Conscious Consuming Archives - Family Footprint Project

Mindset Shifts for Sustainable Living

Changing habits is hard so mindset shifts are often required. This holds as true for trying to...

Often, it seems to me, convenience hurts the environment. Specifically, I'm thinking about...

I use the phrase 'conscious consumption' quite a bit. I think it might need a bit of elaboration,...

REFUSE is at the top of the Waste Reducing Principles and, I've realised, for good reason. The...

As someone who is eco-conscious, dressing sustainably is something that is on my mind. I have...

Too soon to be talking about back to school? Maybe. At the time of writing this, school has not...

It is school stationery list time and, if you are becoming a more conscious consumer, you are...

I touched on greener gift giving in my lower footprint Christmas post but it is a big and...

Christmas and the holidays around it are not typically a low impact season. Moderation is not a...

The idea to 'use what you have' is not new but it is difficult to break free from the consumerist...