Enviromensch

Just a nice, Jewish girl living a vegan, zero waste lifestyle.

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Friends, once a month, I do a work shift at @chips4thave, a soup kitchen and women's shelter in Brooklyn. Due to #COVID19, they are in desperate need of donations. Their Amazon wishlist is linked in my bio in case you can help! . . . For my Brooklynites, if you have plastic bags/to-go containers shoved in a drawer at home, now is the perfect time to switch over over to #reusables and give those #singleuse items another life, by donating to someone in need. This helps people in transition take their donated meals on-the-go and protect their belongings in weather. Plus, it gives these plastics another life! . . . You can drop them off at 200 4th Ave., Brooklyn, New York 11217. . . . And if you’re in need of a meal at this time, flip through to see the meal pick-up schedule. Stay safe and #washyourdamnhands . . . #zerowaste #covid19 #corona #helpyourneighbors #spreadlove #reuse #reduce #share #care #lendahand #makeadifference https://www.instagram.com/p/B92Jb7TJd_V/?igshid=1a1tzjg7raxl0

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A note about #COVID19 and #zerowaste living ☝️⛑ . . . This week has been a shock to the world & all of us in NYC. I realize today how privileged and damn lucky I am that this lifestyle, while primarily is my way of doing my part for the 🌎, has also unintentionally helped me prepare for a pandemic. Because I shop in bulk, I’m generally already always stocked on nonperishables like beans, rice, pasta, nuts, legumes, flour, and other pantry items. And being #vegan, my #plantbased diet, gives me the natural immunity boosters 🌱 🍊 🥬 🍵 to get me through cold/flu season so that I don’t overwhelm our healthcare system during a crisis. . . . I’m lucky that I live in a city🗽that has bulk stores to make these items available to me in the first place, & I’m lucky that I have the time and steady paycheck to afford the extra effort it takes to live this way. I am lucky that I have a home and a kitchen where I can cook and clean water from the tap 💧 . . . As I watch cans of food fly off the shelves in stores all across America, I can’t help but think of everyone who is relying on inexpensive canned goods to get them through a day - let alone a potential quarantine. I’m seeing lines wrapped around city streets to get into grocery stores 🛒 and people who are privileged enough to either work from home or take off from work, clean the shelves dry, leaving nothing for food banks or food insecure people who lack such access. Please do not overbuy🥫🥫just because you can. I’ve seen people purchase enormous amounts of food - made from resources we can’t afford to waste - that will soon end up in a landfills because it will expire before any person can get through it. . . . I have not bought a single hand sanitizer bottle because I am listening to the #CDC and understand that 🧼 and hand washing is the best defense against this virus. Plus, these things have become commonplace in every public venue near me if really needed. . . . If you have this option too, please leave supplies for those most in need them and take only what you can actually use. #washyourhands, #bekind, and remember that we are all responsible for☝️another. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rudEwpN3m/?igshid=1vr21z45u40c7

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Great speaking with students of @molloycollege about my #zerowaste life and the power of individual action in sustainability. Thanks to the man, the myth, the legend, @nycveganpunk,for having me and spreading the vegan word during #sustainabilityweek2020 at the school and thanks to these student leaders who are making sustainability happen at their college. . . . #zerowasteliving #zerowastelife #zerowastehome #zerowastelifestyle #saynotoplastic #lesswaste #goingzerowaste #packagefree #plasticfree #zerowastejourney #wasteless #zerowastecollective #sustainableliving #lowwaste #lowimpactmovement #environmentallyfriendly #wastefree #waronwaste #lifewithoutplastic #reducewaste #noplanetb #reduceplastic #plasticfreeliving #lessplastic #plasticfreeoceans #nomoreplastic #singleuseplastic (at Molloy College) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9UP4j3pFvb/?igshid=e00bfux4g01w

