Backstory
Hello, this website is something I’ve wanted to
create for a long time, and is the culmination
(so far) of my experience and reading to this
point about all ways to live a healthy,
sustainable lifestyle even on a low budget. In
addition to being a college student, I’m also a
single mom who receives no child support. Until I
came back to school, I never accepted any kind of
welfare and worked two jobs to provide for myself
and my daughter. This experience gave me insight
into how and where to spend my money for the
highest quality, but most affordable items. Even
pre-baby, I was interested in all things green
and lived a very low impact lifestyle, but having
a child upped the ante and now I’ve perfected
this lifestyle to an art.
Today, my daughter and I are living on student
loans, as well as a small amount of welfare, food
stamps, and money from odd jobs. Various people
have asked how we can afford to eat all organic,
and how they can do the same. There is so much
information on that subject alone that I could
talk for hours and still have tons to say. The
best way I could think of to convey everything
I’ve learned is to create this website, and I
hope it’s helpful to the many people out there
who are trying to do the right thing for the
planet and their health without breaking the
bank.
I’m starting with food; specifically how to find
and afford
organic and
local food, along with
easy recipes and time saving tips so that
you won’t spend all your free time in the
kitchen. I think food is the most important
place to start because it affects our entire
physiology, as well as our psychology, along
with the environment, the economy, and so
much more. Eating is something we do several
times a day, and our food choices add up to
a lifestyle that can hurt or help ourselves
and our entire world community. What we
purchase and consume adds up to an enormous
political statement; turning towards locally
grown, organic food is a vote for a better
present and future.
In addition to information about food, this
website will be constantly expanding to include
whatever I’m into at the moment to reduce, re-use
and recycle in ever greater amounts. These ideas
have the practical value of lowering utility
bills, eliminating waste, and developing
awareness about the actual amount of useless
stuff we’ve come to think of as necessities. Feel
free to
send your ideas and
suggestions, along with descriptions and
pictures, I’ll try to put them up and give
you credit on the page.
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