Sustainable Gardening Tools Update
I’ve added a couple of new finds to my post on sustainable gardening tools. And to make this rundown easier to find—I’m likely to update it as I stumble upon other suitable candidates—I’ve linked it to Sustainability 101 on the sidebar to your right. (It makes sense to be listed there, no? Well I think so and I’m not taking any lip from anyone who thinks otherwise.)
Also, the hemp-canvas gardening gloves are currently on sale at the New York-based Hemp Sisters for $13.99 (down from $15).
Instead of lovingly enveloping your care packages in non-biodegradable styrofoam peanuts, try 100 percent recycled peanuts or organic corn starch ones that dissolve easily in water. Better yet, run your old magazines, waste paper, or junk mail through a document shredder and cram nests of shredded paper in with your precious cargo, along with crumpled-up newspaper for extra padding. (You can also include a note to remind the recipient to recycle the lot.) We also like to save any padded envelopes, bubble wrap, or decorative tissue we receive in the mail for purposes such as these in the future.
Summer said,
July 24, 2006 at 11:55 am
Thanks for the tip Checkhov. If you’re looking for boxes for your care packages, recycled is good…but reused is better. I get mine at our local store in the morning when they are stocking up shelves. Usually there are plenty to choose from- and the price is right!
Adelin said,
July 24, 2006 at 1:00 pm
Chekhov doesn’t send care packages! Chekhov is tough and mean and ornery! Rawrrrr!!