Small town family, Mollie, Will, Abigail, and Owen Smiley and Briar

Urbanna is an old historic town on the Rappahannock River. Its a small town with a big heart. As a family we try to eat local, grow as much food as we can in our own yard, try to raise children with an ecological identity, play hard, exercise, explore our area, fish, ride bikes, swim, and snuggle

Friday, June 17, 2011

Sustainability tip of the Week

Sustainability Tip of the Week is a new label that I am adding and starting this week. Each week I will add a simple thing you can do as a family can to reduce their footprint on the planet. Some of these additions will be ones that you know, some will be reminders, and some will be creative things you may not have thought of before. In addition, I will add things you can do with little ones to help build stewards for the future. Of course the whole blog is dedicated to our children and building their ecological identity.
Week one!!
Hanging clothes on the line! In our houses, the biggest energy hogs are things that either heat or cool. Therefore, whenever you can resist using these comforts helps reduce your impact on the planet, saves your family money, and buys quality of life for our future generations. This summer, Mollie and I are trying to use our clothes line as much as possible to reduce our dryer use. It doesn't take more time, but it does require more effort. But while doing the activity, you are more active and spend more time outside.

1 comment:

  1. I LOVE my clothesline. I finally got Pat to finish it and I can put 3 loads up there at once AND if it's sunny enough, it's dry in less time than the dryer takes.

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