Veggies are Eco Friendly-Killing Animals Cruely is not

Part of living green is being kind to the earth and one more way we can do this is to use our resources wisely and not be wasteful. It takes more energy and land to breed and raise an animal for slaughter then it does to just grow vegetables and grains to eat.

I watched a few minutes of a really disturbing video that I really cant even list the link here to because its so disgusting. I had to close my eyes several times. If you want to watch it for yourself and get educated on how animals are treated just google meat dot org. If you choose to be blind to the fact that this really happens, well I can tell you I have seen the semi trucks with the chickens in cages going down the freeway. They live in cages their whole life then they are literally kicked and thrown into another cage for transport and not allowed water of food for several days. Many die on their trek just so they can be eaten later.

I grew up eating meat so everyone can get over the whole but its so tasty thing because you know what? so are a lot of other things and I think its unforgivable the way animals are treated just so we can eat them. We buy cage free eggs for the most part and I still eat chicken and fish but Im rethinking those as well. I have only had red meat once in the last 8 mo, maybe longer and it was only because the waiter forgot I asked for a veggie patty. I didn't even eat half of it.

I wont judge you for eating meat, don't judge me when I don't. Just saying if were going to eat meat lets make wise choices and buy from reputable companies and think about what can we do to stop the cruelty? Not to mention if  we are eating meat that comes from the slaughterhouses that were on the video which we probably are we are eating diseased animals that lived a horrible short life.

The people that work there Im sorry but must have some kind of psychopathic tendencies. How can anyone over and over again with their own hands injure, mutilate and kill an animal the way they do?? So, there's my rant and fair warning for today. If you don't want to be disgusted, don't look up the video. If you can squeamishly get through part of it to educate yourself, the go ahead...

Go Green

With all the talk these days about gmo's and organic and being green friendly...

How ya doing?

I'm doing fine.

I recycle the glass.

I don't bring home plastic bags unless they are ones from previous packaging that was to be thrown out.

I support my local business.

I buy thrift store pretty much all the time.

I hand wash and hang to dry anything I can.

I compost.

When I say I, I mean we. The family. Four of us practice green living every day.

We shop bulk. We garden.

Every little bit makes a difference and you can do your part.

What will it be?

Eco Friendly Food Savers

Have you ever brought home delicious bread and ate the whole loaf only to toss the bread bag into the trash?

Nope, not I.

Have you ever bought the fake meat tenders that has the resealable seal and tossed it into the trash along with said bread bag?

No, not I.

Have you ever ate all of your cottage cheese just to toss the tub into the trash?

No, not I.

We use every container, wrapper and bag multiple times.

The bread bags wrap leftovers. They go around blocks of cheese. The wrap up left over pizza -unless of course we remembered to keep the box then we put the leftovers in there.

The food baggies that are resealable get washed and used for bits of cheese, onion or any other left over that needs a fresh seal.

The plastic tubs that seem to be every where...cottage cheese tubs, margarine tubs, yogurt tubs...

We use them for leftovers, craft projects and finally at the end of their use they get washed and go into recycling.

My six year old is smart enough to know most recycling items on his own and if he doesn't know, he asks. Are you teaching yourself recycling? Are you teaching yourself to be kind to the earth?

If that last line sounded corny, think about it. Where does your trash go and what is it made of? Can it be reused or recycled?  Who has a job created by recycling? Who does it hurt to recycle? No one.

Look in your garbage, you wont see much actual garbage. You will se mostly compost and recycling. Get on it....carry on and recycle.

Forever Green

When I pass from my body and leave this earth
I wish to be planted as a tree and grow forever in girth
To provide shade and shadow for ever and then
to return to earth to dirt once again

For this I am and forever will be
a piece of eternity
sublime and catching
green and fetching
forever green
I wish to be

I am earth
plant me a tree
When I pass from body and leave this earth
plant me a kiss before I hit dirt
forgive the bluntness
forgive the hurt
Give me grievance
give me sweet smelling dirt

I am forever green
I am tree
plant me in earth