Green Living for Real Life – Details, episodes & analysis

When you think of a bouquet of fresh flowers, you probably picture beauty, fragrance, and maybe even a little joy. Most of us don’t picture plastic wrap, pesticides, or flowers flown in from thousands of miles away. But believe it or not, that’s often the reality behind many of the blooms we bring into our homes.

That’s why I’m so excited to share this conversation with Amber Flack, owner and lead designer of Little Acre Flowers, a floral studio based in Washington, D.C. Little Acre is doing things differently—from sourcing locally and seasonally to cutting out wasteful packaging—making their flowers not just beautiful, but better for the environment too.

If you love having flowers in your home but also care about making choices that are healthier for your family and the planet, this episode is for you.

If you want to start composting but are hesitant, you don't want to miss this episode!

I’m talking with Ben Parry, the CEO of Compost Crew, whose mission is to recover compostable waste, reduce dependence on landfills and incinerators, and revitalize our soils through their convenient residential and commercial food waste collection service.

Sign up during Earth Month (April 1 - 30) and get $22.00 off your first month of convenient curbside composting with Compost Crew.  

Use coupon code EARTH2025 during sign-up.  (Offer for new customers only.) 

In this episode, Rob and I talk about 4 easy ways you can save energy (and money!) this winter.  Rob's #1 tip - snuggle!  😂

Here are (aff) links to the stuff we mentioned:

Updated stats from the  US Energy Information Administration

Pepco Quick Home Energy Check-Up Program

Washable/Reusable Furnace Filters

Programmable Thermostats

Winter Thermostat Settings:

• 68°F about 30 minutes before the family wakes up
• 56°F to 58°F at the time the family typically leaves the house
• 68°F about 30 minutes before the family starts arriving at home
• 56°F to 58°F once the whole family has gone to bed (and is bundled in warm pj’s and blankets!)

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In this episode, Rob and I are talking about firelogs 'cause men like fire!  :-)

Here's the study I referenced in this episode:
Content and emission characteristics of Artificial Wax Firelogs

Read more in this blog post:
https://greenily.co/2019/01/11/factsaboutfirelogs/



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In this episode, Rob and I discuss New Year's resolutions for more eco-friendly living in 2024.  Don't miss my hack for making it super simple! 

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In this episode, Rob shares his love of shopping (NOT) and I share some super simple ways to reduce waste during your holiday shopping - in-store and online!

Here are (aff) links to the things we mention:

- Reusable shopping bag

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NOTE: SO Sorry for the static!  No time for a redo!  😫

You don't have to wrap your gifts in fabric or brown paper for it to be eco-friendly!

Check out these super simple tips for fun, festive, AND eco-friendly gift-wrapping tips!

Links (aff) to stuff we mention on this episode:

Wrappily gift wrap

Wrapping supplies (paper, ribbon, gift tags, bags)


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This week we're continuing our series on making the holidays a little more eco-friendly and talking about holiday lights! 

Here are the (affiliate) links to the sites we mentioned in this episode:

Christmas  Lights Etc.

Light Timer

Holiday LEDS

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Which one do you think is kinder to the planet? 

Get the pros and cons for both artificial and real trees

National Christmas Tree Association
https://realchristmastrees.org/

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While we’re giving thanks for all we have this Thanksgiving, let’s do what we can to give a little thanks to planet Earth too! 🙂

In this episode, we share some super simple, low-effort swaps to make this year a planet-friendly Thanksgiving!

Links (affiliate) to the products mentioned in this episode:

Reusable,  silicone zip-top bags - https://amzn.to/49BLTZJ

Fall cloth napkin set -  https://amzn.to/3QzL8b3

Compost Crew pick-up service - https://compostcrew.com/
(use coupon code GREENILYCOMPOSTS when you check out to get $2 off the monthly fee)

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https://greenily.co/plasticcontainerlp/

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