Incorporating sustainable products into our lives is something that's very important to our family. Disclaimer - This post was written in partnership with OTS (Ontario Tire Stewardship). All thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog are honest and my own. As a farming family, we choose to use as many eco-friendly products on our farm as possible. We take the idea of … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Celebrate Earth Day Every Day
Though Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22nd, there are many ways we can celebrate Earth Day every day. Our family has a few family-friendly Earth Day ideas. It's important to get the whole family involved. Whether it's tree planting, planting a garden, attending local Earth Day events, or cleaning up waterways or doing some road-side clean up, all of these can be … [Read more...]
Greening Our Living Space: Ontario Tire Stewardship
Disclaimer - This is a sponsored post. Though this post was written in affiliation with Ontario Tire Stewardship, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I often think about the best ways for greening our living space. We live on a farm, and whenever I see tractor tires or tires from equipment or our truck that are no longer usable, I get this nagging feeling in my stomach. … [Read more...]
Family-Friendly Earth Day Ideas
Teaching children to be good stewards to the Earth is important because this is the only Earth we have. It teaches us to respect and value what our planet offers. This is why each year, our family tries to come up with new family-friendly Earth Day ideas. Though every day is Earth Day, and we make treading lighter on the planet part of our lifestyle, on April 22nd, many … [Read more...]
FUNKINS: We all have a part to play on Earth Day & EVERY Day #LetsBeLitterFree
We all have our part to play in taking care of our planet. When it comes to Mother Earth, my six year old knows the importance of treading lightly -- on Earth Day and EVERY day. April is Earth Month, and it's a good time to remind families how they can cut down on paper waste and be more environmentally friendly. If there's one thing I've learned about my six year old kid … [Read more...]
5 Items that Help Make EVERY Day Earth Day
Happy Earth Day, everyone! My five year old has been coming home from school every day chirping away about Earth Day and how we need to take care of Mother Earth. I'm thrilled to see her excitement, but wanted to hammer home that Earth Day is every day and not just one day of the year. Little One: Mommy, it's Earth Day! We need to bring lunch that has no garbage. Me: … [Read more...]
Turn off the Lights ~ Earth Hour 2014
There is strength in numbers. I remember when we were kids and my brothers and I would get into squabbles, my Dad would take a bamboo skewer and say, "This is what it is like to be ONE person". He would then take a handful of bamboo skewers and bunch them all together and try to snap them in half. It could not be done -- well, at least not easily. "This is what it's like … [Read more...]