Living Green At Tryon
Submitted by Bill Garvey on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 19:00
What do you do to live a greener life here at the farm?
One of the incomplete topics in the Resources section is about how to be environmentally responsible here at the farm. If you would add your recommendations to this blog by "commenting" on it, we will consolidate all the input and complete our entry.
We could use comments on anything from composting to energy saving tips or anything else. Please contribute your thoughts.
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Conserve energy when you are not here. During periods of extreme heat or cold, close your blinds or curtains when you leave; this will provide a layer of insulation causing your furnace/air conditioner to work a little less hard. Oh, and don't forget to use the Goldilocks principle to adjust your thermostat for the season: not too hot (winter), not too cold (summer), just right!
Five Green Things each of us can do to make a difference. Thanks to Bridging The Gap, see the details here http://www.bridgingthegap.org/five-green-things/ .
1. Give up bottled water
2. Use Compact Fluorescent Lights
3. Wash your laundry in cold water
4. Set thermostat at 68 degrees in winter and 78 degrees in summer.
5. Cut your gasoline usage by one quarter.
I think the service we use for recycle is not really recycling. It would be interesting to follow the recycle and see where it goes. With the service we still pay for separation of items -- so really all we are doing is barely separating the wheat from the chaff.
I would like to see a better system where people actually separate glass from paper from plastic. Its a mishmash and not green.