tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105656475441064181.post4124489158542661735..comments2023-12-27T05:30:19.854-05:00Comments on Farming in the shade: Waste Not, Want Not Lonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11356390303823981248noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105656475441064181.post-31091355216212709852008-08-17T23:20:00.000-04:002008-08-17T23:20:00.000-04:00I wash out ziploc bags and use them again and agai...I wash out ziploc bags and use them again and again. It's a small thing, but hey...... I also don't run the dishwasher unless it's completely full, and I rarely do small loads of laundry either (part of the reason for that could be having 5 kids). We do a pretty good job of using up leftover food too, though we could probably do better.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09124072321266035104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105656475441064181.post-13202706483749054532008-08-15T11:23:00.000-04:002008-08-15T11:23:00.000-04:00One of my favorite ways to be both frugal and "gre...One of my favorite ways to be both frugal and "green" is to use cloth napkins. Every few years I buy a couple yards of calico when it's on sale, cut it up and hem it into napkins. Over the years, it has worked out to about $1/year for napkins. (I think that's less than the cost of one package of paper napkins.) Plus, they just work so much better than paper - no ripping or shredding when we use them. They just go into the laundry, hardly noticable in the regular loads. It's a little way to save that also feels like a luxury.<BR/><BR/>Of course, there are also the old standbys like only buying things that are on sale (aside from essentials like milk, eggs, etc.), <BR/>doing everything in town in one trip, having a garden, canning and freezing stuff, etc. <BR/><BR/>I need some animals to eat our kitchen scraps! Maybe some day....<BR/><BR/>DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105656475441064181.post-64572965863897624722008-08-14T22:25:00.000-04:002008-08-14T22:25:00.000-04:00Due to high fuel costs, I have definitely cut down...Due to high fuel costs, I have definitely cut down on quick trips to town and combine as many errands as I possibly can in one trip! I miss our 4-H hog projects because they got all of our "scrappy" type stuff, watermelon rinds, (their personal fave) and whatnot. Love your blog! LuAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com