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Why jengoesgreen?

January 10, 2019January 12, 2019 jengoesgreen

Why I started jengoesgreen

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Local vegan soap 💦 I recently got these vegan soaps made by Alea @grovesoap here in Vancouver. I use bar soap for almost everything and can't wait to try these! Already picking out the next flavours I want 😏 thanks Alea! . . . . . . . #soap #buylocal #buybc #vancouver #smallbusiness #natural #zerowaste #minimal #zerowastehome #zerowastejourney #vegan #veganproducts

One of the easiest things to buy waste free = tea ☕ . Thanks @murchiestea for allowing people to bring their own containers and making it so accessible and #plasticfree. The people I met at the Hastings & Howe location are so kind and knowledgeable! . On the left - bombay chai On the right - spa blend 🤤

I'm the girl with 3 banana peels in her bag passing all the garbage cans for that compost🤙🍌 . . . . . . . . . #foodwaste #compost #landfill #lowwaste #zerowastejourney #co2 #methane #ghgs #greenhousegases #climatecrisis #responsibleliving #consciousliving #organic #organicwaste #liveresponsibly #reducereuserecycle

"Waste doesn't exist. It's just misplaced resources." ▫️ Left completely inspired after a screening today of Our Planet: Our Business, a collaborative effort between #Netflix, #OurPlanet & #PwC highlighting the responsibility of corporations in the current climate crisis and the future of business. ▫️ Coming to your netflix screens at the end of the month (I think June 24th!) 🙏 Can't wait for the release! . . . . . #csr #corporateresponsibility #corporateresponsibilityweek #responsiblebusiness #reimaginethepossible #thoughtleadership #netflixuk #environmentalfilm #oneplanet #theresnoplanetb #ourplanetourbusiness

Environmental disconnect 🌎 ▫️ I recently asked someone where the fish they were eating was from. Their immediate response was "It's from Safeway". ▫️ The first thing we think of when it comes to food is where we purchased it. The very end of the supply chain. The final step before it reaches our mouths. Disregarding all steps prior. It's already perfectly fileted, chopped, sliced and in a package for easy consumption. When I asked that person "where" as in what part of the world is it from, I got a shrug in return. ▫️ The disconnect we have from our environment, our food, and more, is not our fault. It is instilled into us through convenience, excessive packaging, and a general disconnect from the earth. This makes us rarely feel the need to question how far our food has travelled, who grew it, how was it processed, packaged, who exported it, who imported it, how and how long did it take to arrive from its origin to our mouths? I do this all the time. Who cares where it's from? I need a snack. ▫️ Was the distance travelled and the emissions of that product worth it? ▫️ When shopping for food, clothing or any material items and consumables, try to question how it arrived to your hands. Almost every food item has a sticker on it with the origin. Where it was grown, raised, produced, created. Every piece of clothing has it's origin on the label. The next time you shop, pay attention to these. You don't even have to make changes, but just notice. Reignite that connection. Be curious. Ask yourself questions. And then see if you find yourself reaching for different items. ▫️ Try to support your local community, local producers, farmers and fishermen, designers, stores, and responsible practices. Every dollar we spend is a vote for the kind of world we want to live in. #eatlocal . . . . . . #buybc #eatlocal #local #footprint #environmentalfootprint #GHGs #emissions #climatecrisis #climatechange #sustainability #agriculture #youarewhatyoueat #theresnoplanetb #minimalliving #consciousliving #eatwell #beautifulbc #eatvancouver #supportlocal #localfocal #eatwell #buylocal #slowfood

Easy low waste breakfast 🍌🥜 . Blend: 🔹️Frozen bananas 🔹️Bulk chia seeds & hemp hearts 🔹️Cooled coffee 🔹️Tablespoon of PB 🔹️Almond mylk 🔹️Ice . All together in this bottle which I think might actually be a wine decanter? And stainless steel straw. Yuum. . . . . . . . . . #lowwaste #smoothie #theresnoplanetb #reusablestraw #mindfuleating #smoothierecipe #zerowastejourney #zerowastehome #consciousliving #breakfast #goinggreen #noexcuseforsingleuse

I used ~ 5 big single-use plastic bottles on vacation and I don't regret it. 🤷‍♀️ . When travelling, I always prepare as much as possible and avoid plastic wherever I can. But sometimes in countries with no clean drinking water and limited water fountains, you have to make hard decisions. I knew this would happen, and instead of going and buying a $50 new water bottle to filter unclean water on the trip, I chose to buy the biggest single-use bottles and jugs I could find with clean drinking water, and I'm OK with it. . A product like a life straw or a filter water bottle is great, but only if you're actually going to use it long enough to counteract the emissions and resources it took to make that product. After all, they are also plastic. In this case, on vacation for a week, my plastic water bottle impact was likely less than buying a brand new filter bottle I'd have only used for that same timeframe. . Now that I'm home, I'm back to being 100% plastic bottle free, using the same trusty reusable bottle I've had for 5 years and counting. . Tell me I'm not alone in making hard eco decisions, especially while travelling.😭 . . . . . . #zerowastetravel #plastic #theresnoplanb #travelstruggles #zerowasteadventure #travel #brazil #singleuse

Free hair elastics 🙌 Why ever buy hair elastics when they're literally everywhere? I found three in one afternoon yesterday. Picking these up helps avoid them being eaten by animals or degrading into microplastics which end up in our waterways and food (gross). . Find, wash, dry, and use! Saves $ and it's like you're constantly on a mini treasure hunt every time you leave home. . . . . . . . . . . . #zerowaste #secondhand #hiking #zerowastemovement #ecofriendly #reducereuserecycle #zerowastetravel #zerowasteadventure

Go outside, sit or lay under a tree, and breathe slowly and fully, in and out as you trace the outline of the first leaf you see, and then another, one by one with your gaze. Look at the shape and colour of each leaf, wonder how it was made, how it was created. Look at how the leaf connects to the body of the tree, and how that tree is supported by the ground. Think of the roots below the ground that are extending out and deep underneath where you are resting. Feel yourself connect and expand your energy closer to the end of each root with every exhale. Relax into the support of the ground holding you where you are right now. Follow your energy back to the base of the tree, up the tree trunk, and through the branches to the highest leaves you can see, suspended in the sky, exchanging air with the breeze. The highest leaves only exist because of the roots. Only when we are rooted can we rise. 🙏 #mentalhealthawarenessweek #outdoortherapy

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