Go green and save your wallet as well as the planet...

Everyone can find little ways to go green. Composting food scraps saves the nutrients we didn't use by converting it into great soil. I use that great soil to grow more great veggies. Instead of filling a landfill I'm essentially filling myself with healthy vegetables. When I have extra I preserve them by canning them at home. The glass mason jars are reusable and waste a lot less than buying canned vegetables. It may be old fashioned, but you won't complain once you have a taste of summer tomatoes in January.

Bottled water is a waste of money and all those plastic bottles use up fossil fuels. Not to mention they take forever to decompose if not recycled. A Brita pitcher and stainless steel water bottle are my solution to bottled water. Not only does it save me a lot of money every year, but it's also saving the environment.

Plastics just aren't great for the earth, or our bodies, so instead of using plastic baggies, or containers, I purchased some Pyrex containers. They are sturdy, don't leak, and can safely go in the microwave without leaching chemicals into your food.