Being Green…
I recently commented on a post over at activist mommy, and realized that the comment was a pretty good post on its own, so I thought I’d share.
Here are some of my tips on living a “greener life”
Green tips…
bring your own bag when you go shopping! A good one will carry more than the icky plastic bags and you are helping our everyone.
If you must get plastic bags, be sure to recycle them. My kids school is doing a plastic bag recycling fundraiser through Wal-mart – they raised almost $5,000 for the school last year from kids bringing in plastic bags. Not too shabby.
Join a CSA farm. The produce is picked within the past 36 hours, it tastes great, they farm sustainably, and the prices beat out the grocer & the farmer’s market. And you help the local farmers make a living.
I used to sell Tupperware, and I got into the habit of taking a small container with me when we go out to eat to bring home leftovers. Do I get odd looks, sometimes, but I’m not using more styrophom.
However, we ony eat out once or twice a month – cook at home! You’ll save money, feed your family better food, and you might be healthier.
Grow your own food -whenever possible. You would be amazed what you can grow in a container on the back porch. I had a great container garden when we lived in Phoenix – peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, beans… where there’s a will, there’s a way.
I recently joined paperbackswap.com to get rid of some of the books overflowing from our library shelves, and to save money on getting the books that we want to read next. I had been donating them to the library, but they don’t always take in books (I guess they ran out of room too).
I have our milk delivered. With 2 kids that are growing like crazy, we go through a gallon every 2 days – or less. Now the milk is delivered and I don’t have to run to the store every other day. They also bring eggs, butter, ice cream…
Tell others, tell others, tell others! When others see you doing something to help the environment, they can be curious. Talk to them about why you are doing it, and you might be suprised at the changes you can help bring about!
These are the tips that I have off the top of my head! I hope they help someone…
1 comment
Wow, flash back. When my blog was still a free wordpress blog this was the exact same look I had.
Those are great tips. Thank you so much for sharing them.
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