Some ideas I have come up with are:
~Buy organic-Whether you usually buy 90% of your groceries organic or 0%, why not make an effort to choose 1 item that you wouldn't normally buy organic and find an organic and/or local alternative.
~Reuse-If you are hosting Thanksgiving this year, forget about the disposable dishes. If you don't have enough plates or silverware for all of your guests, simply explain that you are having a 'no waste' Thanksgiving and ask them to bring their own plate setting.
~Compost Your Waste-throw your fruit and veggie scraps in the compost pile
~Cloth Napkins-Set out cloth napkins at dinner. If you don't have enough, simply find some material and cut it into squares...don't worry about the ends fraying, it's only a napkin!
Please share your Green Thanksgiving ideas with us in the comments below!
Happy Thanksgiving!! I am so thankful for all of you continuing with me on this journey to make our planet happy!
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this year we bought our turkey from a FR turkey farm (alive and still feathered).... and then ordered a "Harvest bag" filled with local produce goodies from a local CSA farm. Everything we will have is from that bag and a local farm..... Decorations for the tables are done with leaves and pine cones from outside. This year- no additional money was spent outside of the turkey and veggies... and main focus- RELATION! Super easy and relaxed!
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I love about the holidays is that I get to use my Grandmother's silverware and china the cloth tablecloth my mother embroidered with a design that goes with the china.
ReplyDeleteTif...I love that you were able to but a Harvest Bag...what a wonderful idea! Sounds like you will be having a very special day!
ReplyDeleteLisa...how very special to use your Grandmother's siverware and china! Enjoy your holiday!