Actually theres one of those green shops in that town with my Christmas savings that you take your empty containers, shampoo, conditioner, washup liquid etc and fill them up with all non animal tested etc, but still pricy!
Its hard to get the ethical to fit in with your allowances _________________ "If we reduce the amount of stuff we allow to accumulate in our lives, we won't have to organise it"
Elaine St James from her book 'Simplicity'
Its hard to get the ethical to fit in with your allowances
Too true - a constant battle...
We use Faith in Nature for shampoo/soap etc. It's not cheap, but you can buy in bulk from there website (http://www.faithinnature.co.uk/), which reduces the cost a bit (and reduces the amount of packaging I have to deal with) - they also do laundry/washing up liquid etc and I currently have three 5 litre containers under the kitchen sink of washing up liquid, laundry liquid and fabric conditioner, which should last us for months
It's b****y difficult to balance ethics and price, but not impossible and there are some things where I can't bring myself to compromise (organic dairy products, for instance). I'd love to be able to buy more stuff in bulk but we've nowhere to store it, but that's another issue altogether! _________________ When I married Mr. Right, I didn't realise his first name was Always ...
Their washing up/laundry liquids (called 'Clear Spring') are much, much better than Ecover. I believe there's a question mark over Ecover's animal testing policy too, but I've not read up about it yet...
I did used to use Ecover, because I can get it in our local town, but I wasn't happy with them and was glad to find Clear Spring online.
There's another company called BioD which is also pretty good for household cleaners etc. We have a Green Shop about 25 miles away which stocks all of this stuff but it's a bit of a hike... _________________ When I married Mr. Right, I didn't realise his first name was Always ...
We use Bio D CP having read about Ecover not actually being so ethical. I prefer their products anyway and the toilet cleaner is great!
Even when we were on benefits and the kids were younger I was able to afford decent cleaning stuff though I couldn't afford organic as it was a lot more expensive then, I bought local as much as possible. I think it depends on the way you eat too, tins, jars and ready meals are always going to push your household bills up as is a large butchers bill. Substituting a couple of meat dishes a week for veggie dishes helps the pocket, I did this even before turned I veggie.
We already do about 4 days veggie, 3 days meat, there are 2 local market garden shops which I have started to use and there products are so much fresher, I plan to cycle there when the weather improves!
Give T her due she will try new meals, but if she doesn't like it they won't pass her lips again. I have started her cooking one meal a week for us, which has helped and she does enjoy it, so 'small steps' we will get there in the end!
I will look into the "Faith in Nature products. With your inspiration and knowledge I am determined to be far greener and make my money go further this year _________________ "If we reduce the amount of stuff we allow to accumulate in our lives, we won't have to organise it"
Elaine St James from her book 'Simplicity'
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