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I’m Quitting Plastic. What Do I Do With My Plastic Stuff?

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020by The Zero-Waste Chef

food stored in jars reduces food waste because you can see what you have on hand

You’ve decided to wean yourself from single-use plastic. But what do you do with all of the plastic stuff you still have in your home?

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Is Recycling a Scam?

Posted on November 13, 2019November 13, 2019by Mary Katherine Glen

Metal and cardboard bales ready for recycling

If you’re into the zero waste movement, you may have heard that recycling is a scam.

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A Brief Overview of Household Hazardous Waste

Posted on November 10, 2019December 6, 2019by Mary Katherine Glen

Adopting zero-waste habits is the best strategy for reducing the volume of waste in landfills. But when hazardous waste happens, follow these tips.

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Today is the start of @plasticfreejuly. With a rac

“A year from now what will you wish you had done

“A year from now what will you wish you had done today?” — Liam Linisong
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I made it back to California and am self-isolating in a home sprinkled with inspirational quotes like this one. It makes me wonder what our children—only a few years from now—will wish we had done today for climate justice.
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Just some of what we can do now:
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1. Donate money and/or time to organizations such as @350org @extinctionrebellion and @nrdc_org
2. Divest from fossil fuels
3. Protest
4. Consume less
5. Sign petitions
6. Contact elected officials to demand a Green New Deal
7. Vote

My thyme in Canada comes to an end on Monday when

My thyme in Canada comes to an end on Monday when I return to California.
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In my 3 1/2 months up here (I had planned for 10 days), the tiny slice of kombucha SCOBY that I brought with me has grown. Lots. (And yes, I travel with my kombucha SCOBY and sourdough starter.)
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I’ve given a few SCOBYs away here and still have a few left. If you live in or near Guelph, Ontario, and would like one, please DM me and please also leave a comment below that you’ve DM’d me so I can go search for it. On the weekend, we can meet—at a distance and I’ll wear my mask!—outside of Bulk Barn or in the cemetery near me. That’s not a phrase you’ll hear every day: “Meet me in the cemetery for your SCOBY.”
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Swipe to see the updated SCOBY map of all the places in which Etheldreda lives. I’ve tracked her for over five years now and have over 60 pins. When I teach classes or people visit the Bay Area from out of town ( or country), I ply them with SCOBYs to take home so I can add more pins to the map. Etheldreda is better traveled than I am and that is just fine with me. But I’d love to add more to the map before I leave!
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UPDATE: The SCOBYs are all spoken for. Thank you to everyone who contacted me 😊

If you have any book recommendations on environmen

If you have any book recommendations on environmental racism, please leave them in the comments. I just finished this one: A Terrible Thing to Waste, Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington.
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Washington’s book outlines how environmental racism devastates BIPOC communities in America, from the epidemic of lead dust plaguing inner-city housing in Baltimore, to lead pipes poisoning the water in Flint (yes, that’s still happening), to Monsanto’s dumping of tens of thousands of pounds of now-banned PCBs in the heart of Anniston, Alabama’s Black residential community, between 1935 to 1971. These are just three of the dozens of examples of environmental hazards described in the book. The last section provides protective steps for families to take that live in affected communities and information on how concerned citizens can get involved to secure clean air, land and housing for all.
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If you’re buying books from the many reading lists circulating right now, please consider buying from Black-owned independent bookstores. Swipe to see lists of some of these indies, compiled by @thisbrownegirlreads (image 3) and @worn__ware (images 4 to 6).
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If we don’t want to live in a corporatocracy, then we need to step up and ensure small, local businesses survive by supporting them with our cold, hard cash.
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When we buy from a local small businesses, we support not only the business itself, but our community and neighborhood. According to IndieBound, a trade association for independent bookstores, “Spend $100 at a local-owned business and $52 of that stays in your community. Spend $50 at a national chain and keep $6.50 in the local community. Spend $50 online with a remote vendor with no sales tax collected and keep not one penny in your local community.”
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#blackoutbestsellerlist #blackpublishingpower

One of my daughter’s basil plants. I’ve been m

One of my daughter’s basil plants. I’ve been making a ton of sourdough pizza for an upcoming blog post (I’ve never eaten so much pizza...) and we’ll put some pesto on an upcoming batch.
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Growing a few herbs in a sunny window, on a balcony or outside directly in the soil not only gives you a sense of satisfaction (and delicious flavor!), it also makes you less dependent on the food system. As we build this new, just and resilient world, reclaiming the skills of our grandparents and great-grandparents will help us reduce our dependence on and support of corporations that harm people and planet for profit.
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MK bought this plant but you can propagate basil from cuttings also. Buy some healthy fresh basil, trim the ends, and place in a jar of water until roots sprout. It will take a couple of weeks. Then plant the basil in a pot or outdoors in a patch of soil.

“The world is changed by your example, not your

“The world is changed by your example, not your opinion.” — Paul Coelho
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#change #changestartswithin #changestartswithme #changestartswithyou #changetheworld #actionsspeaklouderthanhashtags #takeaction #intentionalliving #intentionallife #paulocoelho

It’s World Oceans Day, designated by the UN as a

#blackouttuesday . Link in bio for info on how to

#blackouttuesday
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Link in bio for info on how to help.
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Wednesday Update: Here are some of the organizations from the previous link that are fighting in the front lines for black liberation. Please donate if you can:
@blackvisionscollective
@reclaimtheblock
@mnfreedomfund
@unicorn.riot
@campaignzero

The news coming out of the US has been devastating

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