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Kelli L.
(Kelli Lewis)

earthbongo member since October 28, 2009

I love the idea of connecting with people through conscious acts of goodness: for our planet, our communities, and our families. After galloping around the globe for a dozen or so years with my family, we have recently settled back in our beloved Pacific Northwest, in beautiful Portland, Oregon.

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Give thoughtfully this year - and share what you find!

If you are planning to donate to a charity or non-profit this hoilday season, take some time to research what's out there. As a family, really think about where and how you want to help this yea...

Share a loop scoop with a kid in your life... or watch one if you're a kid!

What's a loop scoop? From the Story of Stuff's Annie Leonard and PBS, they are "short, funny videos to get kids thinking about the stuff in their lives and what this stuff can do to the environm...

Give your fridge some love!

Stephanie started a great project about reducing food waste. For me, the biggest impediment to using all my food is the fact that I need to clean the fridge more frequently so I can find what ne...

Cut Down on Food Waste

Our country throws away millions of tons of food waste every year. We try to use up leftovers when we can and take home doggie bags from restaurants, but how about upping the ante by getting se...

The 50-mile Project

This morning, after dropping of my kids at school, I saw my son's classroom notebook sitting on our dining room table. My first thought was to zip back over in my car. Then I thought, ...

Watch "The Story of Stuff"

Some of you on earthbongo have probably seen this online video before, but for those who haven't, it's entertaining and informative (and motivating!) to see Annie Leonard's cartoon-format info-v...

Article: eco-living, what works and what doesn't

I thought this was a pretty good article from the LA Times. It's from someone writing a column under the heading "Realist Idealist" and has their experiences as to what worked for them, and what...

use what's around instead of shopping

I am going to start the halloween costuming early enough to make everything..... start cutting up old clothes/tablecloths etc..... avoid the quick fix!

No more paper or plastic!

Bring your own bags to the store when you go shopping. Simple. The key is to remember to have them handy. I keep mine in the car at all times.

Be a part-time vegetarian

Eating less meat has been a vague goal of mine for some time now. I don't want to become a vegetarian, because, well, I like meat! Maybe I'd be healthier by being a vegetarian. But I'm just not ...

Go local! Try a new variety of fruit or veg from closer to home...

We Oregonians are blessed with a bounty of amazing food for much of the year... and as sad as I am to say goodbye to heirloom tomatoes, I am always excited when local varieties of apples hit the...

Cook what you harvest!

This project is about celebrating & sharing the bounty of your yard. Gather some crops. Maybe you grew them, maybe you pick them at a farm. Make some food & take a picture. Eat and ...

Walk + Bike to School Day: join in!

From the website: "Walk + Bike to School Day is an international event held on the first Wednesday of October each year. In 2008 over 2,800 events were held in the US and 168 schools in Oregon p...

no plastics, please!

I'm old enough to remember the first (enormous) microwave I had ever seen, at my pal's house down the block - and to remember my mother warning me not to stand in front of it! We've come a long ...

Let your computer count sheep

I use my computer all the time, so it's on a lot. When I took a break, or stopped for the evening, I used to just walk away from it, thinking that the screen saver would just kick in and who...

Install a soaker hose system or drip irrigation and put it on a timer

There's so many reasons to do this. It's not just about saving resources - it's also about the joy of sleeping in instead of lugging hoses around at 6am. It's about taking a vacation during a hot ...

Commit to buying one item in bulk.

I took a moment the other day to really look at what's on offer in my favorite grocery store's bulk aisle - so much! It's a great way to both save money and decrease the landfill load, but somehow...

Start composting!

I have been meaning to do this ever since I moved back to the States... so now is my chance! Depending upon where you live, you may already have composting as part of your city's recycling program...

Turn off those faucets while you brush those teeth of yours.

If you turn of those faucets while you brush your teeth for a full 2 minuts you could probably save gallons a day. Think when those days turn into years you would saved a lot of water and some s...

Recycle a dead computer

Figure out how to recycle a dead laptop so that the parts are not just dumped in a landfill or sent to another country. The EPA has some serious stats on this issue: Only 15% to 20% percent ...

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