Comments on: On being a conscious consumer – simple ways to reduce waste https://ourpermaculturelife.com/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/ Dive into a vast collection of free permaculture resources to help you get your permaculture life and edible gardens thriving with global permaculture educator & ambassador, Morag Gamble. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:59:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Morag Gamble https://ourpermaculturelife.com/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1343 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:11:03 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/05/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1343 You're right – the key is to reduce the amount that comes into our homes. I love the 'Take 3 for the Sea' project. I'll look it up – we always pick up too and it'd be great to make this part of a bigger picture. Thanks!

]]> By: Fiona Chain https://ourpermaculturelife.com/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1353 Sat, 06 Feb 2016 11:51:01 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/05/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1353 Hi Morag, another great post! I have made a concerted effort in the last year to think about packaging that comes through my door, and have upped the recycling of any food waste (worm farm and digging it in it the garden) it feels good when our bin and half empty when it's bin day.
I had planned on getting up to Crystal Waters for the market Saturday, but darn, I missed it, will try for next month. I am also very interested in a permaculture course, I had planned on doing a weekend beginners course down in Byron Bay but if you are offering one I would rather do yours as its closer to me.

]]> By: Dyllos https://ourpermaculturelife.com/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1354 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 22:55:48 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/05/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1354 I love: "the simpler our purchases are becoming, the less we buy and therefore the less we spend. Also most noticeably, the healthier our food is. Being a conscious consumer supports positive frugality, voluntary simplicity and healthy living."

]]> By: LisaG https://ourpermaculturelife.com/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1359 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 22:54:57 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/05/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1359 I bought cherries a while back and I was not going to eat them all before they expired, so, I chucked them in a container and into the freezer thinking I might be able to cook them into something at a later date.
Well finances were low recently and I needed to eat some fruit.
Frozen balls of watermelon have proved delicious , then I spied the cherries. Nothing to lose I took some out to defrost and see what they'd be like.
Well, I couldn't wait and as soon as my teeth could get thru them they were being eaten. It was like sorbet!
I was very impressed and will, in future, buy more to freeze when they are affordable and taste good.

I think it's worth poking a ice block stick of some kind into the watermelon balls before freezing next time, stabbing them with a fork to get a bit off to eat is a little dangerous lol ����

]]> By: Meg Hopeful https://ourpermaculturelife.com/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1355 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:11:10 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/05/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1355 Plastic packaging bothers me too, Morag. Even though I buy in bulk, use my own bags and reuse cardboard boxes, go to markets and get a co-op order, there is still plastic in our bins each week. I did find out that one of the major supermarkets has an option where you can take back certain types of plastic packaging to be recycled into playground equipment but I think reducing the amount that comes into our home is the real key.

It's great that all your family are on board. One thing that my family does is a project known as "Take 3 for the Sea" which encourages everyone to collect at least three pieces of plastic whenever they visit a beach to stop it ending up in the sea. We don't limit ourselves to the sea, every time we take the dog for a walk or are out at a park, we pick up any plastic we see to stop it ending up in our oceans. It would be lovely if we could eliminate it from our landfills too, wouldn't it!

]]> By: Morag Gamble https://ourpermaculturelife.com/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1356 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:58:27 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/05/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1356 City farms, community gardens, farmers markets and other community food systems help so much. It is so wonderful to see how these are flourishing around the world.

]]> By: Morag Gamble https://ourpermaculturelife.com/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1357 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:56:50 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/05/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1357 Lovely – cherry sorbet! I love the frozen watermelon ball idea too. Frozen oranges are also a delicious treat.

]]> By: Australian Gardening Granny https://ourpermaculturelife.com/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1358 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:54:16 +0000 https://ourpermaculturelife.com/index.php/2016/02/05/on-being-a-conscious-consumer-simple-ways-to-reduce-waste/#comment-1358 I do what I can to reduce waste, the compost bins at Beelarong Community Farm get my kitchen scraps, and the worm farms receive my banana skins and any fruit peelings (not citrus). I cook from scratch and that helps, but I find if I do visit the supermarket – the amount of packaging is astounding. We are lucky in Brisbane to have a good supply of Farmers Markets, and the organic Sunday Market at Northey Street.

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