Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Babycare and Carbon Footprint

It can be a very touchy subject, but having babies has a huge impact on our environment, especially in Western cultures, where our carbon footprints are already massive. When you have a baby make sure you bring them up with a "tread lightly" philosophy.
  • Breast is the BEST - if possible breastfeed, not only is it extremely good for your baby but it's extremely good for the environment. In particular, you will save tonnes of CO2 going into the environment as you will not need packaged products like baby bottles, formula & other baby food items
    * If you would like to read more about breastfeeding vs bottle feeding click here
  • Organic baby food - if you have a backyard, or even a windowsill you can grow your own organic fruit and vegetables. It's easy, cheap & will save you driving to get your own and will cut your food miles significantly
  • Borrow, swap and lend philosophy - borrow clothes, send them to your friends when you are done. Buy 2nd hand clothes
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Babycare and Carbon Footprint

It can be a very touchy subject, but having babies has a huge impact on our environment, especially in Western cultures, where our carbon footprints are already massive. When you have a baby make sure you bring them up with a "tread lightly" philosophy.
  • Breast is the BEST - if possible breastfeed, not only is it extremely good for your baby but it's extremely good for the environment. In particular, you will save tonnes of CO2 going into the environment as you will not need packaged products like baby bottles, formula & other baby food items
    * If you would like to read more about breastfeeding vs bottle feeding click here
  • Organic baby food - if you have a backyard, or even a windowsill you can grow your own organic fruit and vegetables. It's easy, cheap & will save you driving to get your own and will cut your food miles significantly
  • Borrow, swap and lend philosophy - borrow clothes, send them to your friends when you are done. Buy 2nd hand clothes
Andrew
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