©2009 Susan Hoke

Someone posted this question on a forum I visit. I started thinking of some of the things we do here on the River Rest that keeps trash out of the landfill.

The 3 R’s. REDUCE – REUSE – RECYCLE.

Reduce,reuse,recycle

Our county has a pretty good recycle program. They take the usual; newspaper,plastics,aluminum,glass and cardboard. They also take used motor oil and car batteries. We utilize this program as much as we can. The little things add up.
We not only recycle, we REUSE.
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I wanted to pass along this article. I was talking with a friend the other day on this very subject.  We have eliminated white sugar from our household. We now use raw sugar. It’s quite good. We also use other natural sweeteners like honey and Agave Nectar (low glycemic for those that cannot have real sugar). Some folks like to use Stevia.

I agree with the writer’s comments about sugar consumption. It’s totally out of hand. When I was growing up sodas were not served at the table with meals. Candy was not eaten on a daily basis.

I think you’ll find this article very informative.

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Pickles Fermenting in Crock

Basement

07/22/08

Leave for 2 Weeks

08/05/08

Then Can

This is the note I wrote to myself & placed on the refrigerator. Yesterday I canned them. Fermenting makes a milder, tastier pickle than just canning with water,vinegar & spices.

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I no longer find comfort in eating foods prepared by a minimum wage employee using mass-produced, chemically grown foods from a corporate farm raised by minimum wage employees. This includes fruits, vegetables, and meats injected with hormones and antibiotics and raised in deplorable, overcrowded, inhumane conditions. [Read more →]

I know there are many of us looking forward to the rebate checks the government is sending out soon. Lord knows there are lots of folks that can use it. However, there’s something wrong with this picture. The government wants us to use those checks to buy more stuff. Junk we don’t need & could possibly put Americans further in debt if the money is used as a down payment on a big ticket item. [Read more →]