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Never buy vegetable broth again! Just keeps your veggie scraps in the freezer and boil with water and a little oil/🧂/seasoning 🌿 to make it yourself. 🍜 . . . Perfect for cold season and anyone else feeling under the weather 🤒 🍲 . . . #zerowasteliving #zerowaste #foodwaste #zerowasterecipes #zerowastehome #zerowastelifestyle #saynotoplastic #lesswaste #zerowaste #goingzerowaste #packagefree #plasticfree #zerowastejourney #wasteless #zerowastecollective #sustainableliving #lowwaste #lowimpactmovement #environmentallyfriendly #wastefree #waronwaste #lifewithoutplastic #reducewaste #noplanetb #reduceplastic #plasticfreeliving #lessplastic #plasticfreeoceans #nomoreplastic #singleuseplastic https://www.instagram.com/p/B8fqVucjHli/?igshid=105s38c7bp8e9

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Homemade oatmilk is easier, cheaper, and faster than going to store and buying a container of oatmilk. Planning on showing how I make other non-dairy milks at home...what’s your fav milk alternative? . . . INGREDIENTS: 🌱 2 Cups Rolled Oats 🌱 7-8 Cups Cold Water 🌱 1 TSP Vanilla Extract 🌱2 Dates or Maple Syrup 🌱Pinch of Salt . . . DIRECTIONS: 🔹Blend for 30 seconds and strain through a colander or nutmilk bag. 🔹Save the leftover oats for smoothies or have as instant overnight oats. 🔹Pour the milk into an airtight container and keep in your fridge. 🔹The ingredients will settle so give a good shake before using. . . . #ecofriendly #homemade #sustainability #organic #gogreen #sustainable #simpleliving #bulk #vegan #suatainable #plasticfree #simplicity #reducereuserecycle #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #oatmilk #nutmilk #dairyfree #veganrecipes #lowwaste https://www.instagram.com/p/B7T993Xj99a/?igshid=1omgo3vsvdsxw

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Loved speaking with staff and green team at @jdcjoint on zerowaste living and how the little things we do each day to reduce our impact do in fact make a difference. As @jdcjoint works on humanitarian efforts around the globe, the staff here know and see the impact of our actions on people and communities around the world, who are often the most impacted by climate change, while contributing the least to it. Reducing our environmental impact isn’t just a nice thing to do, it’s a responsibility we have to our fellow human beings - especially those facing devastating effects of climate change right now. As 2020 approaches, can we all make a commitment to our planet and mankind to do better? Start with one change and use the energy and power from that to do more and more. We don’t have to be perfect, but we have no choice but to make serious progress. . . . #zerowaste #vegan #zerowasteliving #sustainability #makeadifference #lowimpact #lowwaste #makechange #plantbased #eatmoreplants #plasticfree #nosingleuse #plasticsucks #enviromensch #itslindner #butthatsok #difficultlastnames https://www.instagram.com/p/B6RI3z8DGD4/?igshid=lroncnklujjm

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Visiting the Magic Gardens in Philadelphia 🎨 🔔. . . . Inspired by his time serving in Peru in the Peace Corps, artist Isiah Zagar, began creating public art in empty lots of his neighborhood on Philly’s South Street. He collected thousands of tiles, glass bottles, tchotchkes, and other items found in landfills and dumps to turn trash into treasure. His work transformed and beautified the South Street neighborhood which still had segregation until 1952. Zagar and his wife, Julia, began the first mosaic fence on the property in the 1990s to protect the land as the neighborhood was rapidly developing with gentrification. Not only does this nonprofit art museum remind me of how beautiful the everyday things that are too often thrown away can be, but it is also an important acknowledgement that policies enacted for preservation and development must be representative of the people and neighborhoods they serve. It also showcases the beauty in diversity of cultures across countries and communities. . . . #magicgardens #trashtotreasure #isiahzagar #publicart #artmaters #recycledart #upcycledart #philadelphia #zerowaste #sustainability #plasticsucks #mosaic #enviromensch (at Philadelphia's Magic Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5_rph-DEJ8/?igshid=185b91fc2dvvm

