by Sandi Sturm | Mar 29, 2020 | Climate Change and People, Living Sustainably, Reducing Carbon Footprint
Back in college biology class, where I struggled with every assignment, I remember one lesson to this day. It must have triggered a fear response in my amygdala. The professor brought to our minds the image of a lily pond. On day one, there were two lily’s...
by Sandi Sturm | Mar 27, 2020 | Living Sustainably, Reducing Carbon Footprint, Sustainable Holidays
As a former landfill superintendent, I now feel that if I had paid attention, the waste arriving would have been more colorful after specific dates on the calendar. In November there would be orange and black decorations, plastic pumpkins that did not make the night,...
by Sandi Sturm | Nov 5, 2019 | Living Sustainably, Reducing Carbon Footprint, Sustainable Holidays
It seems we are in perpetual holiday mode. Every time I go to the store there is a section dedicated to the next holiday, which could be two months away. Halloween shows up before the heat of summer passes and commingles with Christmas trees and red and green candy....