Eco Friendly Party Ideas for Summer that You’ll Love

Eco Friendly Party Ideas for Summer that You’ll Love

This summer make your get together eco friendly Whether it’s a graduation party, a Memorial Day picnic or a summer wedding, you can put together an eco friendly party that’s easy and won’t break your budget.  Follow a few simple tips as you’re planning and enjoy...
7 Sustainable Gardening Practices

7 Sustainable Gardening Practices

My vegetable garden surprises me every year and every year I incorporate more sustainable gardening practices. I love to watch the seedlings I plant grow and produce things I can eat. In fact, one year I had so many cucumbers I learned how to make pickles. Sometimes I...
How to Stop Your Food Waste

How to Stop Your Food Waste

Did you know that more than a third of the food produced in the US goes to waste? Shockingly, 96% of that wasted food ends up in landfills, becoming a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, food alone produces more CO2 than all countries except the US...
Celebrate Earth Day – 5 Ways to Use Your Voice

Celebrate Earth Day – 5 Ways to Use Your Voice

How to celebrate Earth Day has been on our minds for over 50 years. It was first organized on April 22, 1970 as a teach-in that united Americans across the country to speak out against the ravages of the industrial age. It ushered in the EPA, the Clean Air Act and the...

Softly’s Best of International Women’s Month

Updated: April 17 March gave us International Women’s Day on March 8th and the first day of spring and World Sustainable Procurement Day on March 21st. It was a month for celebrating women, ushering in spring and looking for ways to live more sustainably. Here’s what...