Illinois Green Alliance

Mussels are my weakness! Ideas for what to do with mussel shells? I'll freeze raw shrimp shells to make stock later. 

I've tried to be good about bringing a reusable mug with me all month (even while traveling to a conference!). The hardest part is making room for it in my bag when it's empty. It takes some planning not just to remember the mug, but also to think about how to manage/carry it afterwards. I'm glad I've been using it though, less trash in the...

I have fruit flies in my compost tumbler :( ... luckily it is a common problem and (hopefully) should be an easy fix. I am adding more brown materials like leaves, twigs, sawdust, dried plant material such as hay, unprinted paper, fabrics, unwaxed cardboard, or dryer lint, so this should help. Here is a helpful guide for anyone else...

Tonight I made breakfast for dinner for a whole foods meal - frittata with spinach, mushrooms, and asparagus, plus roasted potatoes. Yum!

After spending most of the day sitting at a desk and commuting, we owe it to ourselves to get our bodies moving and exercise,  especially if you can enjoy the fall weather, too! 🍂🍁

Prepping meals for tomorrow and my countertop compost collector is filling up with fruit and vegetable scraps. Need to make sure I balance it all out with dried leaves and straw when I add it to the tumbler.

Fennel is a great vegetable that you can use all of! The tops I put on salad or in dressing, while the bulb gets simmered in with onions and garlic to make a good sauce! 

I prepared a document for some colleagues about the focus topics of an upcoming conference we are attending. This helps them to prepare for discussion on topics like Nsture Based Solutions and Climate Finance! 

Made a vegan shake today thanks to Ben & Jerry’s non-dairy peanut butter ice cream!  In the US, subsidies through the USDA on animal feed as well as animal husbandry convolute the market price of animal products. This makes meat “cheaper” than it actually is, ignoring the true cost of meat.