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DIY All-Purpose Cleaner from Orange Peels & Vinegar
or What To Do With All Those Winter Holiday Season Orange Peels Orange Peel Vinegar Cleaner in the Making Do you spin your dreidel for satsumas? Do tangerines join the other bounty of your Kwanzaa...
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Hanukkah Gelt with Less Guilt
Our Gelt: Oranges and Pirate Coins Rescued from a Dumpster I grew up eating and enjoying the standard foil-wrapped chocolate gelt my mother found at our local grocery store, and I introduced my own...
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Food Less Plastic: DIY Reusable Food Wrap
DIY Reusable Plastic-Free Food Wrap Yes, you can live without clingfilm and plastic wrap! Make your own reusable fabric and beeswax food wrap. Did you know that you can replace plastic wrap and...
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Balloon-Free Party Decor
DIY No Sew Bunting or The Joys of Bunting. Back when it was time for my first-born’s first birthday, I brought home a dozen helium balloons to decorate our house. I tied them to the front porch, to...
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Reuse Is My Favorite “R”
Grandma Inge’s tip put used coffee grounds in car you’ll be happier I come by my love of reuse thanks to my Grandma Inge, an artist and world traveler who foraged for materials wherever she went,...
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Yes, You Can Dye Brown Eggs
Brown Eggs, Dyed We love being invited to join an Easter egg hunt with our Pagan and Christian friends (it’s a tradition they both enjoy, albeit with different meanings). It’s not our holiday, but it’s...
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Re-hydration Less Plastic
DIY Electrolyte Replacement Drink DIY Electrolyte Replacement Drink Perfect Whenever You’d Otherwise Drink Gatorade or Pedialyte My oldest daughter came home with a stomach bug the other day. It’s been...
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Minimalist May Day Ideas
Minimalist May Day Door My youngest daughter has always had her own aesthetic. She’s no fan of pink, ruffles, or frou-frou mainstream “princess” decor. Her favorite color was red up until this year,...
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A Mother’s Day Less Plastic
Rebecca Rockefeller, Rock Farmer:Happy Mother’s Day to all of those who celebrate it – Here’s a quick round-up of ideas less plastic that I wrote up for Trash Backwards. I’m celebrating with a cup of...
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Happy 4th of July!
May we be the compassionate and engaged citizens our experiment in democracy requires and deserves.
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