By: Logan Reavis With spring season underway, it’s a great time to think forward about the summer gardening months. Depending on where you live, starting to plan ahead for garden season is essential for a successful garden. Whether you’re growing on your porch out of containers, cedar beds in the backyard, or a large plot…
Category: Sustainability
How Choosing the Right Gear Helps the Environment
By: Nick Tortajada Spending time in the great outdoors has so many personal and physical benefits that it’s a wonder why we would ever lock ourselves indoors. Studies by very smart, indoorsy people have shown that spending time in nature can lower stress levels, raise moods and improve overall mental health. That means that literally…
Why Leaving Your Food Waste Outside Is Wrong
By: Logan Reavis How many times have you thrown an apple core out the window while you were driving? Tossed an orange peel off the cliff after a long hike? I know I have, and it’s okay to admit you have too. Myself I thought that doing this would give the animals a little extra…
How to Extend the Life Span of Your Gregory Pack
By: Logan Reavis @itsloganmarie Backpacking and camping gear can be expensive. Investing in gear that can be used for years and keeping it from the landfill takes some intention: keeping your gear clean, repairing it, donating, and making it last as long as possible. At Gregory Mountain Products, we make quality gear that can be…
Get Your Hands Dirty for Earth Day 2022
Author: Nick Tortajada Earth Day 2022, which falls on April 22nd, is a day dedicated to giving back to the earth that sustains us all. There are a wide variety of ways for you to make a significant difference in your community! Say “Thank You” to your home planet by getting your hands dirty with…
How To Backpack Sustainably
Author: Logan Marie of @itsloganmarie I remember when I went on my first backpacking trip in 2015. I was shocked by the amount of waste that I produced overnight. It felt a little counterproductive to spend time out in nature while producing a lot of trash that was going straight to the landfill. Hike 15…
Know Your Impact: Sustainability at Gregory
Author: David Gladish There is no blueprint for exactly how sustainability works, no black and white answers, no playbook that is handed to us. At Gregory, the key to successfully having a major impact is to have a positive outlook. We are focused on measurable action, attainable steps towards having less impact and reducing our…
Sustainable & Human-Powered Ways to Get Around This Spring
Whether you’re looking to save money, get fit, help the environment, or simply have more fun, commuting by your own human power rather than relying on a combustion engine is a great way to do all four of those things at the same time.
How To Van Life Responsibly
Since moving to one of Canada’s top tourist destinations, I’ve seen first hand the effects that travellers have on the environment. Over the last year, people are replacing their trips abroad with adventures closer to home. Airbnb’s and fancy hotel rooms are being traded in for funky, custom made houses on wheels, aka #vanlife. As…