Earth Week: Reusable Straws

Earth Week: Reusable Straws

213/365 Today I'm rounding out my week-long series on Earth Week, and how our family is reducing our footprint on this fragile planet, by talking all about reusable straws! Recycling Disposable Straws I had the idea for reusable straws several years ago when I realized that we were throwing away too many straws. However, I recently saw that City of…
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Earth Week: Suburban Garden

Earth Week: Suburban Garden

210/365 This spring, Bryan has resurrected his dream of building a garden in our backyard. He's been hard at work clearing space, mapping out garden beds, and setting up our composting systems so that we are ready for planting in midsummer. Valley of the Sun Where we live is not called the Valley of the Sun for nothing. We have…
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