The video version of my blog post on the basics you can buy to start living ECO! Episode 1! Making videos is a lot harder than I thought. Trying to work up to making one per week!
What’s the difference between vegetarian and vegan?
Despite the recent upward trend of vegetarians and vegans in society, there are still a lot of questions these days about what vegetarianism/veganism is. Because of this, I decided to make a 3-part blog series about vegetarian and vegan diets. The three parts will consist of: Part 1: What’s the difference between vegetarian and vegan?Part 2: Why Become Vegetarian?: Culture/Religion […]
10 Eco Swaps to Make Your Bathroom ECO
There are a lot of ways to make your home more environmentally-friendly, but one of the best places to start is in the bathroom. Most of the products we use there are continually purchased and repurchased, each time disposing of the containers and packaging that holds it: toothpaste, shampoo, liquid hand soaps, floss, and toothbrushes, just to name a few. […]
Why I Pick Up Trash, And Why You Should Too
Are you looking for an easy eco-challenge to take on? The first challenge I took on when I decided to start this eco journey was to pick up at least one piece of trash every day for 30 days. It barely takes any effort at all (the hardest part is just getting out of the house), but it can lead […]
The Verdant Growth YouTube is LIVE!
The Verdant Growth blog is going LIVE in video form! Don’t worry, we’re still going with the blog, but in order to reach as wide of an audience and influence as many people as possible, we decided to start the Verdant Growth YouTube channel! It’s still a new venture, so we’re still learning how to properly shoot and edit the […]
The Carbon Footprint of a Strawberry
Have you ever thought about what the carbon footprint of a strawberry is? Ever considered how much of an impact a strawberry has on climate change? Probably not. I certainly hadn’t. Let’s carbonalyze a strawberry. Okay, I made that word up. But it works. Carbon + analyze. I like it. I’m keeping it. Let’s say you live in New York. […]
The 6 Main Concepts of Zero-Waste Living
Why do YOU want to be more eco? There are plenty of reasons to become more environmentally-friendly: to fight climate change, to save wildlife, to create a better future for our children, for our own health…Just to name a few! Luckily, there are so many ways we can improve our lives to do so. One of the major problems that […]
How To Make Your Own Reusable Eco Bag From An Old T-Shirt
As you may have read in my last blog post, The Case for Reusable Shopping Bags, reusable shopping bags are the newly popular alternative to plastic grocery bags you get at the supermarket. However, if not used properly, (i.e. used at least hundreds of times) they can actually be WORSE for the environment than if you just used plastic grocery […]
The Case for Reusable Shopping Bags: Are Reusable Shopping Bags REALLY Better For The Environment?
So you want to switch to eco-friendly, reusable, trendy shopping bags, eh? Click to skip to the conclusion: I hate reading. CONTENTS What makes a bag environmentally-UNfriendly?What are eco bags made out of?Official Government StudiesKey Takeaways Plastic Waste is EVERYWHERE. According to a study that was reported by The Guardian, you can now find plastic waste in EVERY environment on […]
7 Environmentally-Friendly Instagram Influencers You Should Know
Instagram is without a doubt one of the biggest sources of influencing and influencers in popular culture today. With over 1 BILLION active users every month, and over 500 MILLION people using the app every day, Instagram serves as a great window into popular culture, as well as being an excellent tool for anyone who wants to reach out and […]