Itty Bitty Impact

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: 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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