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Rebecca
Feb 7, 20222 min read
One Little Step
When you care about your world you don’t want to just take one little step. You want to take giant leaps and bounds. It isn’t always...


Rebecca
Jan 28, 20222 min read
What is a Geodesic Dome?
When I was first asked the question, I had no access to the internet, so I thought, was it: a circular building; a greenhouse; the big...

Elaine
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Road Trip: City Slicker Farms
At LEAF, we love to get out and about, take in new sights, and see how others have implemented their ideas for changing the world. In...


Eddie
Dec 20, 20212 min read
Cashing In on the Environment
Today, there are many swindlers in our world who are cashing in on our desire for sustainable and eco-friendly products. But how can we...


Rebecca
Dec 13, 20212 min read
How Do You Wrap Your Gifts
I was gifted something a couple of years ago that I loved because it, in turn, helped me give better. It has all to do with zero waste...


Rebecca
Nov 10, 20212 min read
Living With Less?
I read a quote the other day that said: “It’s not a race to the end to find out who has the most stuff.” and it made me think about...


Rebecca
Oct 24, 20212 min read
How does washing your windows lead to hating dryer sheets?
Have you ever washed your bathroom mirror, and then washed it again. And then STILL had it look smudgy and unclear? Turns out, you...

Rebecca
Sep 23, 20212 min read
Talkin' Dirt Webcast Question
A question of note that came up in the August 14, 2021 edition of the Talkin’ Dirt (webcast?) was: What type of media do I use in my...

Rebecca
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Do you need a straw?
Sustainable Living


Rebecca
Sep 9, 20212 min read
A Note to Those with Eco-Anxiety, You’ll Get There
In my efforts to live more sustainably and become more plastic conscious, I often feel overwhelmed when it comes to purchasing products...

Rebecca
Sep 2, 20212 min read
Make Your Phone Listen to You
Since I have begun being plastic conscious my Instagram and Facebook feeds have been popping up with advertisements for things like...


Joyce
Aug 30, 20211 min read
Why clean your used gardening pots?
In our latest youtube video, the summer volunteer team Students for LEAF walks you through why you should clean your used gardening pots,...


Eddie
Aug 27, 20211 min read
Talkin' Dirt Wednesdays
Attention all you talkers of dirt! LEAF'S Talkin' Dirt webinar series is having a schedule change. Beginning in September, our online...


Rebecca
Aug 26, 20212 min read
How big is your Laundry Container?
Continuing with my theme of reducing my plastic usage, one of the largest chunks of plastic in my house, at one point in time, was liquid...


Ethan
Aug 23, 20211 min read
What I Did to Keep Out Rodents Known As Gophers
Student for LEAF Ethan shares something he learned over the summer! At Stone Garden, there were so many amazing tasks to be done to...


Rebecca
Aug 19, 20212 min read
Something Very Close to my Heart
Something very close to my heart, besides propagating plants, is reducing plastic usage or being "plastic conscious" (a term, I realize,...


Sydney
Aug 16, 20211 min read
A disinfectant a day keeps the doctor away
Student for LEAF Sydney shares something she learned over the summer! In the Students for Leaf group I have been exposed to a variety of...


Rebecca
Aug 12, 20211 min read
Introduction
Salutations! My name is Rebecca and I am the new Propagator. I have been volunteering at LEAF C.R. Stone Garden since December 2020. I...


Eddie
Jul 30, 20213 min read
A Love Story
Meet Rhianne. Rhianne is in her early thirties and has a tremendous love for flowers. Rather than a gardener, she considers herself...


David
Jul 26, 20216 min read
No Bitterness
David Mesropyan Illustration by Sydney Owyang I think I say something like, “I love bitter drinks,” and Elaine brings up that she has...

Joyce
Jul 19, 20212 min read
Easy upcycling DIY: Jar lid pin cushion
Sharing a quick and easy crafting project created by #HandyMumLin. I spent a little over an hour creating this jar lid pin cushion that...


Eddie
Jul 12, 20213 min read
Beauty and the Beach
During my vacation in St. Petersburg, Florida, I was taken aback to see all of the efforts being made there to safeguard both the...


Elaine
May 26, 20211 min read
Large fossil find in EBMUD land
While on a routine patrol, Greg Francek came across bone fragments from prehistoric animals that existed millions of years before humans...
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