Earth Day is Monday, April 22nd! Try these small changes to do your part! 1. Cut back on meat and dairy You might love topping your salad with some grilled chicken or treating yourself to a steak dinner after a long week, but unfortunately meat and dairy products are pretty bad news environmentally speaking. Globally animal agriculture plays a major role in deforestation, water pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. Beef accounts for five times the greenhouse gas emissions

What You'll Need Baking soda (aka sodium bicarbonate) A deodorizer and gentle scrub; softens hard water, removes acidic stains, and polishes shiny surfaces like stainless steel without scratching. Distilled white vinegar A deodorizer, disinfectant, mild acid, and preserv­ative; breaks up dirt, grease, mineral deposits, mold, and soap scum. Essential oils Aromatic plant oils; some, including eucalyptus, lavender, and tea tree, are natural disinfec­tants and antifungals. Pure

Spring Cleaning Checklist There's nothing more satisfying than a home that has been recently cleaned from top to bottom after a long winter season of hunkering down. The tasks at hand, however, can be daunting. From mopping to cleaning baseboards and deep cleaning rugs and carpets. We've created a checklist to help you get your home sparkling clean from top to bottom (download here). We always use Caldrea products for their luxurious scents and earth-friendly ingredients. Sho