Three ingredient peanut butter cookies
There's nothing quite like pulling a fresh batch of cookies out of the oven, and these are my go-to. They are so easy to make and insanely good – we...
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DIY Pizza Dough
Who doesn't love a pizza night? And if you've never made your own pizza dough before, don't be intimidated! It comes together really easily, and is so much fun. All...
Keep your Shoes Sparkling for Spring
When spring comes along, our shoes go from walking on ice and snow to slush and mud. I know that I have shoes that I don’t wear very often due...
Zero Waste Vegan Ceasar Salad Dressing
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For cooler weather salads I am very strict in flavours. It must be a delicious creamy caesar dressing and in the summer I am obsessed with poppy seeds. Hopefully the...
A community based virtual platform
About Athena's Playground How it started “Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will”. In December 2019, amid a global pandemic, during yet...
Keep your mouth clean and your breath fresh with a Tongue Scraper
What are tongue scrapers? Having good oral hygiene does not need to be wasteful. Aside from bamboo toothbrushes and non-toxic toothpaste, I never thought about devices to clean your tongue....
Our 2021 Impact Report
Wow. What a wild year 2021 was. Not only did we open a second location, but we survived another year in a global pandemic. It had it’s challenges: supply chain...
Zero Waste Banana Bread Muffins
Fresh baked banana bread is one of my top 10 favourite smells without a doubt. Not only is it a sweet treat but it was probably created to save waste!...
Four Eco-Friendly Spring Cleaning Tips for the Sustainable Household
What does being eco-friendly during spring cleaning mean? A lot of household cleaners we use to clean our counters and windows contain toxic and harmful ingredients such as ammonia and...
10 Tips to Live More Sustainably
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While there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to living sustainably, there are lots of different things we can do to make small changes. If you can only do...
Our Zero-Waste Story
The Tare Shop was founded by me, Kate! I moved to Halifax from Toronto in 2011 to study at Dalhousie and fell in love with Nova Scotia and the ocean –...
Zero Waste Vegan/Vegetarian Lasagna
There is something extremely comforting about a homemade lasagna. Perhaps it's the smell of baking lasagna while sitting on your grandparent's floral couch? Whatever the reason, lasagna brings me comfort....