Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » small measures with ashley: earth day eating, every day
I know this list of 25 “small measures” you can do to green up in your kitchen seems obvious but, maybe for someone else it isnt. Take a look!
(info from Design Sponge online, click on photo for more)
*Composting kitchen scraps
*Keeping a kitchen garden (no matter the size, and keeping toxic substances out of it)
*Canning & Preserving
*Keeping chickens
*Keeping bees
*Making my own dairy products
*Recycling all paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum products
*Repurposing used glass bottles into homemade vinegars and oils and more, for personal use or as gifts
*Bringing my own containers to the meat & fish counter at the market
*Supporting CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture)
*Patronizing farmer’s markets
*Visiting pick your own farms in season
*Carrying my own shopping bags to the market
*Reusing plastic food bags (I’ve had some for years)
*Seeking out locally grown and processed foods
*Buying/eating foods in season
*Forgoing the use of plastic wrap
*Using biodegradable trash and pet waste bags
*Purchasing prepared foods only if they are in recyclable containers
*Running the dishwasher only when full
*Using homemade and/or non-toxic cleaning supplies
*Line-drying cloth napkins and cloth towels (and using only cloth napkins and towels as opposed to disposables)
*Seriously minimizing the use of paper towels (used mainly for pet-related “mishaps”)
*Storing foods in glass, ceramic, or metal containers instead of plastic
*Buying mineral water in glass bottles (if at all)
Read more at Design*Sponge(via danielleish)
Goes perfectly with this list of 100 things you can do.
