Plan to start riding bike to work, buy locally and advocate socially.

I think these actions will never be finished cause that would be bad. They will always be in progress.

i have sold all 3 of my cars, i bought a pony specifically to teach to pull a cart and i'm now looking to move to a comunity where i can travel to shops by cart also sell some of my own produce, specifically hens eggs for people who cannot tollerate gluten-so hens eat a wheat free diet! i have avoided buying new clothes and now only needed items will be bought, ive gone a year without going 'shopping' i'm researching green energy for my house as i want to rid myself of a carbon footprint.

 

i have suffered with allergy and intollerance for over a decade due to pollution and toxic substances found in my dna i now try and live with it but more and more people will suffer as i have if we dont take steps, i now write books about health and self help, i am looking to gather data to find case studies and write a small pocketbook to help people who dont think they could go green...it is the only option!

Using recycled stainless steel basins as rain collectors for watering purposes

THIS IS WHAT IM DOING

I have been researching the web for eco friendly products to give my office a green makeover. As a gadget geek i love owning the latest technology. Yet there is a barrier between what is purchased and what shouldn't be purchsed because of unnessasary materials and power usage. I gave myself a dream and a goal to purchase a new eco friendly computer for my office. As many of you may know there are several options out there in the computer section which can be purchased with eco friendly options. Dell, HP, APPLE, and several other computer producing companies have been doing there best to keep up with the demand of a greener world. I thought it would be more efficient and knowledgable if i built my own from scratch so that i would know exactally what i would be putting into my new purchase. I wanted a computer with power capabilities to do massive web design out put and graphics, plus be able to play some simple computer games and fast paced internet searching.

The Eco features in my custom built eco computer

low power consumption in the AC adapter- a special Power source as large as a quarrter, and efficient

Tiny in size compared to the massive towers they build today- It's about a 7Wx7Wx2.5 H

a fast processor, but not too fast that it consumse more power, or is less efficient

HARD DRIVES- low power consumption, I chose a low power 320GB WD Scorpio Black HD- 2.5" laptop drive

Built in efficient Graphics chip- NO CARDS

EXternal HD- 1 TB eco friendly, 30% more efficient HD

Eco Friendly Motherboard- uses less harmful or toxic chemicals in the production process

Samsung 24" Energy Star rated HDTV monitor

Wound up with a Dual Core Processor 4850e 2.50GHz

4GB RAM

32 bit operating system- lower power consumption than a 64bit

I am pleased to say this runs like a powerful beast without the consumption of a gas hog!

i will post pictures of it later.

 

I have worked hard over the last ten years to change habits.  It started small and my husband was a real leader in this department.  We started with just recycling the basics and slowly have moved to energy efficient applicances, lightbulbs, weatherproofing our home, how we garden and what products we use for our lawn and how we shovel and chip ice in the winter instead of throwing salt.  I also have been buyng as much local products as possible.  We have always bought used furniture and clothing and will continue to do so.  We bought cars that use less gas and also plan to drive them till they "fall apart"!  Within my home I have made a conscience effort to remove as many toxic chemicals as I can and lately I have even switched our laundry, dishwasher, hand and body soaps to natural products.  My cleaning products have been natural products for some time simply because I could not clean with harsh chemicals because of the headaches they would cause.  I am  proud of the steps we have taken so far, though I know that there is so much more we can do yet.