This organic black bean soup is one of my wife and I’s favorite recipes and it is “soup-er” easy to make! (sorry about that) You will need the following ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 large organic white onion, finely chopped 2 organic garlic cloves, crushed with garlic press 2 tsps chili powder 1 tspn [...]

Time to lay it all out there. After a full week of using my Pangea Organics facial cleanser….alright alright, enough of the third degree, I only used it a couple of days, but I have to say I am not a fan. I wish I could say it was a girl meets face wash, girl [...]

Living aboard a boat with only 110 gallons of fresh water, instilled a strong desire to conserve water in both Jim and I. Before we left the US, We filled up both tanks and two five-gallon plastic Jerry cans, (those were lashed to the shrouds), 110 gallons in all. By conserving the fresh water, we [...]

   To say the least it is a bit overwhelming, slightly intimidating, and mildly confusing when a person starts to explore the web for information on how does a regular person try to reduce their carbon footprint and build a better earth- print. As you can see our carbon footprint is HUGE, “Bigfoot” size! When [...]

            I was taking my dogs out this morning so they could do “their business”. We have a small side yard that we go through, so Sigh can go out the back gate, to do “her business”. As we are walking through the side yard, I literally stumbled upon a [...]

The start of every great journey begins with saying goodbye to where you currently are. Since we are starting our families journey towards a much greener lifestyle we figured we should take a look at where we are now… That’s where CarbonFootPrint.com comes into it’s own; http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx The site has clear instructions on how to begin and pretty much [...]

OK, I have to say I absolutely love this stuff, it makes my wood floors look beautiful and makes the room smell like almonds.  It’s easy to use, just squirt it on the mop pad and go to it. As if that’s not enough, Method Wood For Good, is planet friendly, non-toxic, biodegradable and the [...]

You might be saying to yourself : why the picture of a tissue box?  We definitely know the intended function of the tissues within the box. However once the box is empty, is it simply destined for the recycling bin? How about reusing it as one of the following: 1. On your bathroom counter as [...]

  Sigh “my A.D.D. weimaraner” I started to think about my new mantra, “Recycle, Reduce, Reuse”, and how even with the best of intentions, actual results can be elusive. No matter how hard I try to think “green” and rethink uses for everyday items, sometimes I end up thwarting myself. I say elusive because when [...]

I’ll just come right out and say it….I’m OCD about washing my face. I’m all about a fresh, clean face, so changing my skin care routine is going to be hard. Really hard. However, I wanted to find something that is easier on my face than my normal department store face wash which contains salicylic acid. [...]

I’ve started using a new dishwashing liquid in our automatic dishwasher and I have to say, it’s awesome! I noticed the bright packaging first whilst looking for my regular brand. Palmolive have done a great job making the product instantly recognizable as a “green” eco-friendly offering.

Having been in high school in the late 70’s, I along with my sister, was an official card carrying tree hugger, charter member of the Environmental club and die hard John Denver fan! Over the years since then, being an environmentally friendly person has come and gone in my life. It is something I am [...]

This is the first ever post on Our Every Day Earth blog… We are a large family that live and work in Texas, USA and we have started this blog to document our daily ambitions to be a greener more earth friendly family. We want to reduce our “Carbon Footprint” and plan to make radical [...]