Comments on: Caring for Our Earth as a Family . . . and a giveaway http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2009/08/13/caring-for-our-earth-as-a-family-and-a-giveaway/ Written and photographed by Jessica Monte Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amber http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2009/08/13/caring-for-our-earth-as-a-family-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-2812 Amber Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:56:43 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=2927#comment-2812 Hello :) Your blog is beautiful - I love that b+w photgraphy! Umm, what do we do for Mama Earth? Let's think: we're vego + we recycle (my 3 year old did it just this morning!) + we buy organic at the farmers market + we use natural cleaners (go the vinegar! :) + we bring our own green bags when we shop + we only have 1 car (despite the fact that 2 would be far handier at the moment ;) + I love thrift shopping + giving away our own clothes & more when we don't need them anymore + having energy-efficient globes +... I'm sure there must be more. However, there is still much more we *could* be doing - so I'm looking forward with hopes for a more sustainable life. I try to limit my supermarket shopping to only once per month but I've been topping up at the local store & would like to minimise my purchases from these big companies + our water heater has broken so we're looking at being able to go solar + I really could get my bike fixed up with a munchkin seat so we could ride into town + we need to get a new compost bin + start a small organic veggie garden... so many plans! Hello :)
Your blog is beautiful – I love that b+w photgraphy!

Umm, what do we do for Mama Earth? Let’s think: we’re vego + we recycle (my 3 year old did it just this morning!) + we buy organic at the farmers market + we use natural cleaners (go the vinegar! :) + we bring our own green bags when we shop + we only have 1 car (despite the fact that 2 would be far handier at the moment ;) + I love thrift shopping + giving away our own clothes & more when we don’t need them anymore + having energy-efficient globes +… I’m sure there must be more.

However, there is still much more we *could* be doing – so I’m looking forward with hopes for a more sustainable life. I try to limit my supermarket shopping to only once per month but I’ve been topping up at the local store & would like to minimise my purchases from these big companies + our water heater has broken so we’re looking at being able to go solar + I really could get my bike fixed up with a munchkin seat so we could ride into town + we need to get a new compost bin + start a small organic veggie garden… so many plans!

]]> By: Shelly http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2009/08/13/caring-for-our-earth-as-a-family-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-2785 Shelly Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:46:59 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=2927#comment-2785 Thank you so much for the offer!! Also, best wishes for you to have the type of birth you want. I really hope all goes your way!! Just one thing for Mother Earth? We've changed up so much stuff since our son was born. I'm going to name a few: cloth tp, napkins, and "paper towels", we did EC and have been diaper free since 18 mos., larger organic veggie and herb garden, buy local when we can, carry our own bags, we own a Prius, our cleaning supplies are vinegar and bs, our shampoo is bs, clothing from thrift stores or garage sales, big compost pile, we recycle what we can't reuse. I think our biggest though is that we're a vegetarian family (19 yrs for me). Its good to read what others have written because I have more work to do (I love having the lights on). Again, best wishes for your family and your new addition. Thank you so much for the offer!!
Also, best wishes for you to have the type of birth you want. I really hope all goes your way!!
Just one thing for Mother Earth? We’ve changed up so much stuff since our son was born. I’m going to name a few: cloth tp, napkins, and “paper towels”, we did EC and have been diaper free since 18 mos., larger organic veggie and herb garden, buy local when we can, carry our own bags, we own a Prius, our cleaning supplies are vinegar and bs, our shampoo is bs, clothing from thrift stores or garage sales, big compost pile, we recycle what we can’t reuse. I think our biggest though is that we’re a vegetarian family (19 yrs for me). Its good to read what others have written because I have more work to do (I love having the lights on).
Again, best wishes for your family and your new addition.

