Comments on: Green Prophets Start at Home: The Kitchen

By: Angel

Angel — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:01:15 +0000

I have a condenser dryer and use the water from that with a teensy bit of vinegar, salt and about 5 lemons worth of juice to wash my floors. the lemon smell cancels out the vinegar and it’s really good.

By: Rivka

Rivka — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:42:56 +0000

This is a nice beginning. With our water shortage, I would like to see more people recycle kitchen sink water to the garden, potted plants and to flush toilet. Also recycle bathtub water to flush tiolet, to clean floors and car etc!

By: Karin

Karin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:02:20 +0000

This is not the first time you have commented here ;). Maybe you do care about the planet and our effects on it, after all?
Karin

By: Scavenger

Scavenger — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:13:03 +0000

Sorry, this goy doesnt think we will be destroying the planet any time soon.

By: sara

sara — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:03:24 +0000

Ecover has started appearing in supermarkets lately. I saw almost all their products in Mega, and also in some smaller ones.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:39:41 +0000

For the ant problem, here in Central Texas, we sometimes use dried mollases. It normally comes in 50 pound bags, and is used for feed, but it also has the benefits of driving off ants, and contributing to the organic mass in the garden, feeding microbes that help the soil become better for vegetables.

By: Karin

Karin — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:23:43 +0000

Wow Linda, sounds like you have lots of neat ideas. Please share more if you get the chance.

By: wildsynergy

wildsynergy — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:08:49 +0000

Thanks so much for your post, Karin! My alternative to storing food in plastic in the fridge is this: i purchase or harvest veggies using a basket or paper bag and then i place a small amount of water in a metal bowl, place the greens and other leafy veggies in the bowl, i then wet a cloth napkin and place it over the veggies. This works well. All in all, when accessing my creativity in these realms of being mindful, i ask myself how my Great Grandmother would have done it, before they came out with all of the products that we’ve learned to ‘blindly’ depend on.
I look forward to reading more of your entries, and sharing ideas! Be well, Linda

By: Karin

Karin — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:42:52 +0000

Sounds like you *really* care James. If you have any other useful kitchen hints, do share. I for one would like to see the standard kitchen fridge halved in size. Who uses the fridge to its max? It’s usually just holding junk that we can’t be bothered to eat.

By: james

james — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:36:41 +0000

Nice piece. There is also a new kid on the eco block: recycled aluminium foil. Again, brought some back from UK - not sure if it’s available here yet … its from a Swedish company called If you care. check out the website: http://www.ifyoucare.com