21st Century Valentine's Day
February 14th is coming up! This year, pamper your partner, your family, that someone special, or even yourself with gifts and...
Holidays & Celebrations
Traditionally, holidays, birthday parties and celebrations are a time to enjoy friends, family, and food, but unfortunately, they also have an impact on your carbon footprint. Here's how to enjoy special occasions while staying mindful about waste! Be sure to check out our Gift Giving Guide which includes tips on greening your wrapping skills.
Holidays & Celebrations Posts
Hannah
- Dec 21, 2021
- 4 min
Happy Solstice! Winter Tips, Tricks, and a Warm Soup Recipe
Happy winter, everyone! It’s really nice to have snow again on the winter solstice and maybe we’ll still have some for Christmas on...
Hannah
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Christmas Tree Question
Driving home from Thanksgiving at my parents’ home, I was struck by how many people were already decorating for the winter holidays. You...
Hannah
- Nov 16, 2021
- 3 min
A Survival Guide for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
The voices are everywhere: Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming, consumers! Make sure you wake up early so you don’t miss a minute!...
Rachel
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
Small Changes Add Up or How We Spent Our Rosh Hashanah
This past week, Jews around the world celebrated Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year. The name literally means “head of the year” in...
Rachel
- Apr 2, 2021
- 2 min
Happy Easter Weekend!
It might be cold today but spring is officially here and it’s Easter weekend. We might try dying some eggs for fun using alternative,...
Hannah
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
Low Waste Easter Baskets
Holidays are a time for family, for food, and for fun. They don’t have to be a time for waste and regret. Easter (Spring Equinox, Ostara)...
Hannah
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
21st Century Gift Wrapping
Holidays and birthdays are a time for doing something special with the ones you love. Often these festivities include good food and a...
Hannah
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
Hannah’s Holiday Gift Guide
Wondering what to give friends and family this year? Hoping to give wonderful gifts AND stay true to your low-waste and low-impact...
Rachel
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
Put On Your Yarmulke, It’s Time For Hanukkah…
There are a lot of posts about zero-waste Christmas trees appearing online this time of year. Those are super helpful, but what about the...
Hannah
- Dec 3, 2020
- 3 min
Decorating with Nature – Winter Edition
Three weeks until the Winter Solstice and it’s finally starting to feel a bit like winter. Still no snow, but our family is definitely...
Rachel
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
Rachel’s Holiday Gift Guide
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we’re all turning our attention to the next big event – the holidays! I could say that we shouldn’t give...
GreenLifeNH Team
- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Have A Happy Thanksgiving
Friends, we wish you have a happy Thanksgiving and hope you are able to relax a little bit with your close ones. We know it’s a tricky...
Rachel
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes
It’s going to be a different one this year, but we’re still planning on having a good Thanksgiving with just our family of four. Since so...
Hannah
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Planning your Vegetarian Thanksgiving
I know for a lot of people Thanksgiving and other winter holidays are a big question mark this year – will we see family at all? How many...
Rachel
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Have A Fun Halloween!
The big day is almost here! No – not Election Day (though I’m anxiously awaiting that one too) – Halloween! My children and I are so...
Hannah
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
Halloween Costumes that will please your kids and the planet
It’s that time again! I love Halloween. It’s so much fun to watch children transform into the stuff of fairy tales, myths, and yes, even...