Celebrate Earth day April 22, 2014 & every day!
- Buy your meat, eggs, fresh produce from local farmers or farmers markets--it's healthier and generally uses lass packaging.
- Grow herbs in your own back yard.
- Plan to "pick your own": Strawberries, peaches, apples are my favorites. Pick your own incorporates healthy eating with an activity-a 2for 1 event which is always a good frugal option!
- Grill out suing a gas grill-more eco-friendly and a LOT easier. Natural gas burns cleaner than propane and high BTUS burn more energy.
- Choose sustainable seafood for more information check out www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx
- Read Animal, Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingslover
- Compost. Read www.howtocompost.org for tips
- Use cloth towels for kitchen cleanups and cloth napkins instead of disposable
- Keep your oven pre-heating time to a minimum
- Make your lunchboxes waste free by wrapping sandwich's in waxed paper which can be composted.
- Keep the oven door shut while cooking. Every time you open the door the temperature drops by about 25 degrees, increasing the cooking time
- Cleaning your oven: If you have a self cleaning oven, do this immediately after you've used it to take advantage of residual heat
- Cooking on a gas stove? The blue flame indicates efficiency
- Use your microwave-it's energy efficient
- Minimize the use of your garbage disposal
- Refrigerators account for about 12% of your monthly energy bill-buy an Energy Star qualified appliance when replacing
- Appliance seals minimize energy waste--make sure the seals on your oven, freezer and fridge work properly to help reduce electrical consumption
- Use the toaster oven for preparing small meals
- Recycle glass, plastic an newspapers
- use cloth bags to carry home groceries
- Run your dishwasher when it is full
- Use items made from recycled products: everything from glassware to garbage bags
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