Protect Our Mother
MoonHaven is becoming more Eco-Conscious because I recognize that we need to take respectful and proper care of our Mother. I am determined to make small changes over time so that we can help make a difference.
What we are doing...
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do (repair it), or do without."
Using up our plastic products and then replacing them with more sustainable products.
In the Spring and Fall, we are taking the time to pick up the garbage around our town as we walk.
For Yule/Christmas, we make our own wrapping paper out of grocery bags, use reusable cloth wrap, or use Santa bags.
Meal Plan and eat leftovers for lunch the next day so that food is not wasted. Or make the left overs into a new meal.
Prioritize whole foods and cooking from scratch to minimize packaging waste.
We compost and give veggie scraps to the chickens or save them to make broth. Stale bread or ends become chicken food.
We preserve food through freezing, dehydrating, fermenting, and canning.
We connect with people to avoid food waste - if we have extra that we cannot preserve we give it away.
Store food properly so it does not go bad.
We are learning to forage food.
We are growing more of our own food and herbs.
Using up our tea bags and switching to loose-leaf tea as most tea bags have plastic in them. Using a refillable capsule for the Keurig.
We buy from local farmers through Delivered Fresh #NotAffiliated or Misfits Market. #AD #Referral Get $10 off on your first order. Azure Standard to shop in Organic Bulk. #AD #Credit Or we go to Green Star Co+Op to shop low waste.
Shop at Farmer's Markets - Local Harvest
Repurpose containers
Reuse clothes to clean with. Use paper towels only for extremely gross pet messes.
Put leftovers into reusable containers and bags, not single-use baggies.
Skip the dryer sheets. We use Truly Free Home Drier Angels. #NotAffiliated
We use Truly Free Home Cleaning Supplies, you get one bottle for each cleaner and then you get refill packets. It's the last bottle you will ever buy. The best thing is that they are non-toxic and better for you than conventional cleaners from the market. #NotAffiliated
Plan our errands so that they are all in one trip to save gas.
Carry cloth grocery bags or mesh bags, cloth veggie/fruit bags, cloth bulk bags, and a cooler for when we grocery shop.
Carry reusable water bottles and make our own coffee in reusable cups.
Use a reusable lunch container, reusable straws, and stainless steel "to go" cutlery. Ditch disposables.
Replace baggies with Stasher silicone bags. #AD #Referral
Keep clean glass jars to send guests home with leftovers.
Use bamboo toothbrushes with plant-based bristles.
No pesticides in our gardens.
Turn off lights, unplug phone chargers, and unplug electronics/appliances when not in use
Take shorter showers
Use one drinking glass per day instead of getting a new one out each time.
When hand washing dishes, only run more water when rinsing.
Wait until we have a full load for the dishwasher and laundry, and use shorter cycles.
Saving money to avoid overconsumption. We only buy what we need.
Buy products with less packaging whenever it is possible.
Support Sustainable/Eco-friendly and Fair Trade business
Eat more naturally, avoiding processed food and take out
Use cloth napkins
Use washable female hygiene products
Avoid toxic ingredients like SLS, parabens, phthalates, and formaldehyde
Use a double-flush toilet to save water
Reuse printer paper backs for scrap paper
Recycle junk mail right at the post office.
Use Bamboo Toilet Paper from Who Gives a Crap. #AD #Referral Get $10 off on your first purchase!
We have upgraded most of our appliances to energy efficient.
We use energy-efficient bulbs.
As we remodel we are adding more insulation.
Give away good clothing that we no longer wear.
Buy E-books and Audiobooks when purchasing fiction. Books that we use for knowledge and learning purposes we still buy in paper.
Use leftover bacon grease for frying
Carefully Recycle
What we would soon like to do...
Replace our cling wrap with bees wax wrap as soon as the cling wrap is used up
Get a safety razor as soon as my Billie razor heads are used up
Collect rainwater to water plants.
Use solar panels for electricity.
Get new double-paned windows installed
Use rechargeable batteries
Hang laundry out to dry in the Summer
Make our own non-toxic cleaners
More to come!
Remember, these are things that we have chosen to do. You can use the ideas for your own green practices. Add one or two at a time so that you do not get overwhelmed. Even small changes add up!
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