No Impact Week : Get In On It

If you haven’t heard of Colin Beaven yet, let me tell you- the man is inspiring. He convinced his Prada-loving, quadruple-vente-latte-addicted wife to join him in an experiment to reduce their negative impact on the planet. To zero. ZERO. No waste, no petroleum use, no plastics, no purchases of new items, no electricity. Did I mention these two live in Manhattan…with a three-year-old daughter? Yes. Bold..and mildly insane.

Somehow, the three Beavans made it out of the year long experiment alive with many lessons learned, a blog, a book, and a movie featured at Sundance. Here’s Colin and family in the documentary that pushed them to the edge of their marriage…

Inspired yet? Are you ready to ride your bike to work, buy bulk food, reuse everything, and turn off your lights after dark? Starting October 18th, No Impact Week is your chance to give it a shot. Check out the guide presented by the Huffington Post…



You can download the guide and share it, electronically of course,with anybody who you think might be up to the challenge. It’s a big thing to take on, but so fun. Who wouldn’t get at least a few laughs from attempting to wash their clothes in the bathtub…with their feet?  You can sign up here and keep the conversation going on Twitter by using the hashtag #nipweek and following @noimpactgroup. Except, it does require electricity to tweet, soooo you might have to scratch that last part.