategy is the…
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No More Plastic: How to Make Freezer Meals Replace TV Dinners
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This month, the goal is to replace single-use plastics from TV dinners and other microwave meals. Not only do these plastics feel like an unnecessary waste, but they also leach harmful chemicals into your food. So that’s why we will focus on three strategies to replace those plastics in our…
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This Month’s Challenge: How to Replace TV Dinners
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This month’s goal is to find sustainable ways to cut out plastic from TV dinners/microwave meals. I’ll be honest, I really do rely on microwave meals more than I’d like to admit. Even though I know this is the worst way to use plastic since plastic compounds are more likely to leach…
