Green Living Essentials
Greening your life is a process, and the right tools can help make it easier. Here’s a beginner’s guide to zero waste living and some savvy eco-hacks to help you save energy, resources, and money.
Etsy has an excellent selection of zero waste items, from cleaning supplies to body care.
Dehydrating is one of the easiest food preservation methods, and lets you easily dry fruits and veggies to make healthy and delicious treats.
Find handmade lotion bars, tinted lip balms, soaps and more at MadeOn.
Getting a reusable glass or metal water bottle not only saves mountains of plastic, it also keeps plastic chemicals out of your water and save money as well. Plus you can fill it with filtered water, using one of the filters recommended below.
A certified B-corporation, Earth Hero carries thousands of eco-friendly products designed to make it as easy as possible for people to live more sustainably.
Life Without Plastic carries a huge array of products designed to help you get plastic out of your life, everything from produce bags to dental floss to high-quality food storage.
Keep plastic chemicals out of your food with glass or steel food storage containers. Bonus: They go in the dishwasher!
Check out top green tools in my Amazon storefront. Reusable bags, rechargeable batteries, and more!
This sturdy compost pail will last a lifetime and help you cut your wasteprint.
Natural Remedy Supplies
Using herbs and other natural remedies can help you support better health naturally. Here’s a beginner’s guide to using essential oils and how to make your own herbal tea blends.
I love the selection of affordable essential oils from Plant Therapy, especially their “synergy” blends like Kidsafe nighty-night roll-on.
Infuser cups and beautiful teapots make tea time a lovely ritual. They also make great gifts for the tea drinker in your life.
Starwest carries a wide range of herbs and spices as well as extracts, body care, and supplies.
This small-batch magnesium lotion from the Magnesium Lotion Shop is an easy-to-use lotion with no sting, so getting your daily magnesium easy-peasy!
One of the most trusted brands out there, Perfect Supplements has a huge range of quality supplements from top brands. Save 10% with the code ‘SAVVY10’.
My favorite organic teas from top brands like Traditional Medicinals, Pukka, Organic India, and Clipper.
Non-Toxic Kitchen
Our Place’s non-toxic cookware is versatile, nonstick, and a dream to cook with. Plus it’s a snap to clean!
From plastic-free ice trays and popsicle molds to glass storage, everything you need to make your kitchen greener and safer.
Get all the benefits of non-stick without dangerous chemicals. These pans work beautifullty and clean up easily.
Healthy Home
Viva Terra carries a huge array of beautiful sustainably-made items for the home and garden
A B-Corporation, Avocado is carbon negative, powered by renewable energy, and zero waste. Avocado makes top-quality organic mattresses at very affordable prices.
Indoor air can be significantly more polluted than outdoor air. A quality air filter can remove small particles from your air before you breathe them. Helpful for allergy sufferers as well.
Gardening Supplies
Botanical Interests carries a wide array of seeds for vegetable and flower gardening, as well as gardening supplies.
Eden Brothers is a great source for hundreds of varieties of vegetable, flower, and herb seeds.
High Mowing Seeds carries a huge variety of organic vegetable, herb, and flower seeds.
True Leaf Market carries a large array of seeds for vegetable and herb gardening, seed sprouting, and microgreens. Plus mushroom-growing supplies!
Nature Hills Nursery carries a huge array of plants, including an excellent variety of fruiting trees and shrubs for the edible landscape.
Books and Courses On Gardening and Green Living
Below are some of my favorite gardening & green living books plus courses on foraging and gardening. You’ll find loads more book recommendations here. Most book links are to Bookshop.org, which donates 10% of sales to independent booksellers. You can also find these titles on Amazon.
An introductory guide perfect for the newer herbal remedy enthusiast from the godmother of American herbalism, Rosemary Gladstar.
Food and Pantry Staples
My favorite place to get organic black and herbal teas. Subscriptions help bring down already good prices.
Delicious black, green, white, and herbal teas. I love their cream Earl Grey and Heal Thyself Moringa. Get 20% off with code ‘Savvy’
Anthony’s sells high-quality herbs, tea, and pantry staples like flours and grains at affordable prices. I love their cinnamon and loose earl grey tea. Free shipping on all orders.
Hi, I'm Susannah, a garden geek, energy nerd, and fan of healthy food and natural remedies. Need some simple, practical solutions for living healthier and greener? You've come to the right place! More about me and my green projects