Going Green

One of the things I've done is diapers and whipies that are chlorine free, chemical free. I buy them from tushies.com but 7th generation also carries them.
There's also the cloth diaper with the lining inside.

I also like the 7th gen cleaning supplies.

I've also signed up for an organic co-op through a yahoo group I found. I feel strongly about supporting local farmers, farmers who are producing organic foods and I get my food at wholesale or at least 20% discount since we buy in bulk.
I've recently considered buying raw milk, still looking into it and want to discuss with my dr. Then I'll decide but was quite alarmed at reading that many allergies and cancer come from pasteurized milk and that the calcium after pausterization is very hard for our bodies to digest....
I also am very disturbed about the fact that 70% of antibiotics in the US are fed to animals we eat, the amount of hormones and chemicals the foods we consume have. The amount of infertility in our society....

Our next step is buying a hybrid car.

Working on a few projects but this is the immediate stuff ;)

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I have started to use plastic washable containers for everything in my fridge..opened blocks of cheese, washed lettuce..i was a big "ziplock" fan...i like "KATIE S" am going green with cloth diapers( which i love and are NO harder than disposables)

We recently decided to go green at home also. We cloth diaper which is incredibly easy...PM me for more info and websites if you are interested. We have also tried the seventh generation products, the cleaning products and laundry detergent. Another thing you can try is the Method products from Target. They have everything from cleaning products to body soap and laundry detergent. We also recycle and make our own baby food. Its simple easy things that make a big difference. Good Luck.

I can't afford to buy anything for now so I try to recycle my things to go green. Here are some things I do.

I use all the empty jars (jam/jelly, peanut, coffee....) to put other stuffs in my pantry, they work as containers for me.

I fill up milk cans with newspapers then cover them up with some decorative paper and gave them to my daughter to use as building blocks.

I shred all my junk mails, old bills, news papers and other paper product to put on my flower beds instead of wood chips etc. (Pss.. I give them to my daughters elder love to cut them with scissors and younger loves to tear them with hands)

I use open tin cans as pen stand or stands for spoons, knifes or other stuffs (you can decorate them or use as it is after pealing out the paper on it... I like that silver color so I leave them as it is)

I also use empty ice-cream cans to put other small stuff in my home. Every week we get several glossy papers with ads on them I use them for decorating these boxes.. for ex.. if I am keeping jewelry in that box then I cut all the jewelry pieces and glue them outside of the box, or just cut the colorful paper and make a nice mosaic on it.. you can twist your imagination and make whatever you want.

You can also use more cuttings from those ad. papers and decorate your photo books too.

I used old torn jeans and made some big tote bags of my own, and now I use them for my grocery shopping. They are strong enough to hold heavier stuff.

I will write more if I will think of something else.
I guess we could go green even without spending more money. This way we will save some money.

Some more additions.

We can use broken crockery for some mosaic projects or just decorate your backyard.. for ex I made a walkway in my backyard with broken crockery and my daughter love to walk on it.

I asked all my friends to save their wine, beer and other glass bottles. I filled wine and beer bottles with sand and use them to make fence for my flowering beds. They look great and now everybody ask me to show them how to do in their garden.

Here's something I found from "bp" site:

When you can, hand wash delicate clothes over dry cleaning them.

Only purchase tissues, paper towels, and toilet paper made from recycled paper.

Shop for your veggies at your local farmers' market, find the market nearest you at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's site: www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets

Efficient fluorescent light bulbs use less than half the energy to produce the same amount of light than traditional incandescent bulbs.

Choose coffee that's organic and or certified fair trade. And when you brew it reach for an unbleached filter.

Keep a shopping tote in your car so you don't need to get plastic bags for your groceries.

When purchasing an appliance, look for an energy-efficient model. Whenever possible, choose Energy Star appliances.
Good thermal insulation and draft-proofing will reduce energy costs and decrease carbon emissions.

Composting your leftover food is not only good for Mother Earth it helps your backyard garden.

Keep a towel by the kitchen sink and use it instead of paper towels every time you wash your hands.

If you have leftover paint consider donating it to a homeless shelter, school, or charity.

Defrost your freezer on a regular basis to help keep it energy efficient.

Shave with an electric razor or one with replaceable blades versus a disposable one.

Be a vegetarian for one meal a week.

Switch to wearing organic, cotton t-shirts.

Invest in a thermos and use it to eliminate take out coffee cups from your life.

Start a green club with your friends and meet once a month to do something to help out the environment, as well as spend time together.

Try to minimize sudden breaks and accelerations when you drive to increase fuel efficiency and safety.

Cloth diapering is the easiest way to go green I have found! People think they take a lot of work but they really don't and there are SOOOOOOOOOOOO many options out there that didn't exist when we were in diapers. They are just like using disposables now (easy for day cares, sitters, even dads!)

My grandmother was green and recycled things back when she was just considered eccentric and no one else appreciated it. I remember her washing and saving foil and plastic bread bags to reuse for other things. She gardened like crazy, canned and could make or do anything herself, it seemed. I share more about what I learned from her at http://FlourSackMama.blogspot.com.

There is a product called IMMACU-10 that I have been using for several years....on laundry, sinks, windows, carpet, floors.....pretty much EVERYTHING. AND the best part......NON CHEMICAL!

I actually took permanent black marker off a WHITE sweatshirt with it. I used it full strength, but it did the trick! Was afraid I'd not get it out....bit it DID! AWESOME stuff. Sold at flea markets, etc. this elderly lady hired a couple of chemists to do the product WITHOUT chemicals. It's great. LASTS too! Only other cleaning product I have is toilet bowl cleaner and a citrus cleaner for some of the tougher projects like the oven.

I know a gal who sells it with this older lady. She's local and I can find out how you can get it if you want. Don't have to worry about the chemicals around kids NOR are you breathing them or absorbing them into your skin!