We're Going Green!

That's right! Our house is slowly going green! Now don't be expecting solar panels to warm the house OR us bicycling to create power to get the coffee maker going in the morning. I would need the coffee before I got on the bicycle but I digress... we have made a few steps towards "greenness", steps that would make any environmentalist proud.

Since I'm not taking any classes this spring, I decided I needed a few projects. Therefore, Maggie and I have started composting. We save up food scraps, like fruit, veggies, coffee grinds, etc. and bury them in the garden. Hopefully, our garden will be over-flowing with nutrient rich soil, which, in turn, will bring us delicious vegetables this summer. Home and Garden stores do offer specialty composting containers but their usually made of plastic, which is made of petroleum, which continues our dependency on foreign oil...also, they're usually made in China, which under-age children are probably working in horrible conditions and being paid pennies for hours upon hours of work....again, I digress....

Another step we've taken is using a recycling bin. We received the bin on Friday and already it is almost full! Hopefully, this summer we will be investing in a rain barrel. Go ahead, roll your eyes, I already get plenty of that from my parents. The Lord has blessed us with a remarkable world and we are doing our part to help take care of it. While I don't believe that mere man can destroy what God has built, I do believe that we can damage it severely.