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Huella de Comida Guía de Compras de Bajo Carbono (Spanish)

April 13, 2016March 4, 2016

Huella de Comida Guía de Compras de Bajo Carbono (Spanish)

Energy Poster/ Energía/ Zog (English, Spanish, Hmong)

April 13, 2016March 4, 2016

Energy Poster/ Energía/ Zog (English, Spanish, Hmong)

Seed Labels

April 13, 2016March 4, 2016

Seed Labels (PDF 1.2 MB) 2″ x 4″ labels Want print versions of our seed saving resources? Contact Gardening Matters: www.gardeningmatters.org, (612) 821-2358

Renewable Energy Alternatives (English)

April 13, 2016March 4, 2016

Renewable Energy Alternatives (English)

Renewable Energy/ La Energía Renovables/ Zog Tshiab (English, Spanish, Hmong)

April 13, 2016March 4, 2016

Renewable Energy/ La Energía Renovables/ Zog Tshiab (English, Spanish, Hmong)

Lista de Energìa (Spanish)

April 13, 2016March 4, 2016

Lista de Energìa (Spanish)

Lista de Auditoria del Uso Doméstico del Agua (Spanish)

April 13, 2016March 4, 2016

Lista de Auditoria del Uso Doméstico del Agua (Spanish)

Energy Trivia Questions/ Preguntas de Energía (English & Spanish)

April 13, 2016March 4, 2016

Energy Trivia Questions/ Preguntas de Energía (English & Spanish)

Swapping Made Easy (English)

April 13, 2016March 4, 2016

Swapping Made Easy (English)

Low Carbon Food Print Shopping Guide (English)

August 3, 2016March 4, 2016

Low Carbon Food Print Shopping Guide (English)

Green Tips

A ‘no-waste lunch’ is a meal that does not end up in the trash. Buy food in bulk and put it in reusable containers to carry to school or work. Packing your food in reusables is typically less expensive and creates less waste than buying food that comes in disposable containers.

Check out our No Waste Lunch tips!

Reduce Waste When You Travel

Travelers can generate a lot of waste and pollution, even with the best intentions. But it isn’t hard to make a few changes that can help us avoid a lot of trash and otherwise green up our time away from home. It is our responsibility to take care of the places we inhabit, and to show that we respect the place we are traveling to, that others inhabit.

Check out more tips on reducing waste while traveling!

Shop to Strengthen Our Food System

Each time we choose to find out the source of our food, we not only learn about our food supply, but we also have the opportunity to make a choice. Turning over a package of food or checking out those little stickers on our apples can open our eyes to the size and scope of the food supply. Gardening, farmer’s markets, food co-ops, and community-supported agriculture (CSA)—all of these food sources are growing stronger with every new gardener, shopper, member-owner and subscriber! Having a personal involvement and connection to our food is part of what has been missing in our convenience- and price-driven diets. And this connection to our food could be what changes our food system.

Check out the full article to learn more!

Get Your Mayor Involved

More than 600 cities nationwide are not waiting for federal action on climate change—they are taking matters into their own hands. The U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement is one way cities are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and urging government to take action. Read more about the agreement here, plus learn what Minnesota’s government is doing about global warming.

Check Out This Template for Action

Scientists say a global warming “tipping point” in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes. Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about 30 years. These news flashes are just some of our climate’s changes happening daily. You and your kids can help. Read more here, and then check out Climate Generations’s Take Action! Guide, which offers hands-on activities for grades 3-12.

Learn from Woodbury

Is it possible for one of the fastest growing cities in Minnesota to be sustainable? The City of Woodbury has committed to try. Since adopting its initial Sustainability Resolution in 2006, the City has progressed toward becoming a sustainable community through several initiatives. You can read more about them in here. Can your city follow suit?

Plant a Seed, Grow a Community

Community Gardens are community spaces that are communally cultivated and cared for; these spaces may consist of individually-worked plots, multiple person caretaker areas, sitting areas, and small-scale children play areas. Some say community gardens are the last existing opportunity Americans have to reclaim common spaces. This article offers great information about the many benefits community gardens provide.

Host a Clothing Swap

Swapping is a great way to eliminate waste and engage in reuse. Instead of throwing away items that you no longer want, you give them to someone who does, and instead of purchasing brand new items, you can reuse items you receive from others. Swapping can also be a way to provide items to people who cannot afford to purchase them, and it is a wonderful way to meet new people and build a sense of community.

Check out Swapping Made Easy for a full list of tips to hosting your own swap!

Host an Art Night

Looking for a new way to connect with your neighbors, get free life advice, and spark your creative juices? Consider hosting an art night at your house, complete with paints, modeling clay, colored pencils and art smocks. Get messy, be creative, and let the conversation flow. For inspiration and resources, check out this article.

Green Your Laundry

Green laundry practices are good for the environment and for your wallet! Use cold water, wash only when clothes are dirty, line dry clothes year round, buy concentrated laundry detergent in refillable containers, use non-chlorine bleach, and purchase Energy Star appliances when possible.

Check out our full list of green laundry tips!

A meat-eater’s view of Mindful Eating

Huella de Comida Guía de Compras de Bajo Carbono (Spanish)

Energy Poster/ Energía/ Zog (English, Spanish, Hmong)

Seed Labels

Renewable Energy Alternatives (English)

Renewable Energy/ La Energía Renovables/ Zog Tshiab (English, Spanish, Hmong)

Lista de Energìa (Spanish)

Lista de Auditoria del Uso Doméstico del Agua (Spanish)

Energy Trivia Questions/ Preguntas de Energía (English & Spanish)

Swapping Made Easy (English)

Low Carbon Food Print Shopping Guide (English)

A meat-eater’s view of Mindful Eating

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