Comments on: Earth Day Contest!

By: Ellen Falkenberry

Ellen Falkenberry — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:30:16 +0000

I clean predominantly with alcohol, vinegar, lemon juice, and salt, rather than complex chemicals.

By: debbie moretti

debbie moretti — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:56:44 +0000

We use cloth diapers, cloth wipes, cloth napkins, and mama cloth for starters.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:19:18 +0000

We do a variety of things, like composting, recycling, using CFL and LED lightbulbs, not flushing the toilet every time, buying used clothes/toys, using cloth diapers, breastfeeding, opening the windows instead of using the A/C, biking to work, using worn out clothes as rags, etc.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:08:08 +0000

I recycle everything possible at home.

By: Sibley

Sibley — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:46:41 +0000

In our home we celebrate the Earth every day. We try to think about what we use and do in our home, how we shop, how we eat and how reduce our waste in our home. We shop local, most of the time, we use locally grown fruits and veggies (lots of veggies from our own garden) and we work hard not to fill our landfills, by refusing, redusing, reusing and recycling. That’s how we celebrate Earth Day!

By: Amy W

Amy W — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:46:31 +0000

My favorite eco-friendly thing was using cloth diapers with my daughter.
Now, I am using snack containers and other reusable containers when we go out to limit plastic bags….

By: Marcella Cook

Marcella Cook — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:11:58 +0000

We do several different things to be Earth Friendly! We run a small family farm, and use the chicken poop as fertilizer along with using my beehive for pollination of our garden. Between my sister and I, we recycle clothes. She has a 4 year old, I have a 3 year old and my step daughter has an almost 1 year old, so my sister sends clothes and shoes to me, and I send them to my step daughter. I also use cloth diapers when my son is not in daycare and also use cloth monthly “mama” pads. We recycle the egg cartons that we sell our eggs in, and our customers always bring them back to us when they buy another dozen. We’ve taught Monster to garden already, last year he grew some amazing squash. We also have an underground creek that is on our property, and we use that to water the garden because the water isn’t safety tested to drink. So, we’re a very eco-friendly family!!!

By: Louise

Louise — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:00:12 +0000

I shop at consignment stores for my children’s toys. Not only do I get great toys at reasonable prices, we don’t get all the excess packaging that comes along with them.

By: Linda Morris-Jackson

Linda Morris-Jackson — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:14:18 +0000

I just recently started composting. I add anything from dryer lint to egg shells. I have such a smaller bag of garbage! fertilize my plants and can’t wait to use it in my garden. Can’t wait for all the fabulous fruits and veggies!

By: Verena Dennis

Verena Dennis — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:21:05 +0000

One of the ways I like to be eco friendly at home is to use reusable waterbottles. I fill them with filtered tab water. I also seperate trash into plastics, papers, glass and everything that is bio degradeable like egg shells and banana peels. I use them in my back yard to fertilize.