]]> By: gardenmama http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2009/08/13/caring-for-our-earth-as-a-family-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 gardenmama Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:05:47 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=2927#comment-2784 We work at our farmers market with a few other families, we all harvest organic veggies herbs and my family gathers flower bouquets from our garden. The goal is to have the children be involved in gathering and preparing and at the stand they are the ones (mamas and papas on the sidelines) who are selling, making change, tallying the organic goodness. Most if not all of our customers use their own cloth bags or carry their things away in their bare hands. We do the same and I feel like this is one way of many that we show mother earth that we care for her it also shows our children just where our food comes from and how important it is to farm organically and to buy local saving on packaging, gas for the big trucks to truck in food, middle men and the list goes on... we bring our clean used jars back to our local beekeeper for our honey, our egg cartons back to our neighbors who sell us eggs, we recycle our jugs back to the maple syrup farmers when we need more, bring our cartons back to the berry farms to pick more, we save yogurt containers to sell seedlings at the farm stand and recycle glass jars for our bouquets, and sew and sell cloth bags for market. We work at our farmers market with a few other families, we all harvest organic veggies herbs and my family gathers flower bouquets from our garden. The goal is to have the children be involved in gathering and preparing and at the stand they are the ones (mamas and papas on the sidelines) who are selling, making change, tallying the organic goodness. Most if not all of our customers use their own cloth bags or carry their things away in their bare hands. We do the same and I feel like this is one way of many that we show mother earth that we care for her it also shows our children just where our food comes from and how important it is to farm organically and to buy local saving on packaging, gas for the big trucks to truck in food, middle men and the list goes on… we bring our clean used jars back to our local beekeeper for our honey, our egg cartons back to our neighbors who sell us eggs, we recycle our jugs back to the maple syrup farmers when we need more, bring our cartons back to the berry farms to pick more, we save yogurt containers to sell seedlings at the farm stand and recycle glass jars for our bouquets, and sew and sell cloth bags for market.

]]> By: Everyday woman http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2009/08/13/caring-for-our-earth-as-a-family-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-2781 Everyday woman Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:55:14 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=2927#comment-2781 Your little girl is a true environmentalist already; you and Matt should be so proud! I'd love to share this with my students at school, who are my "little children" at the moment. We've organized clean-ups of our courtyard at school in the past, and a recycling plan for the school last year. This year, I'd like to help them publish a book on their green efforts! Hugs and all the best on your new arrival! Ruth Your little girl is a true environmentalist already; you and Matt should be so proud!

I’d love to share this with my students at school, who are my “little children” at the moment. We’ve organized clean-ups of our courtyard at school in the past, and a recycling plan for the school last year. This year, I’d like to help them publish a book on their green efforts!

Hugs and all the best on your new arrival!

Ruth

]]> By: mamasapplecores http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2009/08/13/caring-for-our-earth-as-a-family-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-2780 mamasapplecores Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:12:12 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=2927#comment-2780 Great post! We try do a lot of things to try to help our planet stay healthy (I'm an environmental scientist/engineer, and some of my courses in college were real wake up call to me). So, can I pick one thing? Hmmmm.....we don't throw any food scraps in the garbage - compost!, and in general we try to reduce our trash through reuse, recycling, and trying to avoid excess packaging when possible. Great post! We try do a lot of things to try to help our planet stay healthy (I’m an environmental scientist/engineer, and some of my courses in college were real wake up call to me). So, can I pick one thing? Hmmmm…..we don’t throw any food scraps in the garbage – compost!, and in general we try to reduce our trash through reuse, recycling, and trying to avoid excess packaging when possible.

]]> By: Kristin http://www.daysofyouandme.com/2009/08/13/caring-for-our-earth-as-a-family-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-2779 Kristin Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/?p=2927#comment-2779 I bought this book for my niece last year and would love to have a copy for my 2 yr. old son! I purchase all earth-friendly cleaning supplies and bath products for our family. I bought this book for my niece last year and would love to have a copy for my 2 yr. old son!
I purchase all earth-friendly cleaning supplies and bath products for our family.

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