An eco-friendly living space is a great way to make your life more sustainable and reduce your impact on the planet. It also ensures your home provides comfort and relaxation rather than stress and anxiety. In this guide, we’ll show you how to make your home eco-friendly without breaking the bank or sacrificing style. Sustainable Grocery Shopping 1. Use Reusable Shopping Bags As we all know, ditching plastic shopping bags is a must. Most cities have banned plastic shopping bags at the store levels, but if not, just bring your own bag. When plastic bags are thrown away, they don’t break down in the environment. Instead, they get trapped in the water system or landfills, where they can leach...
Going back to school after a long summer break can be exciting for our little ones, but it’s also a time when a lot of waste is generated. From new school supplies to clothes and lunch gear, there’s a lot that ends up in landfill. Below are some tips to help you shop more sustainably this back-to-school season. You can also take advantage of these tips to teach your child how to care for our planet. 1. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle When Possible When it comes to back-to-school shopping, remember the three Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle. Start by thinking about the things you use and throw away every day—and then figure out ways to reuse them. This means recycling...
Founder and Creative Director Kristin Coia, is the visionary businesswoman behind the famed lifestyle brand. While pregnant with her eldest child Henry, Kristin quickly discovered there was a great need in the marketplace for simple, classic baby apparel that was stylish, high quality and both organic and sustainable. Though spending years in the hospitality industry, she was ever-desirous of owning her own business. Therefore in 2007, the idea for her own line and the niche she had found in the market culminated in the creation of the brand Go Gently Baby. To date, the company has evolved into the lifestyle brand, renamed, Go Gently Nation. The brand focuses on baby, kid’s and women’s apparel and accessories, however, a menswear collection...
April is Earth Month. And with Earth Day 2022 just around the corner, there’s no better time than now to teach kids about the importance of caring for our planet. Show them how to appreciate the beauty all around them – the sun, the sky, the mountains, and the ocean. Nurture their creativity with fun projects that allow them to both explore nature and connect more deeply with Mother Earth. Here are three Earth Day activities you and your kids can do easily from the comfort of your home this Earth Day 2022. Three Fun Earth Day Activities for Kids 1. Use Soup Cans to Plant Seeds and Watch Them Grow Gardening and watching seeds grow is both an amazing...