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10 Free and Easy Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

Posted on July 27, 2023July 27, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A bouquet of fresh vegetables wrapped in burlap sits on a wooden background

You have cut all kinds of plastic: to-go cups, shopping and produce bags and bottled water. Here are 10 easy, free ways to cut more.

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How to Make Fig Leaf Tea with Foraged Fig Leaves

Posted on July 14, 2023July 14, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A cup of fig leaf tea brews in a mason jar. A jar of fig leaf tea sits nearby. Both jars are sitting on a dark wooden table.

Fig leaf tea tastes something like mild green tea—grassy and earthy—and has a sweet woody fragrance. Forage the leaves and drink for free!

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9 Simple Foods to Make not Buy

Posted on December 16, 2019October 27, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A half-filled bottle and a large jar of apple scrap vinegar sit on a wooden table

These 9 easy-to-make staples will save you money and they taste delicious.

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Easy, 4-Ingredient Naturally Carbonated Strawberry Soda

Posted on September 2, 2019June 1, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau

This starter-free strawberry soda is like the one-night stand of fermented drinks—no long-term commitment necessary.

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Needs Are Problems Looking for Solutions, not More Products

Posted on July 22, 2019August 10, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

The marketing industry has trained us well to buy products that will supposedly solve all of life’s problems. But you might already have what you need.

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Simple DIY Bread Slicing Guide

Posted on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019by Anne-Marie Bonneau
loaf of sourdough bread being sliced with a serrated knife

Cut smooth, even slices every time with this simple wooden bread slicing guide.

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Plastic Microbead-Free Toothpaste

Posted on November 11, 2015November 11, 2015by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Click here to jump to the recipe Please don’t tell my dentist… For many years (probably about a decade) too many of my teeth had hurt when I ate not just hot or cold foods, but when I drank a mere glass of water or rinsed my teeth with water after brushing them. Then last year […]

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