I haven't used this blog much for mom stuff - I guess I tend to keep all that stuff mixed in with the rest of my life's ranting over at the LJ. But - hubster and I are working on some changes to the way we do things. I'm not an environmentalist, there are parts of the green movement I think are off base, BUT a large majority of the rest of it - is not only logical and beneficial but fits into the grand picture I have of the way I want to raise my kids. So - in an effort to keep myself on track with these changes - I think I'm going to start documenting them.
Husband will (hopefully) be building us a compost box this week and I'll take a picture of it. We've got a lot of veggies started and we've probably missed the boat on putting in a real garden this year but we are going to start relandscaping the backyard to fit in a nice sized garden for us for next year. If we can keep the deer and rabbits out - maybe even a garden that can produce enough stuff to do some canning and freezing. So, the recycle bins and compost box are step one. Phasing into natural, biodegradable cleaning products is step two. Step three will come in time. We don't have the land to be self-sufficient (I so wish that we did!!) but we can start. Maybe someday, we'll be able to move to a ten acre lot somewhere and do even better. Of course this means that I will no longer be able to forget to water the plants but that's maybe doable. So - I'm going to start keeping track of what we're doing to be less a part of the problem. I'm hoping to do reviews on certain products when I get the chance to try them too. Maybe even post fun, natural crafts and projects to do with kids too!
~S
Posted by Shade53 at June 5, 2008 10:27 AM