by Texas Homesteader ~
Do you hate the hodgepodge pile of stained plastic food storage dishes with their mismatched or missing lids? Me too. Ditch the Plastic! Glass jars are easy to repurpose for food storage. And being able to see the food in your refrigerator may slow down your food waste as well.
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Biodegradable weed block for your planting rows in the garden? Yes it’s really a thing! And it degrades by the end of the season to just mix back into your soil. I’ve been able to source it for free using repurposed feed sacks.
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I don’t typically use plastic produce bags. I mean, my veggies can usually play nice without being separated from each other by plastic. đŸ™‚
But sometimes with bulk buying it’s just easier for the cashier to have like items all bundled together. So if I buy 16 roma tomatoes to make Pico de Gallo for a family dinner, bundling them all together for the cashier just makes sense.
But oh how I hated to use that plastic bag. I mean, yeah, I’ll make sure it gets reused somehow when I get home. But I’m trying to SHUN plastic aren’t I?
by Texas Homesteader ~
How would grandma have done it? I’ve been seeing this question a lot on social media lately.
But it’s great food for thought, especially for those striving to reduce waste and save a little money too in their own kitchens. Let’s see how grandma would have done it.
by Texas Homesteader ~
Y’all know I hate plastic. A LOT. Is our home plastic free? Oh no, of course not. Yeah I’ll push back against plastic waste wherever possible but there’s certainly no perfection here at our Homestead! Is it the same for you?
Sometimes the very magnitude of the problem makes you wonder “why bother?”. Whelp, there are as many reasons as there are points of view. But here’s why I make the effort in our home.
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Several weeks ago we were shopping for a family gathering and we needed to pick up some fresh limes for Homemade Pico de Gallo.
While we were in the grocery store to pick up limes, RancherMan decided that ‘6 for $1’ was the way to go. I wasn’t sure we’d go through all six limes though.
As it turns out there were indeed limes leftover after our gathering. To keep them from going to waste I washed them and tossed ’em in the freezer.
Come see how a frozen lime helps me reduce waste in the kitchen.
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As much as I hate it, plastic is EVERYWHERE! Replacing plastic with an eco-friendly option doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult. Come see 7 easy ways I’ve been able to reduce plastic in our kitchen, mostly for FREE!