Have sticker stock at the store? These simple shopping tricks will save money on groceries without requiring you to sacrifice anything.
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Make Borscht, Not War: A Fundraiser to Help Ukraine

Raise money to support Ukraine, make a pot of vegetarian borscht with a fun group of people and get dinner on the table!
12 Tips for Inexpensive Selfcare that Creates (Almost) No Trash

These low-waste, self-care ideas can help alleviate stress and anxiety without requiring you to spend money buying stuff you don’t need.
Avoid Shopping a Bit Longer During Covid

Food shopping during Covid is stressful. These ideas will help you avoid the store for a bit longer between shopping trips.
How to Help Fire-Ravaged California (and Oregon and Washington)

Want to help victims of the California wildfires? Here’s a list of organizations to support and actions to take. Plus enter a raffle to win a bread saw for your sourdough bread.
Black Lives Matter Fundraiser

The news out of the US has been devastating, with the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police and the ensuing unrest. Here are ways to take action.
Low-Waste Quarantine Activities for Toddlers and Young Kids

Looking for activities to keep the kids occupied and happy while staying at home during Covid-19? My Instagram audience has some ideas for you.
How to Help with the N95 Mask Shortage

In the richest country in the world, health care workers have begun to run out of personal protective equipment. Some are asking volunteers to sew masks.
Hunkered Down During COVID-19? Make Something.

Millions of us will stay hunkered down at home during COVID-19, either out of necessity or precaution. Now seems like a great time to learn a new skill.
How to Help Victims of the Australian Bushfires

Victims of the unprecended Austrailan bushfire crisis need our help. This list includes organizations that support evacuees, firefighters or animals.
Global Climate Strike Whataboutism

People have lots of advice—or whataboutisms—for the global climate strikers: “Instead of taking to the streets, the strikers should actually do X, Y or Z.”
7 Ways to Help the Amazon and a Fermentation Fundraiser

Reading about the unprecedented, deliberate fires raging in the Amazon rainforest can lead to feelings of helplessness. Take action! Here’s what you can do.
Book Review: Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind

If you have read my blog at all or follow me on social media, you may know that I am a huge Michael Pollan fan. His books changed my life. After learning about the horrors of our industrial food system in The Omnivore’s Dilemma, I overhauled my diet. In Defense of Food answers the question […]