Comments on: Making Earth Day Matter!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:21:00 +0000

Thank you Sayward – you are such a wealth of info and ideas!!! So far, it hasn’t been terrible keeping up with things. PB is a lifesaver! I have found some delightful restaurants as well that are vegan accommodating too which is fab. Heading slightly more rural tomorrow which could be a slight bummer on the restaurant front but I’ve packed a nice food kit to take along while adjusting. Thank you again!!!! <3

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:41:00 +0000

Oh and also, here’s an ooooold blog post of mine, all about traveling while vegan – http://bonzaiaphrodite.com/2011/01/7-bonzai-tested-travel-tips-for-an-awesome-vegan-vacation/

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:36:00 +0000

Happy Earth Day Kristin! And good luck with your travels. My ravel staples are always apples, bananas, peanut butter, and bread. No refrigeration required, and good filling food. Then when you eat out you can just order salads and plain pasta or whatever. Peanut butter is great because it’s available everywhere, and it has protein so it will keep you full and sated!

Good luck!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:32:00 +0000

Happy Earth Day Bianca! Also I have never heard of this People Towel but I LOVE that idea and I’m going to go looking for it now – so thanks for the rec!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:31:00 +0000

Thank you for the kind words Sarah. And haha, I had to laugh because I’m nothing if not self-aware . . . compulsively, critically self aware. Oi! =D

And man I hear you on Trader Joe’s! I remember back in the 90s and early 2000s it was even worse there – you couldn’t buy ANY produce that didn’t come in a clam shell. I’ve noticed them moving to more loose stuff like apples and citrus and stuff, which I really appreciate. And I think that TOTALLY came as a result of customer feedback. So yes, please write them a letter! We all should! That stuff adds up and impacts companies more than we realize, I think.

Happy Earth Day!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:27:00 +0000

Thank you Christy, and happy Earth Day to you and yours as well! I also used upcycled plastic products and I love that concept and am always happy to support it. Preserve is one of my favorite brands for that – I’m guessing that’s the one you use as well. =)

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 06:48:00 +0000

Earth Day….what a great time to recommit to good practices! I am thrilled that the frozen tundra of WI is thawing out and I can get reacquainted with my bike. Fun and function! This Earth Day is stressing me out though. I’m heading to Europe for work for a couple weeks and am worrying about how to keep up my vegan efforts outside of my little zone. It will be a challenge with no kitchen and no usual resources but I’m going to try. Thanks for the inspiring post!

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It’s Almost Earth Day! | Polymind — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 05:05:51 +0000

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By: Bianca

Bianca — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:43:00 +0000

Yay for Earth Day! I always make a few commitments to try and do better each Earth Day. Sometimes, I forget my reusable bags or my People Towel (reusable towel that hooks on my purse for bathroom hand-drying). So I’m hoping to get better about those things!

By: Sarah C.

Sarah C. — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:44:00 +0000

In regard to sounding like ad copy – yes, sure, it did sound a bit that way, but you acknowledged it and moved on to discuss why you also actually believe in this message. That’s about all I could want in this regard (I read a lot of running and fitness blogs and many of them will repeat the same ad copy from a corporation on the same day, just as though it was their original thoughts without acknowledgment of the problem outside of a “sponsored post” disclaimer; so what I’m saying is thank you for being self-aware and open/honest – that’s all we need).

In regard to Earth Day, one of my biggest sources of eco-guilt is the packaging waste generated by shopping at Trader Joes. I have come to really love the food and prices there, and their overall ethic is a great one–they just wrap everything in plastic and there’s no option for bulk or bringing your own produce bags. I struggle with this – the money I save from shopping there vs. the eco-guilt of that waste? I thought perhaps I’d write to them about doing some kind of in-store recycling program for their packaging. I’ll also check out this terracycle program, since they may take that stuff too. This is also something I want to show to my daughter’s school – they could collect a lot of stuff to send back. (So there you go – you may have “sounded like ad copy” but it’s a program many of us will want to have learned about so it’s all good – thank you!).