Monday, July 5, 2010

What can I do to be more sustainable? - back to basics

4 Rs
  • Refuse     to buy stuff you don't need, refuse plastic bags and junk mail
  • Reduce    buying stuff that you don't need like clothing and shoes
  • Reuse      things like glass jars and  clothing
  • Recycle    paper bottles, cans and  food scraps etc

Grow some of your own food
  • herbs
  • vegies in pots like tomatoes (not now of course Oct -Nov the right time)
  • fruit in pots like strawberries and blueberries
  • Or use garden beds to grow an enormous range of delicious health cheap food



Keep chickens


Coco and Harriet- great workers and providers of objects below




Buy local food
  • less fossil fuels used to transport
  • keep $ in the local economy
  • support farmers at farmers markets
  • means you are buying seasonal food right now that means root crops potatoes, pumpkins, swedes, parsnips, citrus etc
Dress for the weather
  • keeps heating bills down
  • if you wear wool you support non fossil fuel industry
  • support op shops
Use energy wisely

Walk where ever you can

Car pool