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7 years ago today, I was packing supplies for families who had been displaced by Hurricane Sandy. The school less than 5 miles from my home was turned into a homeless shelter, and my friend had a boat sitting in his family’s living room...it was not their boat. For me, Climate Change isn’t something that’s happening in a far-off place. It’s happening to my home, to my neighbors, and my community. People ask me why I’m so passionate about climate change. The answer frankly is that it’s personal. 💪🌎 . . . #enviromensch #feelingfiredup #vegan #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #zerowastelife #zerowastehome #zerowastelifestyle #saynotoplastic #lesswaste #goingzerowaste #packagefree #plasticfree #zerowastejourney #wasteless #zerowastecollective #sustainableliving #lowwaste #lowimpactmovement #wastefree #waronwaste #lifewithoutplastic #reducewaste #noplanetb #reduceplastic #plasticfreeliving #plasticfreeoceans #nomoreplastic #singleuseplastic https://www.instagram.com/p/B5oVAo4jPz5/?igshid=1vf2bb3fkhvvv

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Zerowaste talk today with the editorial team at @springernature/@scientific_american. Chatting about my zerowaste journey, creating a sustainable office culture, and low-waste travel. . . . Who runs into challenges being zerowaste at work? 🙋🏻‍♀️ What obstacles do you face? What successes have you had? Would love to know how people are navigating around work-waste 👩‍💻 . . . #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #zerowasteoffice #lowwaste #sustainability #vegan #wastefree #saynotoplastic #lesswaste #goingzerowaste #packagefree #plasticfree #zerowastejourney #wasteless #zerowastecollective #sustainableliving #lowimpactmovement #environmentallyfriendly #wastefree #waronwaste #lifewithoutplastic #reducewaste #noplanetb #reduceplastic #plasticfreeliving #lessplastic #plasticfreeoceans #nomoreplastic #refusesingleuse (at Scientific American) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5JrVjajs7W/?igshid=18u2owl8yz626

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Zerowasting IRL 🌱 : Never buying a bag of powdered sugar again! Seriously, the easiest zerowaste recipe ever! . . . 🧁 1 Cup sugar 🌽 1Tbsp corn starch and blend! . . . In almost 2 years of being zerowaste, I’ve NEVER seen confectioners sugar in bulk. I did a little research and it turns out that powdered sugar really is just finely ground sugar. Put it in a food processor with some corn starch to help it grind down, and bam💥! You have yourself a winter wonderland of powderly, snowy white, confectioners sugar. . . . With the holiday season coming up, I hope this tip helps your baking! After all, dessert is the really the best part of a any meal. 😋🍰 . . . P.s. I also rarely find corn starch in bulk, so I buy it in a recyclable/compostable paper box from Whole Foods that has a paper bag inside holding the corn starch. . . . #zerowaste #zerowasteirl #vegan #lowwaste #vegandessert #zerowasterecipes #zerowastedessert #zerowasteholidays #greenliving #sustainability #enviromensch #zerowastehacks #greenliving https://www.instagram.com/p/B46M4-Vjn57/?igshid=1ew578x7cwcmv

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Vine to mine 🍇 😋. . . . Grapes are one of those things that’s near impossible to find plasticfree in stores, which is why I’m so excited to see these Concord Grapes still in season at the farmers market. Most of the vendors still use plastic bags all over the market (some are phasing them out), but every time I take mine out, they’re so appreciative and tell me that they wish they had an alternative to plastic. When I first started this zerowaste journey, I thought retailers would be annoyed about me using my own bags and disrupting their flow, but the truth is the exact opposite. EVERYONE wants better alternatives - especially vendors/business owners who feel forced to buy plastic bags for their shoppers. The solutions are out there: . . . 🌱 BYOB - bring your own 🎒! You can even reuse an old plastic bag that’s stuffed in a kitchen drawer closet. Who cares what it looks like? Just don’t create the need for a new one. You can also make cloth bags out of T-shirts 👕 or pillow cases if you’re into DIY. . . . 🌱 Start asking vendors to use alternatives: compostable bags, paper bags, bamboo, hemp, and going bag free or selling them to encourage reusables. . . . 🌱 Offer discount incentives to customers who BYOB and save money on the plastic bags you DON’T buy . . . 🌱 Have a plastic bag drop off at the farmers market for people to drop off and take if needed so people can recycle ♻️ plastic bags they already own and take a gently used one if needed instead of a new one. Create a circular economy/non-economy of stuff. ♻️ . . . #zerowaste #trashfree #lowwaste #reuse #recycle #rethink #sustainability #farmersmarket #eatlocal #eatinseason #eattherainbow #brooklyn #enviromensch #compost #plasticfree (at Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket) https://www.instagram.com/p/B30FsayD1oC/?igshid=1bo29812uukck

