Sustainable Living

Sustainable living looks different for everyone.

For me, it’s less about trying to do everything perfectly and more about choosing to move through the world with greater awareness and care.

It looks like tending herbs just outside the kitchen door.
Riding my bicycle instead of taking the car whenever I can.
Leaving part of the yard a little wild.
Growing native plants.
Making consumer choices based on sustainability … planetary & personal wellness.
Drying homegrown herbs for winter tea.
Walking woodland trails.
Choosing experiences over things.
Caring for the places that care for me.
Educating myself & others about making nature connections.

These aren’t perfect environmental choices. They’re simply small ways of living that help me feel more connected to the natural world and remind me that even ordinary moments can have a meaningful impact. What if more people did these things?

I believe that when we notice nature more deeply, caring for it becomes less about obligation and more about gratitude.

My perspective comes from years of practicing (and sometimes not practicing) simple sustainable living, along with more than 25 years of teaching, researching, and learning alongside people of all ages and backgrounds. What I share here isn’t about perfection. It’s about discovering practical ways of living that feel meaningful, realistic, and sustainable over the long term.

Here you’ll find practical ideas, seasonal inspiration, and gentle encouragement to help you live a little lighter on the Earth—not because you have to, but because it begins to feel like the natural thing to do.

Whether that means planting one native flower, making tea from herbs you grew, reducing waste in ways that fit your lifestyle, or simply taking the time to notice the life that’s already around you, every small step matters.

Sustainable living doesn’t have to be complicated.

It often begins with one small choice.

Then another.

And before long, those choices become not just something we do, but a way of living.