My contribution to earth day, hopefully we are all doing our part EVERY day to help our environment and ourselves....
A lil bit of what we do:
*We have a compost bin in our backyard. Less food down the drain and in the garbage.
*We recycle EVERYTHING we possibly can.... and we also do our best to buy used things Craigslist and KSL are some wonderful sights and have about everything you would need!
*All the light bulbs in our home are Compact Florescent One bulbs...uses 75% less energy and lasts 10x longer!
*We use re-usable grocery bags whenever we shop...not just for food but for everything.
*When things no longer fit or are usable for us we donate locally.
*We shop and eat organic foods. (i still drink coke, i have to have one vice in life;)
*Something simple: we shut down our computers at night and all lights. The kids have LED night lights...perfect!!
*All of us use water bottles we purchased from REI (BPA free) My kids enjoy their OWN cool cups and drink plenty of water!!
*we have a clothes line, to dry our clothes... i plan on using it now that our fence is up (no my undies won't be out there)
*We enjoy riding trax with our kids when going downtown!
*We don't turn on our AC until July. We keep our home cool with blinds, and good windows.
*We grow our own garden but we also buy local when we can. The SLC farmers market is great to go attend...
*take your own fav. coffee mug to your coffee shops you visit...
We are doing just a lil every day but there is always more we could be doing. I urge you as my friends or family to try and think of ways you can better our future and the environment!! Send me a reply of things you feel you can change!
ONE FOR ONE: buy a pair of shoes and toms donates to another child in need.
I bought a pair of toms shoes 10 months ago. I also purchased one of their bags they sold that fed a child for an entire year, and allowed them to attend school. I was happy to see that toms is getting the word out there and am a happy supporter of their cause!!!
Perfect for planet awareness. My family enjoys going to the planetarium, we usually buy a yearly pass. They have wonderful shows and some in 3D and light shows... fun for kids... fun for parents!
This is a useful sight I go to...it has everything... on gardening, to green cleaning, to personal care...
For the ladies out there just visit this sight... it is really cool and if you have questions email me cuz I likely have the answers!!! :) lunapads.com
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