As the economy continues to crumble, so we are told, try these suggestions to save money and help the environment too
- feed all your senses for free by getting out on to a farm on LEAF OpenFarm Sunday every June (… or visit a LEAF Demonstration Farm throughout the year).
- look out for the LEAF Marque on your fruit and veg for affordable food grown by farmers who really care for the environment.
- buy local if you can – fresher and fewer food miles.
- think twice before you buy – - do you really need another T shirt! Lesspackaging results from less purchasing!
- make your creases count – pack away your iron and put on a smile! Spread out slightly damp garments (that have been hung on the line of course!) and smooth them firmly.
- get down and dirty! Wash your clothes and bedding less! Air the roomand turn the duvet over – it can last another week?!
- use eco-balls or similar in your washing machine – google for suppliers. Well worth having.
- keep the car in the garage and get out the bike as often as you can.
- make your own clothes, modify old ones…Buy from secondhand or charity shops and sell/give them your clothes. Nothing wrong here that a good dryclean won’t sort out, and this is recycling in its most fun sense!
- make your garden a small holding – even in a small corner. Grow your own herbs/vegetables, and raise chickens (bantams are the most manageable if you do not have vast acreage).
- use candles to light your meals after dark – altogether a more atmospheric experience.
- MORE suggestions welcomed – please post away!
All best
Old Macdonald
