Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Shopping For Mother Earth - The How To Guide

1. Stop the shop: grow your own vegetables.
2. Use a bag: keep your shopping trip short by using a bag instead of a trolley.
3. Smart shopper: do not buy products with palm oil and that are genetically modified.
4. BYO bag: ditch the plastic for something a little cooler, see eco-bags.
5. Wasted on food: buy only what you need.
6. Bulk foods and natural cleaning products: save on food miles and reduce packaging by eating local foods and by buying highly concentrated natural cleaning products.
7. Organic: rid the world of fossil fuel thirsty pesticides and eat organic foods.
8. Fresh foods: avoid processed foods as huge amounts of energy are used in the packaging of foods.
9. Seasonal food: only eat what is in season, this will reduce the need to have food stored (storage emissions) and of course reduces transport emissions.
10. Walk it: keep shopping at a walking distance which is not only good for you, it’s good for your wallet, the car & your carbon footprint.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Shopping For Mother Earth - The How To Guide

1. Stop the shop: grow your own vegetables.
2. Use a bag: keep your shopping trip short by using a bag instead of a trolley.
3. Smart shopper: do not buy products with palm oil and that are genetically modified.
4. BYO bag: ditch the plastic for something a little cooler, see eco-bags.
5. Wasted on food: buy only what you need.
6. Bulk foods and natural cleaning products: save on food miles and reduce packaging by eating local foods and by buying highly concentrated natural cleaning products.
7. Organic: rid the world of fossil fuel thirsty pesticides and eat organic foods.
8. Fresh foods: avoid processed foods as huge amounts of energy are used in the packaging of foods.
9. Seasonal food: only eat what is in season, this will reduce the need to have food stored (storage emissions) and of course reduces transport emissions.
10. Walk it: keep shopping at a walking distance which is not only good for you, it’s good for your wallet, the car & your carbon footprint.