I watched a TV programme this week about saving money on your shopping.
It's the type of show I would usually have on in the background while I'm knitting or sewing; the type of show I'd 'shout' at, saying things like: 'You'd save move money if you didn't buy all that crap!' Etc..
Anyway, this week's show involved a family saving the environment.
This was a different angle to the usual money management theme, and it made a lot of sense.
One aspect I was interested in was cleaning products. I really like cleaning, but there is an awful lot of waste - plastic bottles, kitchen roll, etc. This programme got me thinking about what we could do differently.
Some ideas I am going to try are:
* a dishwashing soap bar, instead of washing up liquid that comes in a plastic bottle
* shampoo and conditioning bars
* re-usable kitchen roll
* a laundry egg
We currently use soap nuts, but used to use a laundry egg about 10 years ago.
Another area to think about is our fruit and veg. Buying from a local farm shop that delivers weekly is something we've been doing since before the first lockdown. The quality of the food is super, and there is no packaging waste.
Following this week's show, I decided to have only in- season products. The farm shop buys from all local producers, with the exception of fruit that cannot be grown easily in the uk (Bananas and Satsumas, for example). My box came today and I plan our weekly meals around the produce.
The last thing the programme talked about was second hand clothing, as this reduces the carbon footprint from buying all new clothing. As regular readers know, I'm a tried and tested second-hand Annie!!
What coukd you change in your house to be more eco-friendly?
Take care,
Tracey xx
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