In honor of Earth Day, the West family will be making another commitment to change the way we live. It's getting more and more difficult for us to find small things we can do to live in a more "earth friendly" way. We already recycle, compost, grow our own vegetables, and use our cloth grocery bags. I wish I could say we're willing to make some more drastic changes but really...we just aren't....not yet anyway. I wish I could say we're willing to do something like this family. I read the Sunset article about them months ago and felt pretty inspired by what they are doing. But for now, we'll just continue to take little steps in that direction.The commitment we're making this year is to buy in bulk. There is so much waste in packaging. Not just after you buy it, but also in the manufacturing of the packaging. We will need to invest in some new glass jars (and probably some smaller reusable bags) but the bulk isle at New Seasons is awesome! We can get everything we need package free! Including shampoo, soap, and laundry detergent.
Hope you took some time today to love the earth a little more!
3 comments:
We do all those things too and would like to do more. We do buy bulk at Costco & Market of Choice, but could do more. We've planted peas already, will plant the rest of the garden if it ever quits hailing, and have the greenhouse. And, I walk to work every day (hee-hee). Too bad Tom sold the Honda car and is driving the truck more. Hugs, Joey
Do you really grow your own veggies? And they last you through the winter. I am a bit lazy and my "first" garden is already behind, buy I hope to grow many of our veggies but I can't imagine it taking us throug the winter. You should share in a future post...
Love the Sunset too...and you.
Nickie
I want to hear more about how you are going to buy in bulk...I'm interested in doing that too!
Alexis
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