Climate Change 101
February 19, 2023I have started to talk about climate change. A lot. Too much, say my husband and daughter. I am doing a training session at work and I have recently started speaking at schools. What amazes the most is that there are people that still know so little about climate change or even worse, deny…
Slow Furniture: Interview with Mireille Granger
January 12, 2021While most of you are already aware of the negative effects of fast fashion on the environment, have you considered the impact of its equally evil sister, fast furniture? Much like fast fashion, fast furniture is mass produced, low cost and generally poor quality, which means it ends up in landfill more quickly. Like many…
Reducing Waste in a COVID 19 World
June 30, 2020COVID 19 is part of our daily reality and it will be for a while. It has certainly changed the way we live and work. We have to physically distance and wash our hands all the time. We have to wear masks when we know that we will be within 2 m of other people.…
Zero Waste in the Time of COVID-19
March 23, 2020I couldn’t help but make a not so veiled reference to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. With COVID-19 upon us, life has changed in many ways, especially for someone buying things in bulk. On March 5th, Bulk Barn stopped accepting containers. I went to Bulk Barn on the 6th and was given the announcement. The woman behind…
10 Changes for the New Year
January 12, 2020Happy New Year everyone! I hope that everyone enjoyed the holiday festivities with good food, family and friends and a little Christmas cheer. As it is a new year, it is normal to reflect on the past year and think about the changes and improvements that we want to make in our lives. Clean air…
Would you eat this apple?
October 20, 2019I always thought that the apple tree in my backyard was an ornamental apple tree. In the five years we have lived in the house, the tree only produced small green apples. I don’t know what happened to my apple tree this year, however, not only do we have a phenomenal yield but the apples…
Thoughts about the Montreal Climate March
October 6, 2019I was one of the 500,000 people who attended the climate march on Friday September 27th. We were fortunate to have a gloriously sunny day with a bright blue sky and a pleasant temperature. It was heartwarming to see so many people from all walks of life attending the march: families, mothers with their…
Reflections after 6 months Zero Waste-ish Living
July 2, 2018Happy Canada Day and 6 month Zero Waste Anniversary! We have made it to the half way point of our zero waste-ish experiment. For me, it has been a life changing yet enriching experience. Thank you to everyone who has given me positive feedback on this project and encouraged me to continue. While I routinely…