waste

11 Ways to Use Stale Bread

November 3, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, we’re sharing helpful lists to help you save money, stay healthy, get organized, creatively repurpose, frugally gift-give, intentionally celebrate and more in our “11 Things for 2011” series throughout these holiday months.
If there is one thing that I truly disdain, it’s waste in my kitchen. I firmly believe that [...]

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Dispelling the Myths: Why Cloth Diapering is Truly Easier Than it Seems

July 11, 2011

I've been cloth diapering for over 6 years, but I still sometimes find myself surprised by the strange looks and the mistaken opinions that most people have when the topic arises.
I want to dispel some myths in what will be a short but hopefully clarifying series on cloth diapering.
In my experience I have found that [...]

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Saving Money by Using Cloth

May 26, 2011
059 by sduggan, on Pix-O-Sphere

Cloth.  Such a simple word.  Only five letters.  But, oh, what a money saver!
Think about all the paper products you use during the day.  How many of them do you throw away once they've been used?
Now think about how many of those products could be converted to cloth, washed and reused.
Here's my list:
paper [...]

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Giveaway: 6-pack Happy Heiny’s Cloth Diapers

November 19, 2010

Written by Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer
As I have written to you all before, more and more people (and many of you) are making the switch to cloth diapering for so many reasons!  Thanks to our ever-expanding internet technology, most of the fears associated with switching are being talked about openly and often.  Due to this [...]

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Green Tomatoes, Mincemeat and Ingenuity: Why I’m Grateful for the Women Who Have Gone Before Me

September 20, 2010

This week I breathed a sigh of thankfulness that I have read the Little House on the Prairie series. That Caroline Ingalls was a wonder, as were so many of the inspiringly creative and brilliant pioneering women who came before us!
Due to poor supports (a lack of foresight on my part), a heavy load of [...]

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Whole Chickens – Less Waste, More Mouth-Watering Goodness

March 31, 2010
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By Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
Without exception, I always buy whole chickens – free-range, sustainably raised, local whole chickens. You may wonder why I bother with whole chickens when I could simply buy the particular cut I want, prepackaged, and be ready to go. Here’s why:

Whole chickens require much less packaging – just one plastic bag [...]

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29 Ways to Reduce Waste in Your Home (and Save Money While You’re At It)

March 26, 2010
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Image by rezlab
1. Cloth diaper your baby.
2. Buy in bulk whenever possible.
3. Shop with an eye for packaging, and try to buy only products with minimal or recyclable packaging.
4. Compost your kitchen scraps. (Or try worm composting for those in small abodes)
5. Switch to mama cloth (or reusable feminine products).
6. Go paperless in your kitchen.

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Reducing Waste by Using Cloth Diapers

March 17, 2010
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Image by mhofstrangd
Post by Contributing Writer Sherrie Cook
For years prior to 1961, parents used cloth diapers on their children because there was no other option. Since the 60’s, paper diapers have grown with such popularity that many moms now choose them because they, too, think there is no other option.
Ten years ago I began [...]

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Cutting Down on Waste in the Kitchen: Tossing the Paper

March 10, 2010
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Photo credit: Sklathill
This is our second contributing writer's post, from Beth Corcoran. I asked her to write on a topic related to cutting down on waste, which is one of the themes this month at Keeper of the Home. I love Beth's easy-going and relaxed approach to using cloth in her kitchen.
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The kitchen is [...]

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