Category: Environment

A great new, and local, website I’ve just discovered. How I didn’t already know about this I do not know.

This morning while I was washing my hair with my organic shampoo and conditioner I found myself thinking about organic products. Particularly the fact that the jury is still out on weather organic foods/products are really any better for you than non-organic. My thought was that even if they’re not (though I do believe they are) they are certainly better for the environment.

My newest project is buying organic cotton over normal cotton as it one of the worst things we grow on our planet. I’ve found I can get a bit of organic cotton clothing at Target so it’s still affordable. I saw an add last week for organic cotton towels so I’ll buy them when mine need replacing. And I recently bought organic cotton balls – when I thought about the fact I was going through 3-4 each day during my skin care routine.

My regular blog readers will already know that we get organic fruit & veg (what we don’t grow ourselves) delivered by Doorstep Organics and I buy whatever I can organic from the supermarket. I would say at least 2/3 of  our diet is organic – maybe more. We buy organic milk but not organic butter (I did for a while but it was a bit too expensive with amount we go through – i.e. one dd who has buttered toast for ALL main meals). Even if it is no better for us – it is better for the environment ( and the cows in the case of milk). And I do really notice that the organic fruit and veg last MUCH LONGER than that bought from the supermarket. I’m guessing that’s cause it’s straight from the grower to me and not hanging around in a cold room somewhere.

I was also very excited the last time I was at the beauticians to find out they will be stocking an organic skin care range. At the moment the one i use is natural but not organic.

Anyway, if you do don’t buy organic yet I challenge you to have a think about it. If not for your health, then do it for the health of the world.

I got these eco bags about a month ago, after seeing a post on Lightening’s blog. I ordered 6 of them plus the little bag to keep them in. They are so beautiful and I’m constantly getting comments on them. Best of all just slip right into the back pocket of my bag – so they are so easy to retrieve when I need them. I still use the grocery bags for groceries but these are great for EVERYTHING else. I had been using some bags from Howards Storage but these are so much better (they are bigger) and so much prettier.

And these bags can be sent back for recycling at the end of their life – approx 5 years. How’s that for being good for the environment? They will save me from getting hundreds of plastic bags this year and they won’t be dumped in the rubbish when I’ve finished with them.