• Sustainable reusable water bottles
    Reduce,  Refuse,  Reuse

    5 Best Water Bottles for the Environment

    Staying hydrated is vital for good health. Unfortunately, most drinking water is packaged in single-use plastic bottles. While these containers are convenient, most end up in landfills and water bodies, contributing a substantial chunk to global waste. Plastic bottles are a major environmental burden. They clog the soil, pollute oceans, and take centuries to decompose. By using an eco-friendly alternative, you’re positively impacting the earth and your health. Here are the best reusable water bottles for you and the planet: Top Reusable Water Bottles for the Environment All eco-friendly drinking bottles are made from materials that are ideal for extended use. 1.   BPA-Free Plastic Bottles BPA-free plastic is a safer alternative to traditional plastic bottles.…

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  • vegan nut butter
    FOOD,  Reuse

    Nut-tritious Foods Rebranded in Mason Jars

    Dedicated to being Vegan, Non-GMO, sold in reusable mason jars. The mission at Nut-Tritious Foods is to provide delicious, nutrient-dense nut and seed butters to be used as a daily ingredient for healthy eating in our homes and communities. Fresh roasting brings out a fantastic flavor that customers have loved for years. They are differentiated through their choices not to include salt, palm oils, fillers, or sweeteners (except the chocolate) and their dedication to being vegan and non-GMO. This year, they have rebranded the products into 12oz recyclable/reusable mason jars. Nut-tritiuos Foods is currently at 12 markets and several farmer’s markets such as Lake Oswego, Portland State, Beaverton, Vancouver, Camas,…

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  • garden basket compost
    Food Waste,  Home Garden,  Recycle,  Reuse

    Recycling in the Garden

    If you are reading the Green Living Journal, you probably are committed to protecting the earth and reducing your drain on its plentiful resources. But the term “recycling” in the garden environment is often overlooked by mindful gardeners. Your garden is the most precious and vulnerable area you can impact and has all of the basics from which other recycling concepts arise.  Consider: “they” are not importing atoms from Mars, or any farther planet, according to NASA. The particles that make up every rock, animal, plant, fungus, bacteria, or other earth forms—living or inanimate—were here at the creation of the planet. Our natural world is the simplest form of recycling.…

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  • ReCycled Arts Fair
    EVENT,  Re-art,  Recycle,  Reuse,  Zero Waste

    McMinnville Recycled Arts Festival

    *Rescheduled to the Weekend of July 23-25 2021 Trash as Art: Learning that Upcycling is Amazing! Celebrating how easy it is to learn to live sustainably! Sustainably made goods from upcycled content; this is a marvelous opportunity to buy unique gifts for the special people in your life. Sip and Shop – A recycled fashion show with emcee Jenn Jarred, local drag personality. $25 admission not only introduces you to recycled fashion, it also gives you exclusive access to over 50 artists’ tables. Come learn how artistic talent and expression uses upcycled items that many of us would toss into the trash and amazingly useful and beautiful objects are produced…

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