Sarah

  • I totally agree with you Cathy! I started reading Bea’s book over two years ago and didn’t get very far because I felt like I would never be able to accomplish what she did, I felt defeated before I even started. But, coming back to it this second time around I am more confident in myself and am able to give myself grace to embrace the journey.…[Read more]

  • Hello, I’m Sarah. I live just north of you, Amber, in Thunder Bay, ON with my husband and 1-year old daughter. I was born here, but was living out west for the past five years. The hardest thing about moving back was leaving our 5 chickens, who resided in our back yard! I am a total homebody, and really should have been born a couple centuries ago.

  • Transitioning to more zero waste lifestyle has made me such a more assertive (in a good way) person! I used to be SO shy and wouldn’t want to talk to anyone or bring attention to myself. Now I have no issues going up to my local farmers/grocers and asking them if I can bring my own containers or if they can stop packaging in plastic. I’ve actually…[Read more]

  • I really like all of the ideas floating around on this topic! I wonder if another ‘R’ word to include would be ‘Respect’ – trying to encompass being mindful of the process in which the product/good is created. For example, are the labourers working in a respectful environment (fair wages, humane conditions), are the animals (for those who consume…[Read more]

  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.
    By Barbara Kingsolver

    While not technically a zero waste book, this is a memoir of the authors family and their year of eating only local food. It is part memoir, part investigative journalism on the industrialization of food, and it’s impact on the earth. It’s beautifully written, very honest, and quite humorous.

  • Sarah became a registered member 6 years, 11 months ago