Monthly Archives: August 2008
Day 59: Practical Applications
Dave over at 365 days of trash has posted a great video on practical things you can do to reduce your dependence on plastic bags (and ultimately produce less waste at the grocery store). I couldn’t possibly have said it … Continue reading
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Day: 56 Guest Greener
So it seems that our waste-free lifestyle may have rubbed off on someone else. Grant’s cousin, Stephen, spent a couple weeks with us this month after following our footprints and experiencing his first season of treeplanting (the traditional BC student … Continue reading
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Day 52: Slow Food Cycle
This past Sunday, despite the blazing heat, I participated in my first slow food cycle. I am no stranger to slow cycling, as Grant and I did that for two months last year on the Slow Coast. And I am … Continue reading
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Day 49: Plastic Straws and Paper Napkins
If you let your guard down, they pounce on you. They get under your silverware or in between your muffin and your plate; they get tucked into the bag that you specifically asked not to have; they come wrapped around … Continue reading
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Day 47: Shambala
We’ve been away for yet another week-long trip that challenged our clean bins. This time to the Kootenays of BC (an 8 hour drive East of Vancouver) to the fabulous Shambala music festival. Grant’s alter ego, Phontaine, was playing a … Continue reading
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Day 33: How it all started. (aka “Thanks Mom”)
Mrs. Green over at My Zero Waste is hosting the Carnival of Trash next week. It is, in part, about inspirational people who are reducing waste and how they are doing it. And it got me thinking about how the … Continue reading
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