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I Found a Chip(munk) on my Living Room Floor
I was going to try and write a beauty and cosmetics or food article for this week’s post since it’s been a while, but something happened this weekend that I couldn’t not write about, and since the purpose of this blog is sharing my personal journey towards sustainability, I figured I’d roll with it. As I mentioned in a previous blog post, we built a catio for our four cats to be able to enjoy the outdoors safely and prevent them from harming wildlife. That said, on the rare occasion, an unfortunate northern short-tailed shrew or black capped chickadee makes its way into the catio (which I’ve learned recently is…
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Growing Habitat from the Roots Up
Exploring Live Staking and Native Species Two years ago in the spring I was on the hunt for a very specific shrub. I wanted to grow shrubs along the roadside as a privacy screen, something native that also wouldn’t attract animals. I settled on downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), a wide branching, broad leaved, shrub that can sometimes grow like a small tree, had beautiful orange foliage in the fall, and grew berries that typically only attracts birds. I visited a couple local greenhouses in search for my perfect shrub, only to find that I was only the second or third person to ask for that particular species in the last…
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Hello and Welcome!
Hi, welcome to my blog. I’m Jordan Tate, a young adult woman living in the beautiful state of Maine. I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science in 2015 and have been working in the environmental field since. I’ll admit that while I know much about the ins and outs of sustainability, I find myself too often taking the easy and convenient options most readily available, which are usually the most wasteful. Sustainability and environmental impacts of the individual have been in the spotlight now more than ever, with things like reusable straws, veganism, and electric vehicles becoming viral sensations. While these hot topics are extremely efficient in…
