Natural and Sustainable

There are simple steps in order to be more green, no not the color, like Kermit the Frog, but the living style. Here are the five steps to follow and in changing your living habits today.

#1: Renew: What this means is take an old, used piece of something and give it new life. How? By giving it a fresh coat of paint, or stain. Using it or making it in to something else altogether. A lot of old, worn out furniture can be made new again with just a bit of creativity and imagination and not to mention care and time.

#2: Recycle: Almost every product we buy in the store anymore can be recycled. Milk jugs, juice boxes, paper, pens, plastic or glass pop bottles. So before you think of throwing it in the trash think of what it can be made into again and again and again. Even your old tires on your car, when you got get them replaced, ask the tire dealer to make sure and recycle your old ones.

#3: Reduce: If you plan on buying new laundry detergent or floor cleaner or even a big pack of toilet paper, consider buying items and products in larger containers that are concentrated. There is less packaging that goes into making that items and you will be digging into your wallet less often as well.

#4: Recover: Also known as reclaimed. When you are considering new flooring in your own home in the future or even now, consider using reclaimed or recovered wood flooring. What’s so neat about reclaimed items is they always have a story to tell no matter how many times someone has used them, walked on them or even recovered them. You can also reclaim other things within your home. Take for instance the old pews in churches., With a little time and paint they would make great benches on your porch or even in your own homes entry way. Don’t you think?

#5: Reuse: Always think reusable over disposable. Especially with your grocery bags and your glasses and plates. Never settle for what is, always strive for better within your own home and you and your families health.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Making the organic difference: Researchers around the world are proving that every day eating of organic food is healthiest for people and producing food organically is better for the environment overall. In your own garden and at the grocery store, your small choices can add up to be a huge impact on yourself and your family as well as the entire world.