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Biodiversity and its importance 🌱
Short for the term “biological diversity,” biodiversity refers to all life on Earth. This definition might sound broad, but biodiversity includes a “variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria,” according to the WWF. Encompassing the evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes that take place to maintain balance and support life, biodiversity spans from…
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The Honor System
This past weekend, my fiancé Nick and I visited the South Tampa Farm. We were dropping off our dear Alice, a gold-laced Polish chicken that turned out to be a cockerel, because the City of St. Pete considers crowing a violation of local noise ordinances. We’re grateful that the farm has a ton of room…
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Easy Eco Swaps for the Restroom 🚽
By nature, humans are not sustainable. We need to consume sustenance and dispel waste in order to survive. Regardless, the philosophy behind zero waste is to “take only what you need and redesign or re-imagine our use of products, using only that which can be reused or composted, rather than sent to landfills or incinerated.”…
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Easy Eco Swaps for Your Kitchen 👩🍳
Household water filter – Drinking from the tap is really easy when you live in an area with high-quality ground water. When you don’t, instead of buying plastic water bottles all the time, save money by investing in a water filter. If you like it cold, get a handheld one and put it in your…
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Who is the sustainable hypocrite?
Good morning! My name is Samantha Skye, nickname Sam, and I am a big fan of sustainability. I don’t always make the most sustainable decisions, but I did just get engaged! 💍 For my first blog post, I’m going to explain why I chose this title and what you can expect from The Sustainable Hypocrite…