Going green?
Im just curious what, if anything, you and your family are doing to live a "greener" life. Im always looking for ideas on new things to try! Here is what we do now:
-We have moved to cloth napkins entirely. TJ Maxx and Homegoods had some fantastic prints and the girls love them. I also dont use paper towel, instead use dish towels and bar mops.
-The girls all have reusable lunch boxes and I bought a ton of containers so I dont have to use plastic bags or wrap. Sometimes Ill use alum. foil and then they bring it home to be recycled.
-I try (as much as local grocery stores allow) to buy as much organic as I can. I always buy organic/free range meat and milk
-I bought a ton of the reusable grocery bags and I keep them in my trunk so I dont forget them when I go out! Plus all local stores around here give you a five cent credit for every bag you use! I just ordered the fruit/veggie sacks so I dont have to use the plastic ones at the store!
-This year (with Madelyn's help, she is very green!!) we picked out Christmas cards that were made of 50% sugar cane byproducts and 50% recycled paper and they can be recycled when done.
-I wash all our clothes (save one/two loads towels per week) with cold water
-We own a hybrid car and heat our house, Id say 80% by our wood fireplace, so we use WAY less oil.
-All the light bulbs in our house are energy effecient.
I cant think of anything else right now and Annabelle and Madelyn are sitting here bugging me to come get dressed (we're going out to lunch- Cheesecake Factory, yum!).
I really want to start composting- does anyone do it? We have a garden and I know it would be great for it! Do we need anything special? Do we have to buy one of those compost barrels? Any info would be awesome!
-We have moved to cloth napkins entirely. TJ Maxx and Homegoods had some fantastic prints and the girls love them. I also dont use paper towel, instead use dish towels and bar mops.
-The girls all have reusable lunch boxes and I bought a ton of containers so I dont have to use plastic bags or wrap. Sometimes Ill use alum. foil and then they bring it home to be recycled.
-I try (as much as local grocery stores allow) to buy as much organic as I can. I always buy organic/free range meat and milk
-I bought a ton of the reusable grocery bags and I keep them in my trunk so I dont forget them when I go out! Plus all local stores around here give you a five cent credit for every bag you use! I just ordered the fruit/veggie sacks so I dont have to use the plastic ones at the store!
-This year (with Madelyn's help, she is very green!!) we picked out Christmas cards that were made of 50% sugar cane byproducts and 50% recycled paper and they can be recycled when done.
-I wash all our clothes (save one/two loads towels per week) with cold water
-We own a hybrid car and heat our house, Id say 80% by our wood fireplace, so we use WAY less oil.
-All the light bulbs in our house are energy effecient.
I cant think of anything else right now and Annabelle and Madelyn are sitting here bugging me to come get dressed (we're going out to lunch- Cheesecake Factory, yum!).
I really want to start composting- does anyone do it? We have a garden and I know it would be great for it! Do we need anything special? Do we have to buy one of those compost barrels? Any info would be awesome!