The Climatarian Journal / Living Sustainably

A Guide to Green Living

Why we're Organic - and why it matters

Why we're Organic - and why it matters

“Organic” is a term you hear a lot these days.  So much so, that it’s easy to get confu...
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How to Live & Shop More Sustainably

How to Live & Shop More Sustainably

When you truly want to do good for the environment, sustainability isn’t just a word, i...
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5 Tips for Climate Friendly Grocery Shopping

5 Tips for Climate Friendly Grocery Shopping

We all need to eat. But heading into the grocery store with a sea of choices can feel o...
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5 Ways to Enjoy - and Honor - Mother Earth This Summer

5 Ways to Enjoy - and Honor - Mother Earth This Summer

Temperatures are rising, plants are flowering, and the insects are buzzing.  In other w...
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3 Keys to Creating a Regenerative Agriculture Oasis in Your Own Backyard

3 Keys to Creating a Regenerative Agriculture Oasis in Your Own Backyard

When you hear the term “regenerative agriculture”, it’s usually in the context of a far...
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Earth Month: Climate Change and Reducing Our Footprint

Earth Month: Climate Change and Reducing Our Footprint

As we head into Earth month, we’re reflecting on how we can make simple micro-changes t...
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12 Regenerative Brands Rethinking Sustainability this Earth Month

12 Regenerative Brands Rethinking Sustainability this Earth Month

At Alter Eco, we take sustainability seriously 365 days a year.  Earth Month is our ch...
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Going Beyond Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Going Beyond Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

We’ve all heard the tried and true environmental phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. Altho...
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Step Up for the #CheckYourEco Challenge

Step Up for the #CheckYourEco Challenge

Earth Day is always an important reminder to keep the planet in mind. At Alter Eco, we...
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Why We Must Take a New Approach to Plastic

Why We Must Take a New Approach to Plastic

By: Mike Forbes, CEO, Alter Eco Sunday mornings may involve any multitude of rituals f...
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What is grass-fed milk, really?

What is grass-fed milk, really?

By: The Alter Eco Team There are so many labels on food these days that the descriptors...
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How to be the 2020 Master Gift Giver

How to be the 2020 Master Gift Giver

By Lauren Storella, Director of People and Culture   2020 has been an undeniably challe...
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Seek the Seal: Why we choose to manufacture Fair Trade Certified Products

Seek the Seal: Why we choose to manufacture Fair Trade Certified Products

"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." - Mother Teresa
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Let's Move Towards Zero Plastic Waste

Let's Move Towards Zero Plastic Waste

The United States only recycles around 9 percent of its plastic trash, with many of the rest of it ending up in landfills and our waterways.
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Hows and Whys of Reducing Our Food Waste

Hows and Whys of Reducing Our Food Waste

The United States Department of Agriculture reports that the US wastes $160 billion in food a year, and all of that waste has huge consequences on carbon emissions, food security and hunger, and the environment.
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5 Tips to Start a Meatless Diet (Bonus: Earth Day Veg Challenge)!

5 Tips to Start a Meatless Diet (Bonus: Earth Day Veg Challenge)!

  All right foodies, it’s time to talk about the elephant in the room: we need to eat ...
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Health Benefits of Quinoa

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Quinoa is truly becoming the 'grain of the future'. Gluten-free, wheat-free and nutrien...
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Reduce, Reuse...and then Recycle

Reduce, Reuse...and then Recycle

Recently some members of Alter Eco’s team had the opportunity for a behind-the-scenes t...
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