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Last night I got to meet one of my all-time heroes, @paulhawken Listening to him speak was a breath of fresh air. The solutions outlined in his book are happening all around the world. His most pervasive message was about the need for inclusive language when we discuss climate change.
He spoke straight to my soul when he said "the earth will be fine, we dont need to save the environment. We need to save our civilization."
Its a message I've been trying to get out ever since I crossed paths with someone who truly did not care about the environment. Its not about the environment, its about you.
Also, did you know that Big Ag doesn't feed us? Big Ag feeds Big Pharma. 70% of the food we consume is grown by smallholders. 40% of that food is grown by women. So, shout out to my girl @dirtygirlgreens for being the bad ass female farmer of the future. Empower women, save humanity. Seems to be a common theme these days... ✌💃🐝🌲🍌🍍
Haven't had the best day but smiled when I remembered I had this bad boy in the closet. I really didn't want to grate soap in order to do my laundry tonight and then boom, cardboard laundry detergent. Thank you @seventhgeneration for giving me the option! Not perfect (plastic cap and sticker) but every little bit helps and its a wine-wine for me ✌🌎
#altereco #treatyoself
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Edit: win-win autocorrected to wine-wine 🍷🍷win.
Waste.Less.Warrior
I went to Memphis last weekend and got to see a lot of my college teammates that graduated after me. We only knew each other for a short bit but every one of them asked me about my zero waste month. It reminded me that how I use social media is important. It also reminded me how special it is to have a family outside of your relatives. #Fhockfam4lyfe
I still bring my travel coffee mug with me and my reusable cutlery (not pictured: trusty napkin). The second picture is all the waste I collected in the month of June. My 26th June on earth, my most proud June. I keep it on my nightstand so I go to sleep thinking about how my behavior impacts my each and every day. And I wake up inspired to alter my actions to create a world I would be proud to show off to my kids one day. Alter eco everyday.
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#altereco #wastelesswarrior
This is at the @safeway by my office! I'vee shopped here pretty much every Tuesday and this is the first time I've seen them expand their bulk food section. I can feel it 🔶🔸the next wave is coming! 🌊🌰🌱🌎 #alteredeco #bulkfoods #buybulk
Huge shout out to my girl Jessica Healey at Pronounce Skincare! She started this small company 5 years ago and sources every raw ingredient she sells. Every product is organic and comes in a cute glass jar. She even wrapped everything in paper instead of plastic (which I'm guessing she would have done even if I hadnt asked). Thank you thank you thank you! Get your craft on people! ✌🌎✂🔎📏📖🌲
#alteredeco #diy #gratitude
Today's grocery loot, not perfect but... Dave's Killer Bread is too good to pass up. I brought containers for my salmon, quinoa, cheese and beans. I opted for peanut butter and mayo in glass jars. And! I got milk from a local farm (that I bought at @wholefoodsdmv) and when we finish it, we can return the glass jug to @wholefoods and the farm will be able to reuse it! Not quite milkman status but we're getting there. I purchased things with plastic but I sacrificed where it made sense and I avoided it when I could! You can do it too! Happy @plasticfreejuly!!!!
#plasticfreejuly #glassy #alteredeco #babysteps
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Last night I got to meet one of my all-time heroes, @paulhawken Listening to him speak was a breath of fresh air. The solutions outlined in his book are happening all around the world. His most pervasive message was about the need for inclusive language when we discuss climate change.
He spoke straight to my soul when he said "the earth will be fine, we dont need to save the environment. We need to save our civilization."
Its a message I've been trying to get out ever since I crossed paths with someone who truly did not care about the environment. Its not about the environment, its about you.
Also, did you know that Big Ag doesn't feed us? Big Ag feeds Big Pharma. 70% of the food we consume is grown by smallholders. 40% of that food is grown by women. So, shout out to my girl @dirtygirlgreens for being the bad ass female farmer of the future. Empower women, save humanity. Seems to be a common theme these days... ✌💃🐝🌲🍌🍍
Haven't had the best day but smiled when I remembered I had this bad boy in the closet. I really didn't want to grate soap in order to do my laundry tonight and then boom, cardboard laundry detergent. Thank you @seventhgeneration for giving me the option! Not perfect (plastic cap and sticker) but every little bit helps and its a wine-wine for me ✌🌎
#altereco #treatyoself
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.
Edit: win-win autocorrected to wine-wine 🍷🍷win.
Waste.Less.Warrior
I went to Memphis last weekend and got to see a lot of my college teammates that graduated after me. We only knew each other for a short bit but every one of them asked me about my zero waste month. It reminded me that how I use social media is important. It also reminded me how special it is to have a family outside of your relatives. #Fhockfam4lyfe
I still bring my travel coffee mug with me and my reusable cutlery (not pictured: trusty napkin). The second picture is all the waste I collected in the month of June. My 26th June on earth, my most proud June. I keep it on my nightstand so I go to sleep thinking about how my behavior impacts my each and every day. And I wake up inspired to alter my actions to create a world I would be proud to show off to my kids one day. Alter eco everyday.
