by Jennifer Suri | May 4, 2023 | Environment, Food
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...
by Jennifer Suri | Apr 25, 2023 | Food
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...
by | Apr 17, 2023 | Environment
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...
by Jennifer Suri | Apr 17, 2023 | Environment
How Softly Can Help You Invest in Our Planet When is Earth day 2023? It is on Saturday, April 23 – but here are some tips on how to celebrate it everyday! We have been celebrating Earth Day for over 50 years. It was first organized on April 22, 1970 as a...
by | Apr 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Jennifer Suri | Apr 4, 2023 | International Women's Month
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 Softly did in...
by | Apr 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
My husband is thinking about buying an electric vehicle–not because it’s eco-friendly, but because it can save money and is technologically innovative. I collect banana and vegetable peels to compost in our backyard because I like the idea of keeping food scraps out...
by | Mar 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
The best advice I got from my dad about my period was: Don’t flush menstrual products down the toilet. I’m sure it wasn’t a conversation–who talks to their dad about their period? I certainly didn’t. I know he was more worried about our plumbing than the environment,...
by | Mar 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
“The World Sustainable Procurement Day is about impact and people…Procurement has the power and the responsibility to make the difference.” Bertrand Conquéret, Chief Procurement Officer of Henkel and Co-Founder of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge.nAfter...
by | Mar 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Are you spring cleaning? Want to declutter but don’t want to add to the landfills? You can donate your unwanted items without making garbage. But be careful. Finding the right place to donate your stuff can take time and planning. There are good reasons to discard and...
