Sustainable Summer 2019

Let’s kick off the first day of summer with a challenge, shall we?

You could call it a goal. An intention. A desperate plea. A creative outlet for me to share my passion on living more mindfully and sustainably.

Regardless of what you’d like to call it, today I’m sliding into your inbox in an attempt to get you to make more sustainable choices this summer.

To put the planet first for just three months, in whatever way is accessible and meaningful to you.

To finally, finally commit to breaking up with plastic bags, or disposable coffee cups, or whatever unnecessarily wasteful practices you might be holding on to; to shake up your grocery purchases, reduce your meat consumption, think about what type of transportation you use, or try to only buy things you need, not just the twelve items that look pretty as you walk through Target; to rethink beach days and road trips, to live more while using less.

Sustainable Summer Challenge 2019

I’m not asking you to do it all, just to pick a place to start.

Whatever choice you make will help send a message to your friends and family and, more importantly, to the major corporations whose products you are refusing, that we need to make a change in the way we produce and consume.

Simply by showing up to your local coffee shop with a mason jar for your cold brew, or buying your grains in bulk, or yes, refusing a plastic straw, you might just inspire someone around you to do the same. And that, my friends, is where the real magic happens.

So, here’s the deal. This summer, pick one thing you can do to help the planet. Just one, and commit to it.

Throughout the summer, I’ll be posting weekly tips + ideas for ways to help make your home/life a little greener. There will still be plenty of recipes, just with some more eco-friendly posts thrown into the mix, too, because it feels like the right thing to do.

Sustainable Summer Challenge 2019

Tell me: how can I help you make more sustainable choices this summer?

What resources would be helpful? What areas of your life need the most guidance (maybe you’re killing the reusable bag game but just don’t know where to start with cleaning products, or want to start making more sustainable clothing purchases, or are intimidated by the farmer’s market, etc etc)? Leave a comment below letting me know how I can help YOU, and/or what practices you’ve already adopted to help make this planet a little greener?

XO,

Chelsea

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4 comments

  1. great challenge – thanks.

    tips on clothing and shoes that are sustainable, vegan, fair trade, and affordable. Impossible I know. unfortunately my reality is such that the later often trumps some of the former and i feel guilty and bad about it. i try to buy the minimum and wear to the end but still do need to be clothed…..

    thanks for any help.

    and aren’t pups the best hiking companions? πŸ™‚

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  2. I really wish they would outlaw plastic bags everywhere and bot just a few cities; come on people. I heard a girl in the bulk section of Central Market exclaiming about the plastic bags you use to put your selections in to weigh them. I’ve been trying to think of an alternative. If they gave the option to use paper bags, like w mushrooms, I guess they would have to rely on the honor system. I re-use mine, but plastic is plastic. So, I’d like to try that one 😬

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    1. I agree- plus it would challenge corporations to think of greener alternatives if plastic bags were banned outright. In terms of bulk, I’ve always used paper bags if plastic was the alternative and I didn’t have a reusable bag/container with me! I just label the bag with the PLU and if the cashier is suspicious, it’s easy enough to look in a paper bag and confirm that it’s walnuts, etc. Alternatively, you could always bring in reusable containers or mason jars from home for bulk shopping! Just go to customer service and ask them if they can write the tare weight on your containers for you, so you don’t pay for the weight of your jars when you go to checkout. That’s what I do, and no one ever seems to mind! So glad you’re taking on waste in the bulk section…it’s definitely a great place to start!

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