With spring in full swing... and summer around the corner-I decided its time to get serious about gardening. We spent this last weekend designing, planning, and buying materials for two raised beds in the back yard (quite the undertaking). Now that we are in the habit of separating our food waste for composting-it only makes since that we start an onsite compost that we can use to nurture our garden. Now that "green" is the new black-there are hundreds of types of residential compost bins to choose from. So-I will begin my search today-and hope to make a decision by next weekend. On another note... I'm happy to report that since my last post-I have only donated $2 to Sustainable Ballard. While there have been times when I've been on my way to the store-only to realize that my cloth bag was still on the counter-I am doing much... much better at remembering.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Putting our food waste to good use.
With spring in full swing... and summer around the corner-I decided its time to get serious about gardening. We spent this last weekend designing, planning, and buying materials for two raised beds in the back yard (quite the undertaking). Now that we are in the habit of separating our food waste for composting-it only makes since that we start an onsite compost that we can use to nurture our garden. Now that "green" is the new black-there are hundreds of types of residential compost bins to choose from. So-I will begin my search today-and hope to make a decision by next weekend. On another note... I'm happy to report that since my last post-I have only donated $2 to Sustainable Ballard. While there have been times when I've been on my way to the store-only to realize that my cloth bag was still on the counter-I am doing much... much better at remembering.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Good-Bye Glad.... Hello BioBag
When I started this project... I found out that the garbage bags that I use to line the garbage cans in the bathroom aren't recyclable because they are made with polyethylene. While- I am dedicated to living waste-free... I also like clean garbage cans. For the last several weeks I've searched high and low for a solution-well I've finally found it. There is now a company out of Florida that is producing Biodegradable Bags. They're called BioBags, and they are selling bags made from 100% biodegradable and compostable material (which they call Mater-Bi).The best part is... you can buy them at many local stores, including Whole Foods and PCC Natural Market. I honestly never imagined I'd be so excited about garbage bags! Check them out the next time you go shopping-so far they've been great.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Memory Assessment
Ok... so during my last post I vowed to bring my cloth bag with me whenever I leave the house. This would "ideally" dramatically reduce or eliminate the number of times I find myself standing at the check-out counter being asked the "Paper or Plastic" question. Well... unfortunately over the last few days-I have forgotten not once.... but 4 times! As a result, I will be donating $4 to Sustainable Ballard. Hmm... this unfortunate memory lapse... will potentially be quite expensive. Hopefully I will begin to think of my cloth bag as an extension of myself... and sooner than later. Wish me luck.
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