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Today’s the day! If in the NYC area, tune in to ABC at 2pm! If elsewhere, check your local time/channel here: https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show-info/showtimes https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wK2DhDJAP/?igshid=f9kiovu3dgx4

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Scenes from today’s #climatestrike in NYC! Marching with @weareavodah! . . . #strikeforclimate #thisiswhatdemocracylookslike #wererunningoutoftime #endfossilfuels #weareonsacredland https://www.instagram.com/p/B2pjrBaD-rP/?igshid=1w861ewq9odnz

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Composting is actually hella fun. You get to look back on the week at everything you ate and be like, “damn...go me eating all my veggies!” 😂. Looks like I had cucumbers, limes, avocados, chickpeas, kale, peppers and a whole a lot more. Since I don’t have home composting, I keep all of my food scraps (and other compostable things like my floss, tea bags, and even hair from around my shower drain in an old paint bucket (yes, it’s throughly washed and it was non-toxic paint) in my freezer so it doesn’t have an odor and then take it to my closest farmer’s market each weekend where I also do a good amount of grocery shopping for the week. Now my food scraps will be turned into rich soil to be used in community gardens around NYC. ... #zerowasteliving #zerowastelife #zerowastehome #zerowastelifestyle #saynotoplastic #lesswaste #zerowaste #goingzerowaste #packagefree #plasticfree #zerowastejourney #wasteless #zerowastecollective #sustainableliving #lowwaste #lowimpactmovement #environmentallyfriendly #wastefree #waronwaste #lifewithoutplastic #reducewaste #noplanetb #reduceplastic #plasticfreeliving #lessplastic #plasticfreeoceans #nomoreplastic #singleuseplastic #plasticpollution #plasticwaste https://www.instagram.com/p/B2aUvYZDRBa/?igshid=1psbg3f0m44cq

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This is where our trash goes when we throw it “away.” We have the power to stop this. Do one thing today to make a difference. That one change will lead to another and another. We can and must do better. 
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This is just a few hours of the sea puking out whatever we’ve been throwing around. This is us, we did this collectively. 
#mumbai #mumbairains #mumbaimonsoon #pollution #waterpollution #waterpollutionawareness #stopwaterpollution #plasticfree #lifewithoutplastic #seapollution #wefuckedup #humansfuckedup #zerowaste 
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Watch. Learn. Give. @earthalliance. ・・・ The Amazon needs our help. This video was filmed by indigenous filmmakers at last week’s meeting of indigenous and traditional forest peoples of the Xingu river valley in the Kayapo village of Kubenkokre, Mekragnoti Indigenous Territory, Brazil. Help support these people. Support the @EarthAlliance Amazon Forest Fund. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tvhG2jm7e/?igshid=c4622qp7v78g

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This breakfast of #zerowaste champions is entirely made from food “waste.” . 🌾 Oatmeal is the leftover oats from making my own oatmilk. . 🔵 Blueberries were leftover from a party. . Flaxseeds are the seeds leftover from making my own hair gel 👩🏻‍🦰 (see my highlights for the how-to) . 🍑 Nectarines are from my @misfitsmarket box. . And the chia seeds (which I buy without plastic from bulk bins) weren’t food waste, but added them for fun. . . Showing this so that anyone can see how to use up the leftovers from their cooking and reduce their food waste, which is the leading cause of 🗑 in 🇺🇸. . . This is just one way of making an awesome meal 😋 from food that would otherwise be in a landfill. . . #vegan #lowwaste #sustainability #veganbreakfast #whatveganseat #stopfoodwaste #plasticfreejuly #plasticfree #breakfastofchampions #zerowasteliving #zerowastehome #zerowastecooking #zerowastemeals https://www.instagram.com/p/B0gm4tPjuLR/?igshid=1ltr7uvg2iimy