Four ways to tackle wasted food on Food Waste Friday
In honour of Canada’s Waste Reduction Week and Food Waste Friday, we’re here to talk about wasted food and what you can do about it!
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Lip Balm Longevity: why it’s important to invest in products that last (and then, disappear)
An ode to well-made products that leave less trace.
Little things make a big difference when combatting overwhelm
They say it’s the little things in life. Here, we’re talking about pipelines, magic coffee machines, and refill soap. Some big. Some little.
2023 book list: the first pile
These are the books I’m kicking off my new year with.
‘Wednesday’ Woes:’ is plastic bottle product placement still a thing?
‘Wednesday,’ a modern take on the Addams Family classic, delivers beautiful cinematography, epic soundtracks, and stunning scenery. But it falls flat in one area: plastic bottle product placement from Canada Dry and Fiji Water.
Smart products, dumb packaging: why over-packaging is ruining the world
A recent run-in with an over-packaged “smart” plug led me to realize just how dumb a lot of packaging is.
Cleaning up an urban stream with the GreenStep team
On a chilly fall morning, the GreenStep team got together for an urban cleanup of Mill Creek in downtown Kelowna, as part of the Adopt-a-Stream program. Here’s why everyone should clean up their ‘hood.
Falling in love with autumn’s iridescence
A walk around a serene lake on the verge of winter makes for some good head-clearing and heaps of gratitude.
Growing Garlic: a revolutionary act (and magic-making)
Musings on a first-ever garlic harvest: it is magic-making! And, why we should all buy local or grow our own.
Social sustainability and the situation in Iran
Talking about social sustainability and the situation in Iran: if equity isn’t part of the equation, sustainability can’t happen.
Removing single-use plastics from Hollywood: how one initiative is trying to clean up the act, on and off camera.
A look into the Plastic Pollution Coalition’s ‘Flip the Script on Plastics’ campaign to remove single-use plastics from Hollywood, both behind the scenes and on-camera.
Why we should all vote in municipal elections
Municipal elections, while not as splashy as general elections are where “the rubber meets the road” in terms of local impact. Go vote!