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Buddha bowl with mixed greens (you can’t see it but there is a whole layer underneath), brown rice, cucumber, tomatoes, asparagus & panfried smoked tofu. Topped with watered down hummus (because I had some left over from the hummus pizza the other day), spring onions & roasted sesame seeds 😋

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Environmentalism

Zero waste/minimal waste living

Eco friendly tips

Sustainability

Climate change

OR anything related

Daily reminder that companies litter and pollute 100 times more than any one person and we should shame them daily.

I’m just so terrified that my children will never be able to experience nature as it is with all the animals and diversity and plants and insects and forests and snow because this generation didn’t wake up.

not to get all fake deep about the state of manufacturing rn but a piece of a plastic bottle is literally gonna outlive the memory of us by dozens of generations

Composting questions? We have answers 

frankly? ban all plastics. require all public buildings to be solar powered. public community gardens in every neighborhood. ban all pesticides. ban fossil fuels. put wind turbines on every sky scraper. gardens on every rooftop. tax cars and fund public transportation. build bike lanes across every city. train/railroad infrastructure across the country (tear down highways). every state mandated to have a certain percentage of land be a wildlife preserve. local/organic farms get huge tax breaks. raise the minimum wage. aquaponics farms in every city. every family has chickens in their backyard. community composting. jeff bezos’s body for fertilizer. i have a clear idea of what i want the world to look like and i want it now. hire me

Today I harvested some radishes, planted a hopeful courgette, some beetroot, and harlequin carrots 🥕

Living on a self-sustaining farm where you wake up at dawn to do manual labor until well into the afternoon sounds extremely appealing, actually

Zero Waste Kitchen 🥕

I always make a point to buy carrots plastic bag free at the grocery store. It is a more expensive option, but I budget so I can make decisions like this. Then I store them in a jar with water so they don’t get all bendy and go bad sooner.

it’s gardening season! please don’t plant lettuces/greens directly into the ground in an urban area or close to a building without getting a soil test. the risk of lead poisoning is very high. if you can’t afford a soil test and you must plant into the ground, try to grow something where you will only be eating the fruit and not the leaves & stems (i.e. tomatoes, cucumbers, etc) bc there’s less of a chance that heavy metals will migrate to the fruit tissues. better yet, build a raised bed or plant in pots!

From the school strike outside Town Hall in Sydney. Look at all these amazing signs! Look at all these amazing people demanding a better future from our politicians! I’m so proud!

Why did I decide to use bamboo toothbrushes?

I’m reducing the use of plastic at home

Bamboo handles are naturally antimicrobial and biodegradable

They are as effective as plastic and electric toothbrushes

They are organic while having good quality and design

Plastic toothbrushes are really difficult to recycle

All plastic toothbrushes you ever used are still out there!

Good reasons to get mad at a vegan:

-they implied everyone can/should be vegan, ignoring issues of poverty & health that make it impractical or impossible for many people

-they tried to make you feel bad about eating something

-they believe that the current animal abuse/environmental contamination/health crisis is caused by individual consumers rather than the manipulative capitalism of the meat and dairy industries

-they support PETA (eww peta)

Bad reasons to get mad at a vegan:

-they asked you about the ingredients of a food to find out if they can eat it

-they asked if your group could go to a restaurant with a vegan option

-you asked them to explain why they are vegan and they answered

-they got mad when you made fun of their diet

HANDMADE VEGAN BAR SOAPS

it’s so funny when capitalists are like Stopping climate change is TOO EXPENSIVE. like money isn’t even fucking real you know what is? Earth and you know what’s about to not be real anymore? Earth

i love seeing how me being vegan is changing the habits of people around me. and i dont just mean people going vegetarian/vegan. just the little things. like how for his birthday my little brother wanted vegan pancakes because he thinks they’re the best. or my mom only eating vegetarian at her work cafeteria. or my dad asking me how to make vegan parmesan.

my veganism has a real and tangible impact on those around me and that gives me so much hope and joy

What is needed are ecosystems that are designed to produce our food, fuel, animal feed, medicine and fibers, and ecosystems that can do so without the use of fossil fuel technology, those that can tolerate extremes of weather and potentially changing climates, and that can thrive without supplemental irrigation from vulnerable and increasingly expensive public utilities.

Restoration Agriculture: Real World Permaculture for Farmers - Mark Shepard (via postciv)

Vegetables are delicious, u guys just don’t know how to cook

I upcycled a few old shirts into makeup remover pads and o h m y g o d my hands hurt from cutting 56 of these with older, slightly dulled scissors.

Gardening tip #161

Don’t just throw away that border fence once it’s been cut! This tool of oppression can find new life as a trellis for hanging pots, or support for climbers such as cucumbers, tomatoes, or peas

gentle ways to help the earth

• bring your own bags to the market

• always recycle (simple but very effective)

•use a menstrual cup (goddesses, TRUST me)

• use a reusable water bottle

• use the same towel more than once (i typically pick one towel and use it for my shower for a week instead of using a different one every day) EDIT: yes, a LOT of people use a different towel everyday, i’ve been getting a lot of comments about this..

• unplug everything (instead of just turning off the lamp, unplug it)

• if you see trash, pick it up

• go thrifting

• donate (clothes, furniture, shoes, etc.)

• skip the paper receipt and get it sent to your email instead

• buy local

• open the windows instead of using a/c

• fill your house with plants

This is for all the coffee drinkers out there!

L-Shape Home Bar Example of a large arts and crafts l-shaped medium tone wood floor home bar design with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops and ceramic backsplash

Bathroom 3/4 Bath in Seattle

An enormous arts and crafts-style 3/4-tile bathroom design with medium-tone wood cabinets, gray walls, a drop-in sink, and tile countertops is an example.

Exterior - Fiberboard Small gray one-story concrete clapboard and fiberboard house exterior shot from the 1960s with a gray, hip, and shingle roofs