HOME-GROWN TIPS, from you!

Use lemon and salt to clean off your cutting boards and give yourself an extra helping of clean! 

Save those frozen pizza cardboard rounds and use your cutting board for the pizza instead.  You can use the cardboard round to make a colorful checkerboard instead! - Mrs. B -

Switch to bar soap at the kitchen and bathroom sink.  It comes with far less packaging and there's a couple of wonderful, all-natural soap makers right here in Savannah!  You'll not only be buying local, but you'll have the same good clean hands without all the harsh chemicals going right down the drain.

Keep your compost materials in a metal coffee container and store it in the freezer until its full.  Then when you take it out to your compost pile, the additional freezing process and added moisture helps it break down even faster!  - Aunt Hallie -

Put your old bathroom towels to good use:  donate them to the local Humane Society or Animal Shelter.  They are always in need of more towels and blankets for their sweet animals.

Ever wondered how much water is wasted waiting for a shower to heat up?  Its a LOT!  Get yourself a bucket (maybe even at the Earth Day Festival!) and collect some of the cold shower water.  You can use it to hand-wash clothes, rinse the tub after cleaning, water your plants, or fill up the pet water dish.

Air freshners are a big source of indoor air pollution.  Try going natural and freshen up your house by using baking soda, coffee beans, or boil some citrus peels in water on your stove for a few minutes.

Many community governments, including the City of Savannah, have FREE water conservation kits and programs, all you have to do is ask!  If you have a City water account, contact 651-6943 for a free indoor/outdoor conservation kit or ask about the low-flow toilet program!  Start saving water and money today!

What would one meal a week in the dark look like?  Pretty cheap!  Start up a new tradition of one romantic meal a week where you do not use electricity for an hour or so.  You can use candlelight or make a point to eat outside and enjoy a pretty sunset.  Not only will you have fun doing something different at mealtime, you'll decrease your carbon footprint over time!