Living With Harmony / Planet Based Life

PLANET-Based Home

1) When furnishing a home, use refurbished building materials and used furniture. Maybe friends or family want to swap furniture for a fresh, new look? Consider furniture consignment stores for more upscale items than from thrift stores. 2) Replace disposable items, such as razors, with reusable ones. 3) Keep what you need and simplify your… [more]
PLANET-Based Food

1) Buy bulk foods with reusable bags or containers. Or buy in bulk and split with friends/family. 2) Use non-plastic, reusable, produce bags. And skip the bag whenever you can. Refuse pre-bagged produce (onions, citrus, potatoes, etc…) 3) Buy produce not packed in cellophane, Styrofoam, or plastic containers. 4) Support your local food supply. Doing… [more]
The PLANET-Based Times – Fall 24

> Planet-Based Transformation. Who is that at the Living With Harmony booth? It has been a transformative year for Andrea Rose, one of our co-founders. For starters, we lost our car in February, due to an accident while it was parked. That’s when the magic began! What seemed like an unfortunate incident was actually part… [more]
Planet-Based Consumerism

1) Share, rent or borrow less-used items. Buy or barter used or refurbished goods. 2) Refuse single-use plastics and Styrofoam. Reduce single-use paper products, packaging, and seek alternatives. 3) Always travel prepared! Carry with you: 4) Simplify your life by having less stuff. [more]
Supporters

With Much Gratitude Living with Harmony would like to thank all of our donors, Pro-bono help and volunteers. We could not have gotten this far without you. We are forever grateful and appreciate your support. If you are interested in volunteering for us, please contact us so we can discuss some ideas. [more]
Is “Sustainable” Palm Sustainable?

Palm oil is one of the most versatile ingredients on Earth. From ice cream to car fuel, and from cosmetics to detergent, palm oil is in nearly in everything, everywhere. 1 2 Because of its versatility—i.e. money-making capability—there is a push for more sustainable practices of producing this vegetable oil. (Let’s not forget, palm oil… [more]
Composting 101

What is compost? Compost is the world’s richest soil and is typically made in backyards. Vegetables and plants that are grown in compost have the highest nutritional density of all foods on earth. The healthiest human bodies come from the healthiest foods and the healthiest foods come from the healthiest soil, otherwise known as compost. … [more]
Guides

Planet-Based Consumerism Planet-Based Food Planet-Based Travel Planet-Based Home [more]
Planet-Based Ethics

Let’s consider the ways our everyday actions impact the lives of our fellow earthlings… With Every Decision We Can Help One Another PLANET-Based Living considers more than just the planet itself, it actively acknowledges its inhabitants. Although we might not think of it, our daily activities can have an immense effect on hundreds, if not… [more]
Videos

Home and Garden Presentations About PLANET-Based Living The Story of Stuff Health and Fitness Water Documentaries Plastic Facts [more]
Planet-Based Environment

How will this action affect the environment? Let’s consider the ways our everyday actions impact our current environment and shape its future… With Our Daily Decisions We Collectively Shape the World It might sound like a stretch, but the ripple effect is real. Our individual food and lifestyle choices have consequences that reach far beyond… [more]
The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Consequences of Eating Animals

Download the PDF version of this article to view it as it appeared in North Country This Week. Like most of us, I was introduced to Carnism by my parents and unfortunately never really questioned the choice to consume animal products until many years later. As a result, I was Comfortably Unaware (Oppenlander) of the… [more]