OK....The green mantra of Reduce Reuse Recycle is a strong truth but hearing any phrase too often takes the power away from the truth. Would it be better to say you don't need that, get some more life out that, and scavenge what you can....
Id like to show off my brand new lawn chair. I scavenged the frame from the Sunshine dump, full of old rusty metal, melted colored glass and broken plastic. The colorful cushion was woven from old dog food bags cut into strips. I secured the weaving colorful ductape, bought but getting some good use out of it.
One must be careful not to wind up with piles of junk so you can visit this site http://thebucklist.blogspot.com/2009/05/10-free-barter-swap-sites.html to find barter and trade groups where you can get rid of items that you might trade your trash for another treasure, and vice versa as the saying goes.
The green house image to the right has been built craftily by a friend who has skills and patience. The frame existed in the yard when I moved in. It was made up of Railroad ties in a large square...not a square square mind you maybe more like an oval shape. The incredible Zam made the structure square so that a roof could be put on. The windows were throwaways from a neighbor and my own house. The footers on the greenhouse are made from chicken wire and rocks. This innovative support allows moisture to come into the growing house. Mice or ground squirrels attempted to get through and had to stop digging at this wired rock wall.
Try try try to not buy it, make it last and scavenge like a rat....Green doesn't have to be bought but in order to survive we have to be sustainable....
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