I went to a viewing of No Impact Man last night at the Bay View EcoVillage. What a great place and documentary! The movie is about Colin Beavan who decides to see what would happen if his family (wife and young daughter) lived for 1 year making no impact on the earth. It was interesting to see how things are so connected that we just take for granted. No electricity means no fridge, which means no milk (he comes up with a solution). No electricity also means no washing machine (they find out the tub and your feet works fine!) It was great to see how you can come up with eco friendly alternatives to our societal destructive ways. Not that 'Family Cloth' would work for all families (what you use instead of toilet paper. Fabric wipes you wash just like cloth diapers). Being No Impact would be very, very challenging for almost all of us but even if you do a few of the eco concious actions it will make a big impact.
A few simple easy eco actions you can do right now:
- Marcal Small Steps toilet paper. http://www.marcalsmallsteps.com It is 100% recycled ..I know you are thinking 'ouch, scratchy ol' recycled toilet paper' But is it not scratchy! It is not uber soft but it is much better then recycled toilet paper from back in the day. They have been around since 1950 and have saved million and million trees. Pick N Save carries it and they have it on sale usually every other month. In the Sunday paper coupons, you can find a $1.00 off coupon. And if you go to Pick N Save on Wednesday, it is double coupon day!
- We love our To-Go Ware utensil set. http://to-goware.com It is a bamboo set of a knife, spoon, fork and chopsticks in a pouch (We add a straw too). We keep it in the diaper bag so we always have it when we go out to eat. Then we don't need to use plastic ware!
Join thousands doing the Sierra Club No Impact Week--Starting TODAY 8/29
The No Impact Experiment is a one-week carbon cleanse that starts on Sunday, August 29th. It is a chance for you to see what a difference no-impact living can have on your quality of life. It's not about giving up creature comforts but an opportunity for you to test whether the modern "conveniences" you take for granted are actually making you happier or just eating away at your time and money.
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageNavigator/NAT_noimpact
We are going to try the No Impact Experiment for this week. I know it will be hard but everything we do will help the Earth. ***We pledge and guarantee to not eat out for this No Impact week.*** This is a big thing for us. We eat out way more then we should.
Now, I must tell you about the Bay View EcoVillage. What a great set-up. Mark, who lives there and hosted the movie party, explained how the village works. There are 7 adults and 3 children that live in 2 side by side duplexes. They all share 1 car, they cook and eat meals together, have 1 TV in a room large enough to hold all of them and more and they have a massive vegetable garden. They have their own village. It was awesome to see. Thanks Mark and Lauren for hosting this event!!!
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