Submitted by Joan Cuthbertson (not verified) on 18 April, 2008 - 17:57.
Shopping at yard sales on Saturday mornings has saved me a lot of money on clothes and household items and I enjoy the thrill of the chase. On the way home, I run chores - library (I recommend the book Not Buying It - My Year Without Shopping), grocery shopping, farmers market (local pork and beef raised humanely, eggs, veggies and fruit), and pick up bags of leaves I see on the curb for adding to my compost heap. I'm taking a 40-hour course for Master Composter, free from Meckleburg County in Charlotte, NC. In return for the instruction, books, wire compost bin and snips, pitchfork, vermiculture kit (worm keeping), native plant exchange with classmates, trips to composting and recycling facilities and community gardens, I have to give back 40 hours in community service, such as teaching composting classes and home waste reduction and helping out at parks and community gardens and events. It is a lot of fun and a great way to meet fascinating people and help our community. Malls and fast food just don't appeal to me anymore. I've unplugged my TV as I never seem to watch it and I don't have or want a home computer. During the week I try to use public transport to and from work to catch up on some reading and get some exercise. Being Green does not mean being deprived!
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Shopping at yard sales on Saturday mornings has saved me a lot of money on clothes and household items and I enjoy the thrill of the chase. On the way home, I run chores - library (I recommend the book Not Buying It - My Year Without Shopping), grocery shopping, farmers market (local pork and beef raised humanely, eggs, veggies and fruit), and pick up bags of leaves I see on the curb for adding to my compost heap. I'm taking a 40-hour course for Master Composter, free from Meckleburg County in Charlotte, NC. In return for the instruction, books, wire compost bin and snips, pitchfork, vermiculture kit (worm keeping), native plant exchange with classmates, trips to composting and recycling facilities and community gardens, I have to give back 40 hours in community service, such as teaching composting classes and home waste reduction and helping out at parks and community gardens and events. It is a lot of fun and a great way to meet fascinating people and help our community. Malls and fast food just don't appeal to me anymore. I've unplugged my TV as I never seem to watch it and I don't have or want a home computer. During the week I try to use public transport to and from work to catch up on some reading and get some exercise. Being Green does not mean being deprived!