EnviroTip #10: Grief and Hope in Times of Environmental Angst
Is there light at the end of this tunnel? One of the most frequent comments The Resilient Activist hears is that caring about the environment and the destructive impact humans…
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EnviroTip #9: Mothering a Young Environmentalist Without Going Off the Rails
For parents of young nature lovers. Helpful tools to support their hearts and minds when you communicate to your children what’s happening in the environment around them. What is the meaning…
EnviroTip #8: Spend time noticing nature
Simple Steps. Big Impact. "The word 'nature' means everything in the world which is not organized and constructed by man." Lily de Silva, Early Buddhist Attitudes toward Nature…
EnviroTip #7: Food Prep with the planet in mind
Simple Steps. Big Impact. Food Prep: It can make a difference The food you eat grew from soil, water, and sunlight. The best way to give these nutrients…
EnviroTip #6: Fall Bulb Prep & Early Pollinators
Simple Steps. Big Impact. Fall Bulb Prep and Planting for Early Pollinators As part of deepening our understanding of the interconnectedness of everything, Advanced Master Gardener, Darlene Arnett…
EnviroTip #5: Choose who you give your money to
Simple Steps. Big Impact. Use your purchasing power to support a healthy planet Do you really need the item you’re planning on buying? What companies do you want to do…
EnviroTip #4: Actively “Green” Our Planet
Simple Steps. Big Impact. Let's Green It Up! You personally can make an enormous difference in supporting populations of pollinators and other wildlife by choosing to garden from nature’s eye.…
EnviroTip #3: Plastic Straws & Styrofoam: Who Needs ‘Em?
Simple Steps. Big Impact. No Straw; No Styrofoam Please! The movement to eliminate single-use straws and polystyrene foam (what we commonly call "Styrofoam") is on. The more we…
EnviroTip #2: Plastic Bags: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Simple Steps. Big Impact. Solution #1: Quit using them Solution #2: Already have a bunch of plastic bags? Use them till they fall apart, then recycle them Solution #3: Use…
Tobacco Hornworm Image credit: Lenora Larson
EnviroTip #1: Tomato Hornworms: Feeling The Love
Simple Steps. Big Impact. Tobacco Hornworm Image credit: Lenora Larson Solution #1: Plant a sacrificial garden just for the hornworms Solution #2: Repel them with companion plants Solution #3: Bring…