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NEW HAMPSHIRE
STATE PARKS

1000 HOUR OUTDOOR CHALLENGE

Trash bag representing zero waste challenge

ZERO WASTE WINS & STRUGGLES

WHAT'S BRINGING YOU JOY?

INTERVIEWS

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Rachel

Aug 4
2 min

LOCAL ISSUES

August This and That

How's your August going? I had all of these plans and then, like many of you have probably already experienced, Covid hit our family. We...

Plastic Free July - A Brief How To Guide

Hannah

Jun 28
3 min

GREEN LIVING

Plastic Free July - A Brief How To Guide

You may have heard of Plastic Free July, a global movement encouraging people to reduce their plastic waste to zero for a whole month....

15 Surprising Things You Could Be Composting

Hannah

Jun 14
2 min

TRASH/RECYCLE/COMPOST

15 Surprising Things You Could Be Composting

Most people know you can compost your kitchen scraps, but don't limit yourself to carrots ends and mushy apples. Almost anything made of...

Hannah

May 27
2 min

PRODUCTS WE LOVE

Products We Use: Take Back Bag

For Days just solved a major problem for me and I'm majorly grateful! For longer than I'd like to admit, I've been collecting a big bag...

Five Questions With Jenny Humphries of Mr Fox Composting

Rachel

May 27, 2021
3 min

TRASH/RECYCLE/COMPOST

Five Questions With Jenny Humphries of Mr Fox Composting

If you’ve been a longtime reader of GreenLifeNH, then you know I’m a strong believer in composting. Food waste accounts for a large part...

Stop! Don’t trash that! Thin Plastics Edition

Hannah

Mar 9, 2021
3 min

TRASH/RECYCLE/COMPOST

Stop! Don’t trash that! Thin Plastics Edition

It happens all the time! I’m trying to be all low-waste and then suddenly there it is – plastic film. Birthday presents come...

Hannah

Mar 4, 2021
4 min

TRASH/RECYCLE/COMPOST

Why I am NOT a minimalist.

If you’ve been following GreenLifeNH for any length of time, you have probably noticed a theme to my posts. I’m all about buying less,...

I take out one 4-gallon trash bag every three weeks – and so can you!!

Hannah

Aug 11, 2020
3 min

TRASH/RECYCLE/COMPOST

I take out one 4-gallon trash bag every three weeks – and so can you!!

Taking out the trash does not have to be a daily – or even weekly – chore. In our house, we take out one 4-gallon trash bag (that’s the...

Hannah

Jun 18, 2020
1 min

FASHION

How to Patch Clothing

We’re always being told to reduce, reuse, recycle, but another “r” that doesn’t get as much press is repair. Before cheap clothes made...

Rachel

Jun 16, 2020
2 min

SUSTAINABLE HOME

No More Paper Napkins!

Flowers from my friend’s garden! Sometimes it’s hard to know where to begin. How should I start? What’s the first change I should make?...

Rachel

Jun 10, 2020
1 min

TRASH/RECYCLE/COMPOST

Composting at Home

Food waste and scraps account for about 25% of our landfill. Some people assume that this food will easily decompose into the ground –...

Our Green Journey

NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PARKS

1000 HOUR OUTDOOR CHALLENGE

ZERO WASTE WINS & STRUGGLES

WHAT'S BRINGING YOU JOY?

INTERVIEWS

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