This all started with the chance to raise Painted Lady Butterflies. I really wanted to be able to raise more than one generation. Maybe even grow to a hobby farm.  I was surprised how many questions I had as the experiment progressed. 

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As I learned more about what effects the butterflies I realized I wanted to try to help them and maybe improve my environment.

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It is not easy to grow plants and flowers without pesticides. There are many bugs out there that like the plants and butterfly eggs, larvae and chrysalis.

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As I was reading about what can help the environment for the butterflies, I realized I could do more than a garden. That's when I asked my family if we could try a low waste summer.

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Low waste means that you are trying to negatively impact your surroundings as little as possible. My family sat down and created a list of the areas of our home and life that we could "easily" begin a low waste summer. The kitchen, bathroom, general living rooms, transportation. Then we decided on a few easy to do things for each one. Like turning off the lights when you leave a room,  being aware of how much you are using the oven or microwave because both of those use a lot of power and output emissions into the air that can be harmful or hamper a butterfly. My video on the home page explains more about this.

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These are just a few ideas, there are many more and I encourage you to join me for a Low Waste Summer!

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Here are a few resources to help you get started!

Greenify me

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Going zero waste

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Zero Waste