✌🌎🐝
#altereco #wastelesswarrior
This is at the @safeway by my office! I'vee shopped here pretty much every Tuesday and this is the first time I've seen them expand their bulk food section. I can feel it 🔶🔸the next wave is coming! 🌊🌰🌱🌎 #alteredeco #bulkfoods #buybulk
Huge shout out to my girl Jessica Healey at Pronounce Skincare! She started this small company 5 years ago and sources every raw ingredient she sells. Every product is organic and comes in a cute glass jar. She even wrapped everything in paper instead of plastic (which I'm guessing she would have done even if I hadnt asked). Thank you thank you thank you! Get your craft on people! ✌🌎✂🔎📏📖🌲
#alteredeco #diy #gratitude
Today's grocery loot, not perfect but... Dave's Killer Bread is too good to pass up. I brought containers for my salmon, quinoa, cheese and beans. I opted for peanut butter and mayo in glass jars. And! I got milk from a local farm (that I bought at @wholefoodsdmv) and when we finish it, we can return the glass jug to @wholefoods and the farm will be able to reuse it! Not quite milkman status but we're getting there. I purchased things with plastic but I sacrificed where it made sense and I avoided it when I could! You can do it too! Happy @plasticfreejuly!!!!
#plasticfreejuly #glassy #alteredeco #babysteps
✌🌎🍞🍅🍏🍴🌲🌞
Happy plastic free July! I celebrated somewhat ironically by purchasing a bidet made of plastic! I went on Tushy's website for the bidet but I stayed for the butt puns. Goodness that site is just one long and inappropriate dad joke and I love it.
My family was understandably confused when I shared my most recent purchase. The most common response I got was "but don't you have to dry off?" And yes, yes you do. I chose to buy bamboo toilet paper to accompany my new toilet buddy. But ultimately, the amount of toilet paper I use has lessened dramatically and my butt has never been happier.
It took us about 10 mins to attach and most of that time we spent debating the difference between a Phillips and a flathead screwdriver. You'll need a flathead. In my order notes I wrote "as little plastic packaging as possible please!" And look at that, absolutely zero plastic packaging, thank you @hellotushy!!!!!!
Check it out, its not as weird as it sounds. The website is hellotushy.com not tushy.com... That's porn. Web surfer be warned.... "I came for the bidet and stayed for the story line...and butts"
#alteredeco #bidet #sustainable ✌🌎🚽💩
I couldn't sleep this morning, so we biked the marshes and made some bird friends ✌🐦🌲🌎🚲
#alteredeco #rideordie #explore
My roommate went to Mexico last week so the night before she left I sewed this guy together real quick! Took about 10 mins, including mistakes! Sometimes just having a cute accessory is all the encouragement someone needs to take one more step toward zero waste #goinggoing #zerowaste #alteredeco #stainlesssteelstraw
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@starbucks has just announced it will be removing straws from stores worldwide. Adult Sippy Lids, coming to a store near you #happyMonday #refuse #sippycup
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Successful Farmers Market run on Saturday. Got everything we needed to make black bean burgers (minus the beans). And we got to drop off our compost which was much needed! Then we went for a bike ride on the MT Vernon Trail where we ran into one of my old high school teachers, Mr. Trone, whose voice caught me off guard when he said "excuse me miss, where did you get that lady's hiking pack?" And I was like... Uhh, dude you taught me in high school!! After geeking out for a bit and catching up, I told him that my pack is made from water bottles and old billboard signs. Then handed him @hamiltonperkins business card, a sustainable designer based in Norfolk, Va. A pioneer in #alteredeco ✌🌽🌎🍅
#farmersworld #farmersmarket #oldtown #alteredeco #nomoreplastic #thankyou
Not any more it ain't....
💩 how is there not a carrot emoji?
#shit #alteredeco
Zero waste isn't always perfectly angled pictures with rustic wood or bamboo backgrounds. There isn't always A random succulent around to liven up the shot. A lot of times it just looks like this. And I think it's lovely 😍♻🍑✌🌎
#alteredeco #zerowaste
So today I finished a bag of carrots that my coworker had brought in... with permission. Because carrots are good and I like snacking. This is what I mean by "do what you can". I finished those delicious carrots then I flipped the bag inside out and cleaned it, let it dry and later today I'll use that bag to pick up my dog's 💩 and save a grocery bag. Is it zero waste? Is it technically better than throwing the bag away right now? I dunno man. I dont know. But I do know that after an insightful conversation with my sister I realized that these little actions of mine wont answer our big questions. And maybe I'm not trying to solve global warming, the refugee crisis or coral reef bleaching. Maybe I'm not trying to change policy or take down a big plastics company. Maybe I'm just trying to change my own policies. And if I want to take control of the choices I make and the options available to me, then I have to be more aware of the decisions I make on a daily basis. Change starts at home, right?
#mindfulness
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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children" - Native American Proverb
And that is what I will be celebrating this fourth of July ✌🌎🎆🌲🌻
#alteredeco #zerowaste #payitforward
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