With the economy feeling decidedly unsettling and the environment apparently in free-fall there are lots of reasons to stop wasting things: Food wast...
With the economy feeling decidedly unsettling and the environment apparently in free-fall there are lots of reasons to stop wasting things:
Really, what a waste!
Do something about it. Set yourself the 'Food Waste Reduction Challenge'. There are many reasons to reduce your food waste and no reasons not to. You will save your family cash, time and energy. You'll reduce your negative impact on the planet and it will make you feel good.
There really is no reason not to set yourself the 'Food Waste Reduction Challenge'. So get on the reduce food waste bandwagon and improve your own life and the world around you.
It doesn't matter if you're approaching the challenge from an 'eco-warrior' or a 'frugal living' standpoint or indeed if its just that you don't have much spare cash to be wasting at the moment. The outcome can only be positive.
There are lots of ideas to help you reduce food waste. You will cut your household bills significantly within one month of accepting the challenge.
Reducing food waste encourages us to think up new ways of using up food. This is particularly interesting as it provides a great motivator to look for new recipes and swap ideas with friends and colleagues. It will get you out of any dietary rut you're stuck in as you look at new ways to prepare your food. It will also prompt you to think more about shopping. No longer just wander around the supermarket on 'automatic pilot' picking up the same food items as you do every week. This is the killer point really. You buy want you want and also what you need. Thinking about what you will actually use not what you usually do.
If you would like to move, in however small or large a way, towards a more Self Sufficient Life come visit. We have lots of tips, tricks and ideas for a move towards a more sustainable future.
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