Back to Basics by Living Green...: Zoe is here!

What We Do Now

Use cloth bags when shopping.
We use Ivory Soap, baking soda and vinegar to wash laundry. They are less expensive and not toxic, as commercial detergents are.
I sew some of our clothing and what I don't sew we buy used, as this cuts down on our exposure to the chemicals on new clothing
We avoid processed foods and cook most everything "from scratch"
We are a "chemical free" home. Baking soda, vinegar, Dr. Bronners soap and a pumice stone serve our needs just fine!
I use the Diva Cup instead of pads or tampons
We have free range chickens for eggs. I haven't had the heart to slaughter any for meat yet!
We use "family cloth"
We do not use papertowel but instead use cloth napkins and dish towels
We use cloth diapers
We, as much as humanly possible, do not use plastic in our home. This includes not using plastic garbage bags.
We recycle our plastic, paper, glass and cans
We compst any and everything that can be composted
What we cannot grow, we buy locally from the Mennonite Farmer's Market
We have two large gardens and try to grow as much of our own food as possible
We freeze and home can the food we grow so that we can eat it during the winter months.