Today's green living tip: clean with baking soda. Baking soda can be used for everyday household cleaning and in the laundry. It can replace numerous harsher, chemical filled products and has much less packaging. It also costs a lot less! Clean dirty dishes, ceramic cook tops, and sinks - in all the places you would… Continue reading Green Living Tip 26 {Clean with Baking Soda}
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Green Living Tip 24 {Use Maps for Gift Wrapping}
Today's green living tip: use maps for gift wrapping. It's green, unique, and saves money to wrap gifts with maps. Old maps are abundant (and extremely inexpensive, or free) at garage and estate sales. There may even be a stash of them in your basement or storage area. Maps can be cut and used to… Continue reading Green Living Tip 24 {Use Maps for Gift Wrapping}
Green Living Tip 22 {Begin Composting}
Today's green living tip: begin composting. Start today with putting nutrients back into the soil. Nothing is easier than keeping food scraps from going down the drain or into the landfill - and putting them in the ground. Keep fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, tea leaves, egg shells, and so much more - from… Continue reading Green Living Tip 22 {Begin Composting}
Green Living Tip 20 {Save Seeds from Garden}
Today's green living tip: save seeds from the end of the current garden season to plant in next year's garden. You can enjoy this year's produce and still have vegetables for the future. Arugula is the easiest seed to save - and it's also very easy to grow. (Here are three easy herbs to grow.)… Continue reading Green Living Tip 20 {Save Seeds from Garden}
Green Living Tip 19 {Reduce Food Waste}
Today's green living tip: reduce food waste. By eating the food you've purchased, you keep it out of the landfill. One of the easiest ways we've found to significantly reduce food waste is to eat our leftovers. By meal planning, we make a plan to cook one night and then have the same meal again… Continue reading Green Living Tip 19 {Reduce Food Waste}
Green Living Tip 18 {Carry a Water Bottle}
Today's green living tip: carry a water bottle. To reduce plastic waste, and save money, on any outing - running errands, a plane trip, a picnic, school lunches - bring along a reusable water bottle. You can refill them anywhere! As one of our family New Year's Resolutions one year, we decided to skip buying… Continue reading Green Living Tip 18 {Carry a Water Bottle}
Green Living Tip 16 {Drive Less}
Today's green living tip: drive less. Commit to driving less. Look for alternative transportation options. Car sharing and bike riding are both alternatives that make sense for the environment. Bike riding can also be a great way to get in shape and stay that way while commuting. Public transportation and carpooling are also options to… Continue reading Green Living Tip 16 {Drive Less}
Green Living Tip 15 {Plant Edibles with Flowers}
Today's green living tip: plant edibles in with your flowers - even if you only have flower pots. There's not much room needed for growing vegetables and flower pots need a little greenery, don't they? Add arugula, lettuce or an herb. Your flowers will be happy with an added spot of color and you'll be… Continue reading Green Living Tip 15 {Plant Edibles with Flowers}
Green Living Tip 11 {Make Cleaning Supplies}
Today's green living tip: make your own cleaning supplies. This one may seem radical - well, I used to think it was radical - or that the only people who made their own cleaning supplies were radical or perhaps hippies. Now, I'm one of those people and loving it! Over the last 30-years or so… Continue reading Green Living Tip 11 {Make Cleaning Supplies}
Green Living Tip 10 {Buy Staple Foods in Bulk}
Today's green living tip: buy staple food items in bulk. To save on packaging and money, consider buying staple foods - flour, rice, oats, sugar, beans, and more - in bulk quantities. This can be done by buying the amount you need from the bulk bin section of your grocery store. Or, you can purchase… Continue reading Green Living Tip 10 {Buy Staple Foods in Bulk}
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