Compostable Vs. Biodegradable

Yes there is a difference…… Biodegradable means that eventually the material will break down over time in a landfill. And not just sit there till the world ends. It is not safe for a compost, especially if you are going to use it for comsumable gardening.  Compostable means that the material is organic And it

Waste free bars..

After my walk this morning, when I got home I purged the cabinets and searched for anything I could put in a bar. [Coconut, chocolate, walnuts, almonds, oatmeal, honey and peaunutbutter] I had all of these ingredients so I did not have to go out and buy anything. Stay tuned for a post when I

Can you make it in here??..

Today I took a nice walk with my nana and the dogs and we planned on getting acai bowls from Amazon juices in Capitola on 41st ave. (Not the best ones in town but they’re good) Before I left the house I grabbed one of my short wide mouth jars and my bamboo utensil set.

My first piece of trash…

The first thing that I could not reuse, recycle or compost is……. [enter drum roll here] …. A wrapper from my protein bar. (Gaaaaaahbhb) I will be saving my trash up in a jar to compare how much waste I leave behind. I think it will inspire me to use less.  I have ingredients at

The pods have gotta go

The keurig is so easy but so bad……..            Those pods can be recycled, but do you rip off the foil, empty the contents into the compost and then recycle it? There are a million Pinterest post about what to do with the pods, but do we do them? At the