One month challenge, year-round journey.

  • Let’s Get Dirty

    *cue Christina Aguilera ringing the alarm in the background* It is Friday, time to get down and funky! Grab your pitchforks and prepare to compost and chill because this is the topic of today’s post. Ever feel like your food scraps deserve better than the dump? Home composting is your solution for diverting organic waste

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  • Ready, Set, Go: Welcome to February

    To kick-start the month, I thought I would dive into the topic that will probably dominate throughout this project: food. There are a few food-related challenges on the list, such as vegan weeks, wasteless cooking (using everything, including scraps) and covering groceries only with Too Good to Go (surplus of goods from shops and restaurants)

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  • 31 Challenges for Fair February

    To understand the background of this project, please read this blog post. The idea behind this list is not only incorporating healthy and impactful habits into my everyday life but also tackling the mentality of mindless consumerism and, to put it bluntly, mere laziness (if not negligence or, dare I even say it, nihilism?). That

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  • How Did I End Up Here?

    Once upon a time, when the grass was green and the sky was blue, I was a Master’s student working the days away on my thesis in the university library. Day in, day out, I would be glued to my computer going through periods of frantic data analysis, obsessive writing alternating with complete writer’s block.

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About the Author

Hi, I’m Anna! After years in sustainability research (fuelled by climate anxiety), I started Fair February in 2024 to reflect on and challenge my footprint & impact. Sharing any noteworthy (or not) observations along the way, this blog documents the attempt to live more sustainably—and occasionally questioning whether being a balcony farming enthusiast counts as a personality trait.

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