How green is u yawd

[FrenchTickla]

not ur lawn [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70388-shameonyou.gif[/img] in di words of blu, bun fiya pon people and dem green lawn. joke mi a mek yaw.

pon a serious note though, everybatty a jump pon di environmental bandwagon, come share wah u a do fi help di situation and save di planet fi di nedda gingeration weh a come up backa u.

[FrenchTickla]

Re: How green is u yawd

mek mi stawt


mi use fabric grocery bag - even mek mi own but envirosax are so cute mi use dem deh pon a regular [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70371-jump.gif[/img]

mi change out mi bulb dem from years ago to energy efficient one dem - costco did have a good deal [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-idea.gif[/img]

mi get rid a mi lawn. odda dan di fact dat mi neighbor did have perfect lawn [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/notworthy.gif[/img] and mi cudden keep up [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img] , i hated rushing home fi cut grass, hated thatching, hated paying scotts lawn or wateva dem name fi "aereate" and it look sed way, hated having to water it so much by hand caw di people dem before mi neva put in nuh watering system and mi wasn't about fi fork out di funds. now mi have mulch, grasses, bulbs, veggies, trees, sedums, shrubs, rocks. now mi snicker to miself everytime di perfect neighbors mow dem lawn. (mi neva claim fi be a saint [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70400-talktohand.gif[/img])

mi put in a timed watering system so plants ongle get as much as dem need [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/yahoo.gif[/img] .

light dem inna di landscape is of di solar variety, nuh really great now dat di day dem shawt [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cold.gif[/img]

mi live weh dem fanatical [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70392-silly.gif[/img] bout recycle so mi is one a di fanatics too

mi join a bike group to support the right of bicyclits [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bexbad.gif[/img] <span style="color: #CC0000">SHARE DI ROAD!</span> (mi a consider riding to work but mi nuh dat evolved yet to go beyond tinking bout it)

mi have a few environmentally friendly household products - dishwashing liquid and such

[FrenchTickla]

Re: How green is u yawd

so a guess nuhbaddy no waan talk bout dis [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img]

[SandiF]

Re: How green is u yawd

well mi try...

recycle paper, old magazines, etc
recycle aluminium cans and bottles
recycle plastic bottles
use energy efficient bulbs in all sockets around di house
mi nuh have grass to cut...we use gravel inna di yard

catch rain water which is stored in 4 big heavy duty drums...i used the stored water in the gardens. we have to store these well to prevent mosquitoes from getting into it.

hang clothes outside to minimise use of dryer...winter it'll have to be different

i park and ride to work...a full tank of gas last me for 3 weeks. sometimes i think of riding the bicycle to work but mi nuh gravitate to that level and seriously doubt that I would.

[kia027]

Re: How green is u yawd

nat a fanatical
but

we compost
we recycle paper, plastics, glass
we reuse where we can
have energy star appliances
we use wind energy for electricity one of the green options from the electric company - they must buy the same amount of watts we use from the wind energy company.

have a cordless electric mower fi de back yard (mi did bringle pon mrKia and just contracted with a lawn service fi de front yard as mi did get tiyad of measuring 10" strands a grass out deh)

buy in bulk
i telecommute so I dont use that much energy for transportation but it is a wash since mi haffi fly inna de office bout every 6 weeks or so
We plants trees when we can, especially when we chap down the oak tree whe did a fall dung sooner or later

carry one shopping bag fi shapping

grow vegetables inna de summer and then a try freeze fi de wintah

[Shine_Eye_Girl]

Re: How green is u yawd

All now mi cyaa get nun ah di ting we a grow.....but mi nah seh nuttin [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/nahtalktoyuh.gif[/img]

[Green_Biscuit]

Re: How green is u yawd

We try to reduce, reuse and recycle whenever possible. I consolidate errands. I garden organically, and buy organic as often as I can. I minimize my use of chemicals in general, and try to conserve energy where possible (not involving flourescents which give me migraines). I am teaching my children as well, which is an important step.

If I ever get to build a house, I will make it as green as possible. This one, is 200 yrs old, and a rehab. That saved a lot of resources, too.