WEEK 16

this week, your challenge is to... 

• try grocery shopping waste-free. 
• don't be intimidated, it's completely feasible!
• (1) bring a box filled with mason jars/containers to a bulk food store. 
• I went here!
• (2) when you walk in, ask the cashier to weigh your containers before filling them. 
• (3) fill each container up with whatever you need. 
• (4) when you get to the cash register, they will weigh each container and subtract it's original weight. 
• after calculating, we found that it ended up being cheaper than COSTCO!
• (5) then we walked next door to the farmer's market. 
• I went here!
• (6) we bought all of our fruits and veggies without any packaging.
• make sure to bring your own re-usable bags because otherwise they'll use plastic bags. 

WEEK 8

this week, your challenge is to... 

• eliminate paper towels and napkins.
• choose to reuse dish towels and fabric napkins instead. 

read up on this article to learn about the environmental impacts of paper towels.

WEEK 7

this week, your challenge is to... 

• switch to using bamboo toothbrushes. 
• (1) over 4.7 billion plastic toothbrushes are dumped in landfills every year.

Make your household more environmentally conscious by buying a toothbrush like this one!

WEEK 6

this week, your challenge is to... 

• start making your own bread.
• (1) to reduce plastic packaging.
• (2) to know exactly what you're eating (no more weird chemicals).
• (3) to wake up to the smell of freshly baked bread!

RECIPE:

- 3 cups flour (I suggest unbleached). 

- 1/2 tsp. yeast. 

- 1 tsp. salt.

-1 1/2 cups water. 

--> Mix all ingredients in a bowl. 

--> Cover bowl and let sit overnight. 

--> (Next day) Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. 

--> Transfer risen dough into a pot (I use a cast iron dutch oven).

--> Bake for 30 minutes covered.

--> Remove cover and bake for another 10 minutes.