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How GREEN are you?
Now that I'm living in a big city and I have access to Whole Foods and Trader Joes, I find myself drawn to pay more to buy organic/natural foods and items. Some of my friends tease me about being duped by the clever marketing of the "organic" companies.
I love the idea of helping my body and the environment, but how far is too far? And if I should go "all the way", how do I avoid breaking the bank?
Any thoughts or experiences? Do tell!
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I love the idea of helping my body and the environment, but how far is too far? And if I should go "all the way", how do I avoid breaking the bank?
Any thoughts or experiences? Do tell!
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Tags: green, health, natural, organic, whole foods
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Permalink Reply by cooper on -
As for organic I buy at the farmers markets where the farmers make clear they do not use synthetic chemicals to treat their produce. I do think the organic markets tend to be a rip off, it depends what you are looking for. I shop a market here sometimes. I do tend to use only plant based make-up, so I sometimes purchase that at a natural food and product store, and it is expensive, but except for online there is no cheap drugstore brand.
You can eat virtually preservative free from a regular large grocery store usually for cheaper than from a specialty market. As with anything you have to look at what you are buying and decide if it is really different —there is some speculation that organic produce appears to last too long these days to be truly organic. I think there is a happy medium where you can eat and live green without getting taken for a ride.
I grew up in a pretty green family though, my mother is a vegan and my father is an architect/engineer who has done only green building his whole career. I lean toward green but I also lean toward not getting taken for a ride.
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Permalink Reply by BraceletSeeds on -
I love farmers markets though they're not usually available in the winter. That's when I wish I lived in New York or San Francisco.
I actually just switched to more natural cosmetics, especially with all the studies talking about the dangers of some chemicals. Many of the ingredients they use are actually banned in Europe. The website is safecosmetics.org.
I didn't hear about organic food possibly lasting too long. That's interesting though and now that I think about it, makes some sense. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by BraceletSeeds on
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actually the website is www.cosmeticsdatabase.com.....you can type in virtually any brand and it will tell you how harmful the ingredients are.
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Permalink Reply by Jaclyn on -
Definitely agree with this, you just got to have the time to really look into what you're buying. Sometimes just choosing between what issues matter most to you, too...
I tend to think I'm pretty green, but its an evolution I guess.
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Permalink Reply by David Stehle on -
I started with light bulbs about 2 years ago...and that is about as far I as I got. I should probably be ashamed, huh? I would like to be more "green" though and I think I will make more of an effort to do so.
Actually now that I think about it, I've "gone green" in other ways, I'm just feeling too lazy to write about it here. Hey, that conserves bandwidth and that's "green", right? (kidding)
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Permalink Reply by BraceletSeeds on
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I still need to switch my light bulbs. I think I've only done like 2 in the whole house.
Hey, being lazy can be very green. Turn the lights off, let the grass grow, and meditate.
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Permalink Reply by The Sassy Sexpert on -
One "green" habit of mine is using reusable shopping bags. I keep them in my car and just pull them out when I go to the grocery store. I can carry way more food in one bag making for less trips to my apt./car AND I don't have to deal with tons of plastic bags in my tiny apartment so overall I highly recommend it.
Except the last time I used them, the clerk made fun of me and proceeded to tell me about how he needs to rush out and buy firearms because Obama will make it too difficult for him....I tried to assure him that I think with the economic situation and all that he might be preoccupied.
I also encourage myself to walk as often as possible (I live close to different restaurants etc.)....
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Permalink Reply by BraceletSeeds on
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I need to start using reusable shopping bags but I guess I don't know how to start. Do you hold the bags the whole time your shopping and how do you know how many to bring?
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Permalink Reply by The Sassy Sexpert on
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I normally bring about 5 (3 of mine are GIGANTIC) and just put them in the cart as I shop. I acquired these bags at different conferences - I would guess that I would need about 8 of the regular size ones - it really depends on how much or little you shop for.
I've seen some people just use their bag as a shopping cart and hand over the bag at the cashier....
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Permalink Reply by Fred on -
a very dark kind of green, but hey, I'm from europe, we use half the energy you guys do. (and yes, we do have running water)
This is cheating, I know.
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Permalink Reply by BraceletSeeds on
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I think we can learn a lot from the Europeans. I hear you barely see any SUVs over there and cars are not a priority which is why gas is like $9 a gallon.
Also Americans may be considered spoiled because we have soo much space and access to anything we want for cheap. I guess we take that for granted.
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