Itty Bitty Impact

Itty Bits: Summer Daze

Posted on07. Jul, 2010 by Tonia.

We found our dream hobby farm {and I mean, OMG this place is awesome} about an hour from Duluth, and we have not been able to get it off our minds ever since we first stumbled upon it. It is everything we have always talked about someday having. After much thought, we’ve decided to get our house on the market as quickly as possible, and make an offer on Perfect Magical Dream Farm.

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Itty Bits: Spring Cleaning

Posted on17. May, 2010 by Tonia.

We’re taking a little break from Cheri’s List in order to do some spring cleaning around our house and yard. And I bet you are busy spring cleaning and doing yard work as well, so instead of doing an Itty Bits Challenge this week, let’s skip right to some handy links from around the web to inspire you while you work.

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Itty Bits: To Carpool is Cool

Posted on16. Apr, 2010 by Tonia.

Sometimes green lifestyle changes are born from necessity, and I like it when that happens. I had a problem: my car broke down…and the solution hit me over the head like “duh!” This week’s Itty Bits Challenge is to get yourself to work at least one day a week by means of either bycicle, bus, or carpool.

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Itty Bits: Eat Better Meat

Posted on02. Apr, 2010 by Tonia.

This week the challenge is to eat better meat. And if you can’t find good meat {no hormones, grass fed/vegetarian fed, family farm, local, organic, free-range} then eat NO meat. This is no simple task, especially for Wisconsin-born-and-bred-brat-loving kids like us. The Duluth Farmer’s Market is not open for the season yet, and although our grocery store does a fantastic job offering locally grown produce and all kinds of organic goodies, they are slacking in the meat department– they don’t stock anything but Gold n’ Plump {don’t be fooled by the packaging that claims their chickens come from family farms!} So, I wrote the grocery store a letter with my complaint. If you’re in the same boat, please write to your local grocery store. Stores should respond to the needs of their customers, so if enough of us do this, we might just make an impact!

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Itty Bits: Shorter Showers

Posted on26. Feb, 2010 by Tonia.

Last week our challenge was to time our showers and keep them under five minutes. How did you do? It was tough for me, but I’m proud to say I was able to do it. I’d like to shorten my time even more. I think if I do it gradually, I won’t even notice the difference.

Our next challenge is perhaps something many of you are already doing: Use reusable shopping bags. Mike and I have about 10 different reusable bags for groceries…and yet, emberassingly, we often forget them and are forced to choose between paper or plastic. This is a bad habit that I am dying to change…hence, a perfect Itty Bits Challenge!

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Itty Bits: Green Inspiration from Around the Web

Posted on19. Feb, 2010 by Tonia.

Introducing our new Friday series, Itty Bits: a compilation of inspiring tid-bits from all over the internet. Itty Bits is also a chance to end each week by setting a goal for the following week.

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